Some thank you's from Dr. Chen



In 1998, when I first introduced Hydraulic Sinus Condensing (HSC) (utilizing water pressure to loosen up the sinus membrane) at the American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting, many people did not believe it was possible or feasable.

Despite all the resistances and rejections from our collegues, these six people shared my vision and passion for the future of implant dentistry, and stood behind me from the very beginning. I would like to personally show my appreciation and gratitude for their continued support to both DIILV and the future of Dentistry.
Thank You.

1. Burton Becker, DDS, Arizona
2. Pat Nicosia, DDS, MS, Texas
3. Brian Sander, DDS, Arizona
4. Milos M. Boskovic, DDS, California
5. Jennifer Cha, DMD, MS, Nevada
6. Ray Yukna, DDS, MS, Louisiana
7. Hsin-Chen Chen, MD, ENT Specialist (co-inventor of HSC)




Since 1988, and throughout my career, I have been fortunate enough to be mentored by some of the world's leading experts in implant dentistry. These people shared their knowledge with me and opened my eyes to the potentials of dental implants. They mentored me in my techniques, and gave me the courage to stand in front of my peers and communicate these benefits to others, in a world that had previously resisted, and even shunned this technology. Although they may not know how much they have influenced me, I would like to say that these people have changed my world, and in turn allowed me to do my part to change the world of implant dentistry. I will always consider these people my mentors, and I will be forever grateful.
Thank You.

1. Leonard Shulman, DMD
2. Richard J. Lazzara, DMD, MScD
3. John Sottosanti, DDS
4. Burton Becker, DDS
5. Myron Nevins, DDS
6. Jennifer Cha, DMD, MS
7. Shan-Tau Chen, MD (Father of Dr. Chen)



Testimonials

From Students of the Dental Implant Institute of Las Vegas

Leon Chen

Doctor's Letters

Index of Testimonials

Joseph Bartos, DDS

"I would like to thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills in a very motivating environment. I learned a lot and now is time to apply my newly acquired knowledge."

Hugh Keeffe, DDS

"Dr Leon Chen DDS MS has the gift to sift through guru dogma/estabished protocols and find innovations and truths. He is the only educator that I have known to point out what can go wrong and how to treat it. Thanks for taking dental implantology/periodontology to the next level! "

Ruth R. Parrag, DDS, FAGD

Live Tour, Melbourne

"Firstly let me congratulate you on a superb lecture in Melbourne last weekend. I had a great time, your techniques are fabulous and I can’t wait to learn more!
I would like to obtain the contact details of the company to order the instruments (mostly the burs) that you mentioned at the lecture. I am also interested in the adjustable double blade.

Thank you in advance for this information. I hope to see you again!"

Joseph Shohmelian BDS(Syd), LDS(Vic), FICOI, FWCMD

Live Tour, Melbourne

"What a faulous team!

I wanted to personally thank you for having come to Australia (Melbourne) last weekend and for giving us the benefit of your innovative HSC technique.
As a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists since 1988 and having had extensive experience with implants for over 20 years, I have to congratulate you both on opening new horizons for all implantologists with your techniques. I believe that your innovations are light-years ahead of so much that I have witnessed over the years and therefore, must thank you for the benefits you have given to the profession generally as we help our patients with better options than ever before.

I thoroughly enjoyed your down-to-earth presentations and applaud you for your innovative approach to making dental implants so much more useful in these difficult posterior areas. I look forward to coming to Vegas in February to do the 4 day U.Pen course you have arranged.

In the meantime, could you please provide the contact details of the supplier of the HSC instrumentation you described during your seminar.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to meeting you again very soon. "

Chris Liu, DDS

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™

Surgery performed one month after course:

Before After
Before After

Gene Bobier, DDS, Greeley, CO

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage

"It was great to be here again! Every thing was first class. I have already done 5 root translations! It's been great! Thanks so much!"

Eric Taylor, DDS, Perio Diplomate, MI

Master Clinician a the Dental Implant Instiute

"Very useful and practical information. Your course allows one to have a higher degree of confidence in treating patients. The concepts are innovative and allow one to think outside the box."

Dr. Minesh Patel, UK

"Thank you so much for teaching me. It was priceless."


Roy Hayashi, DMD, Endodontist, Massachusetts

Comprehensive Implant Dentristry and Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I attended the 'Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™' lecture over the last weekend and I wanted to thank you for such an informative and practical seminar. I had previously attended the Comprehensive Implant Dentistry program last May that was sponsored by Lifecore and came away impressed and enthusiastic about dental implants. The practicality and education of that course has helped me start an exciting and profitable new facet of my practice. Since then, I have placed about 10 implants and felt that the course was very helpful. I wanted to expand my knowledge and abilities with the Hyraulic Sinus Condensing™ course and felt the same was as i did after the implant seminar. Thank you, again"

Randall L. Longsbrough, DDS, Prosthodontist, California

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course

"The entire experience was exceptional and by far the most well-organized, informative, and enriching hands-on clinical course that I have had the pleasure of participating in throughout my dental career. The Vertical Translation Technique is a truly innovative and masterful step toward serving our patients with gingival recession and implant thread exposure... The live intra-oral photography and the multiple TV monitors provided excellent viewing of all demonstrations. To top it all off, the additional service of offering breakfast and lunch allowed the participants to concentrate solely on the techniques. The Friday night dinner at the Venetian brought all participants together and provided a continuing learning experience in a social atmosphere.."

Steven Uchidia, DDS, Hawaii

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I had done lateral sinus graft prior to taking your course. Now I will be using your technique. The following are two HSC cases that I have done since taking your course in May."

  
Actual cases from Dr. Uchida one month after taking course

Paul Bederson, DDS, Maryland

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course

"In 25 years of Continuing Education, this is the best course that I can remember in terms of facility, intellectual stimulation, audio/visual presentation and instructor quality. It should be the gold standard!"

Dan Mayeda, DDS, Hawaii

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"Thank you very much for the excellent Sinus course I just attended. Even more impressive were your hand-outs and attention to detail throughout the day. Besides the excellent intructions and demonstrations by Drs. Chen and Cha, your facility is one step beyond state of the art. I appreciate the little things the Institute does to make the learning and fellowship experience above and beyond the norm. You guys make the Ritz Carlton look average."

Sherman Lin, DDS, California

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"The course was well worth while attending. I was able to apply what I learned immediately afterward, and was able to achieve gratifying results. Consequently, it has altered my perception regarding sinus lift procedure, from that of a daunting task to a friendly everyday procedure. More importantly, the procedure greatly reduced post op pain and trauma for the patient. This course is a must for anyone who is serious about placing implants."

  

   
Actual cases from Dr. Lin one month after taking course

Sherman Lin, DDS, California

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course

Dr. Lin also attended our Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course.
"Great course and procedure ! it's an enlightenment on root coverage and cosmetic surgery! Take the course and release the artist within you!"

 
Case from Dr. Lin with 1.5 month follow up after taking Vertical Translation for Root Coverage Course

Patrick V. Nicosia, DDS, MS, Periodontist, Texas

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I wish to share with you my enthusiasm over your hydraulic sinus lift procedure. After observing your technique first hand in your office earlier this year, I have begun placing implants simultaneously with the hydraulic Condensing™/lift technique. the atraumatic nature of your procedure and the lack of post operative morbidity is most gratifying. I personally would not have a lateral window technique performed on myself nor would I ask the same of one of my patients."

   
Actual case from Dr. Nicosia one week after taking course

Lien Quach, DDS, Bakersfield, California

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course, Crash Course on Implant Dentistry course

"When taking classes from Dr. Chen and Dr. Cha, you feel like you are in an 'I'm at home' environment where learning is so at ease you believe that you can 'Just Do It.' This is their motto and eventually will be yours to. After taking the course I suddenly found myself mentally conceiving implants all the time. You find yourself researching and thinking anything related to implants. One of the most striking statements Dr. Chen made to me is 'if you can do RCT, you can do implants' And I love to do RCT's!"

 

  
Cases by Dr. Quach after taking Crash Course on Implant Dentistry

Craig Chan, DDS, MS, OMS, Encinitas, California

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I very much appreciate the format of open discussion and discussion of successes as well as failures. Don't stop doing this presentation and keep up the good work!"

Gregg S. Filipelli, DDS, Periodontist, Diplomate, California

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I want to thank you for a wonderful learning experience last weekend. The subject matter was very exciting, and the meeting site exquisite. Having attended several well-known sinus elevation courses within the last year, I can honestly say that yours was the most illuminating and practical of all. You have a knack for making everyone feel very comfortable, even in a diverse group of practitioners."

Paul Dart, DDS, Vista, California

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage, Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"Thanks for having me back again. Both this class and the Sinus Course have made me think a lot more about alternative treatments and the way I look at recession."

Earl Lord, DDS, Nevada

Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course, Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I really liked seeing failures with explanations of why they failed and how to correct the situations."

David Jeon, DDS, California

Crash Course, Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course, Vertical Translation for Root Coverage course

"There is always one fear in my mind, repairing failures. We talk about avoiding failures but we never stress repairing failures. This is the biggest reason I've hesitated advancing my skills. Your course is the best I've ever taken. You "humbly" teach us how to repair failures and manage complications. Finally, your course provides a nice dinner atmosphere for a shy person like me to share knowledge with other surgeons."

Paul Hang, DDS, Washington

Crash Course on Implant Dentistry course

"Your crash course finally made me feel confident about placing implants. I've taken other implant courses, but never felt like I knew enough to place them myself. Your way of keeping to the basics and showing how to overcome complications really helped me. Since then I've started placing without any fear of failure."

Milos M. Boskovic, DDS, Prosthodontist, California

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"Your live demonstrations, case after case, showed us something different and so unique that absolutely needs attention of our profession."

Raymond A. Yukna, DMD, MS, Periodontist, Department Chair L.S.U.

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"It was such an advantage to observe your surgical techniques first hand. I learned a lot of new little 'tricks' from you to improve my sinus grafting procedures."

Evan Georgieff, DDS, California

Basic Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry course

"When I came to the Dental Implant Institute to take the Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course, I was already placing implants in my own practice. After taking three advanced courses at the Dental Implant Institute, I realized I needed to sharpen my implant skills. The best course to get back to the basics of implant dentistry was this 101 course. It completes the entire concept of thinking outside the box."

Alan H. Lin, MD, Otolaryngologist, Alumni of Johns Hopkins University

Implant Complication Management™ course

"I first read about Dr. Chen's Technique for correction of oral-antral communication on the internet. Also featured was a picture taken during the procedure. I had doubts about the claims made on his website. Oral-antral communication is a difficult lesion to correct that often arises after traumatic dental extractions. This causes constant infection of the sinus area, but generally there was little that could be done. I never thought to attend a course given by a dentist before, but having attended this course it was truly a learning experience. The procedure was pioneered by Dr. Chen and I was truly amazed. It is easy to produce good and healthy results. I would strongly recommend this course to all dentists and otolaryngologists."

Bill Ogborn, DDS, Oral Surgeon, Missouri

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"The course presentation and clinical cases were presented clearly. The technique was explained thoroughly ...After attending, I actually returned and trusted Dr. Cha to complete a Sinus Lift, and implant placement on me."

Clyde Umaki, DDS, Periodontist, Diplomate, Hawaii

Vertical / Horizontal Ridge Augmentation course

"Dr. Leon Chen, Great course. I learned a lot and enjoyed all your terrific tips. I'm going back now to do all those cases faster and better. Dr. Cha did a wonderful job with her surgeries."

Gregg S. Filipelli, DDS, Periodontist, Diplomate, California

Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ course

"I want to thank you for a wonderful learning experience last weekend. The subject matter was very exciting, and the meeting site exquisite. Having attended several well-known sinus elevation courses within the last year, I can honestly say that yours was the most illuminating and practical of all. You have a knack for making everyone feel very comfortable, even in a diverse group of practitioners."