Chen Laser Institute

An International Laser Training Center
Laser Dentistry for the New Millennium

Curriculum Vitae

William H. Chen, DMD, MAGD, MALD, MWCLI, FACD, FICD, FAGD, FPFA, FADI, FCE

EDUCATION

• B. A., Washington University, 1973
• DMD, Washington University School of Dental Medicine, 1976

LICENSURE

• Illinois and Missouri Dental Licenses

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

• Active Staff, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Granite City, IL, 1981 to Present
• Dental Chief, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Granite City, IL,1987 to 1996

PRIVATE PRACTICE

• 1976 to Present

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - DENTAL

• American Dental Association
• Illinois State Dental Society
• Madison County Dental Society
• Chicago Dental Society
• Academy of General Dentistry
• American Equilibration Society
• American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• Clincal Straight Wire Technique Foundation
• Tri City Medical Society
• Pierre Fauchard Academy
• Academy of Dentistry International
• Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity
• Orthodontic Study Group-Dr. Walter Doyle’s Seminar
• Orthodontic Study Group-Dr. Ruel Bench Bioprogressive Seminars
• Prosthodontic Study Group-Dr. Jerry Young’s Seminar
• American College of Dentists
• International College of Dentists
• Academy of Laser Dentistry
• World Clinical Laser Institute

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - CIVIC

• Rotary International
• United Way

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Fellowship, Academy of General Dentistry, 1984
• Mastership, Academy of General Dentistry, 1987
• Fellowship, Academy of Continuing Education, 1991
• Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy, 1993
• Fellow, Academy of Dentistry International, 1993
• Who’s Who in Dentistry, First Edition, 1995
• Who’s Who in Chinese American, 1995
• Fellow, American College of Dentists, 1999
• Who’s Who in the Midwest, 1988
• Fellow, Rotary International Paul Harris Foundation
• Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America, 1990
• Who’s Who in America, 1998
• Fellow, International College of Dentists, 2000
• Mastership, Academy of Laser Dentistry, 2001
• Mastership, World Clinical Laser Institute, 2004
• Appointed Faculty of the World Clinical Laser Institute, 2002
• Appointed Advisory Board Member of the World Clinical Laser Institute, 2003
• Appointed Examiner of the Academy of Laser Dentistry, 2003
• Appointed Committee Chairman of the Endodontic and Certification Committees of the World Clinical Laser Institute

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Visiting Professor at the University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, since 2002
• Visiting Professor at Columbia University, NY, USA since 2003
• Visiting Professor at University of Rome, Rome, Italy
• Visiting Professor at Chula Long Korn University in Bangkok, Thailand, 2007

PUBLICATIONS

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LECTURES/SEMINARS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

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LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

• Illinois Academy of General Dentistry
• Board Member, 1989 to 1998
• Membership Chairman, 1991
• Treasurer, 1992 - 1994
• Vice-President, 1994 – 1995
• President-Elect, 1995 – 1996
• President, 1996 – 1997
• Immediate Past-President, 1997 – 1998
• Academy of Laser Dentistry – Examiner, 2003
• World Clinical Laser Institute Faculty, 2002
• World Clinical Laser Institute Advisory Board, 2003
• Endodontic Committee of the WCLI, 2003-date, Co-chairman
• Certification Committee of the WCLI, 2003-date, Co-chairman
• Founder of Chen Laser Institute (an international laser training and education organization)

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Alabama Implant Congress and Implant Study Group Implant Maxicourse
• Head and Neck Anatomy, University of North Carolina
• Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Michigan
• Removable Prosthodontics, Indiana University
• Hospital Dentistry, University of Illinois
• Hospital Dentistry, University of Minnesota
• TM Joint Dysfunction, Iowa University
• TM Joint Dysfunction, Washington University
• TM Joint Dysfunction and Oral Rehabilitation, Society of Occlusal Study
• Straight Wire Technique Foundation Orthodontic Maxicourse
• Pedodontic, Early Phase and Phase II Orthodontics, Dr. Walter Doyle Orthodontic Maxicourse
• Bioprogressive Orthodontic Maxicourse, Dr. Ruel Bench
• Symposium in Early Phase Orthodontics, Chicago, IL
• Symposium in Asymmetry, Chicago, IL
• Update in Periodontics, Delta Dental Fund of Michigan Annual Seminar
• American Academy of Prosthodontics Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
• Concept 80’s Mastership Program, Washington University
• Concept 80’s Mastership Program, Indiana University
• Concept 80’s Mastership Program, University of Missouri
• Biennual Symposium of Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas
• 21 st Century Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. William Mopper and Dr. Robert Nixon, Maxicourse
• Dental Implants Brookdale Hospital and New York University, Implant Maxicourse

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