HAMID R. SHAFIE, DDS, CAGS, is a best-selling author and much sought-after speaker in the field of implant dentistry. He received his certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Prosthodontics from Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He is the director of postdoctoral implant training at Washington Hospital Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Shafie currently is the President of the American Institute of Implant Dentistry, a not-for-profit teaching institution in Washington, DC. His best-selling textbook, Clinical and Laboratory manual of Implant Overdentures, is published by Wiley Blackwell.