Aniruddh Narvekar, BDS, MS, is coordinator of the Postgraduate Program and a clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. He received the American Academy of Periodontology Educator Award and the Osseointegration Foundation’s 2nd Applied Science Research Grant. Narvekar’s research interests include implant dentistry and dental education. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a dual certificate program in periodontics and periodontal prosthesis. Narvekar is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Due to the technique's high success rate, dental implant therapy is an increasingly popular option to replace missing teeth. As is the case in all dental procedures, dental implants are not risk free.