Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bethesda, MD

Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi received his dental degree from University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine and completed his specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Washington Hospital Center.

He is an expert and regular contributor to DentalXP and Vumedi and lectures regularly on dental implants, bone and soft tissue management, and digital implant dentistry. He holds a full time practice in Bethesda MD and is the founder and director of Facialart Dental Forum, a dental educational platform.

• Cert. Periodontics, Cert. Fixed Prosthodontics
• Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery
• Clinical Professor and Program Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics-University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Karateew completed dental school at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (now the College of Dental Medicine) in New York City.  Additionally, he attended an one-year AEGD residency, also at The Presbyterian Medical Center at Columbia University. This was followed by certificates in both Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. 

Dr. Karateew then practiced for 20 years in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada maintaining a practice which focused on Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Implant centered dentistry. Currently, he is a Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the Advanced Education in Periodontology (PG Residency) at UIC College of Dentistry in Chicago Illinois, where he is involved in both the education of the postgraduate Periodontology residents as well as with clinical research.  Dr. Karateew has earned the status of a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery as well as being both a Fellow and Diplomate of the Academy of Osseointegration.  He is considered as an international expert on implant dentistry having participate in and co-chaired two international summits on best practice guidelines and polices for dental implants.