The History

The history of WCDI...

 

West Coast Center for Advanced dental studies was founded in 1998 by Dr. Jin Y. Kim. The original name of this organization was 'Orange County Dental Implant Instutute.' In 2006, the main office had moved to Diamond Bar, California and name was changed to West Coast Dental Institute, later to be changed to The West Coast Center.

 

Some of the activities of the past are lised here...

 

2004

 

 

October 17, 2004           “What’s New, Practical, and Logical in Implant Surgery”

                                           Keynote Speaker

                                           The 4th Annual Lifecore Implant Symposium

                                           Seoul, Korea

 

 

May 14, 2004                   “Innovations in Soft and Hard Tissue Management

                                           around Dental Implants”

                                           Invited Lecturer

                                           4th Annual Biohorizons International Symposium

                                           San Diego, California

 

May 1-2, 2004                 “Innovations in Soft and Hard Tissue Regeneration

                                           around Dental Implants”

                                           Invited Lecturer

                                           The 10th Annual Implant Dentistry Training Program

                                           Implant Seminars, Miami Florida

 

March 22, 2004              “Surgical Guides in Implant Dentistry:

                                           A Practical and Simple Clinical Perspective”

                                           Invited Lecturer

                                           Symposium to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of

                                           UCLA Periodontics Program

                                           UCLA School of Dentistry,

                                           Los Angeles California

 

 

March 15-16, 2004         “Advanced Implant Surgery”

                                           Course Director for 16 doctor participation course

                                           Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA)

                                           San Francisco, California

 


 

2003

 

November 6, 2003         “A Surgical Guide System to Ensure Precise Placement                                            in Full Arch Immediate Loading Cases”

                                           Table Clinic Presentation

                                           52nd Annual Meeting of

                                           American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

                                           Hollywood, Florida

 

November 5, 2003          “A Prospective Study of 17 consecutive immediate load

                                           / immediate function cases in a private practice setting”

                                           Table Clinic Presentation

                                           52nd Annual Meeting of

                                           American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

                                           Hollywood, Florida

 

October 20, 2003           “Innovations in Hard & Soft Tissue Regeneration”

                                           Invited  Speaker

                                           Busan Branch,  Korean Academy of Implant Dentistry

                                           Busan, Korea

 

October 19, 2003            “Innovations in Hard & Soft Tissue Regeneration”

                                           Keynote Speaker

                                           3rd Annual Lifecore International Symposium

                                           Seoul, Korea

 

 

 

October 18, 2003            “Innovations in Hard & Soft Tissue Regeneration”

                                           Invited Speaker

                                           Jeonju Dental Association

                                           Jeonju, Korea

 

August 27, 2003            'Innovations in Soft & Hard Tissue around Dental Implants ”

                                           Invited Speaker

                                           Implants in Jamaica - Symposium

                                           ICOI-CORDIS

                                           Montigo Bay, Jamaica

                                         

 

April 12-13, 2003           “Clinical Tips of Handling Hard & Soft Tissue”

                                           Invited Speaker

                                           Korean Academy of Implant Dentistry Annual Meeting

                                           Seoul, Korea

 

February 28, 2003         “Peri-Implant Guided Bone Regeneration Utilizing                                   

                                           Calcium Sulfate as a Barrier…

                                           - The Preservation of Esthetics & Function”

                                           Invited Speaker, Clinical Innovations Session

                                           Academy of Osseointegration, 18th Annual Meeting

                                           Boston, Massachusetts

 

February 8, 2003         “Peri-Implant Guided Bone Regeneration Utilizing                                   

                                           Calcium Sulfate as a Barrier…

                                           - The Preservation of Esthetics & Function”

                                           Invited Speaker,

                                           International Congress of Oral Implantologists

                                           Winter Symposium

                                           San Francisco, California

 

 


 

2002

 

November 28, 2002       “Surgical Advances in Dental Implants

                                          – A North American Perspective”

                                           Invited Lecturer

                                           The Oral Health Institute of People’s Republic of Korea

                                           Pyong Yang, North Korea

                                          

 

June 9, 2002                  “Management of Soft Tissue in Implant Surgery”

                                           Invited lecturer

                                           The 9th Annual Implant Dentistry Training Program

                                           University of Miami

                                           San Francisco, California

 

April 29, 2002                 “A Little Wisdom about Third Molars: Surgical Management

                                           of the Retromolar Region”

                                           Invited lecturer,

                                           Continuing education course

                                           Korean American Dental Association,

                                           Los Angeles, California

 

March 19, 2002              “Peri-Implant Tissue Contour Transfer Technique:  An

                                           impression method allowing duplication of groomed

                                           soft tissue contour to the definitive implant restoration”

                                           Table Clinic

                                           17th Annual Meeting, Academy of Osseointegration

                                           Dallas, Texas

 


 

2001

 

December 22, 2001     “Guided Soft Tissue Enhancement: Soft Tissue as the

                                           Key Determinant in Esthetics & Function”

                                           Invited lecturer

                                           The Second Annual OCDII Implant Dentistry Forum

                                           Orange County Dental Implant Institute

                                           Las Vegas, Nevada

                                       

 

December 1, 2001       “10 Clinical Tips for Surgically Oriented General Dentists”

                                           Invited lecturer,

                                           Continuing education course

                                           California Association of Vietnamese-American Dentists

                                           Anaheim, California

 

November 24, 2001      “Advances in Implant Surgical Techniques”

                                           Invited lecturer, Continuing Education Course

                                           Korean Academy of Implant Dentistry (KAID)

                                           Taegu, Korea

 

November 23, 2001      “Advances in Implant Surgical Techniques”

                                           Invited lecturer, Continuing Education Course

                                           Wonkwang University School of Dentistry

                                           Iksan, Korea

 

November 22, 2001     “Soft Tissue Handling Techniques in Advanced Implant Surgery”

                                           Invited lecturer,

                                           Conference for Periodontics Residents

                                           Department of Periodontology,

                                           Seoul National University College of Dentistry

                                           Seoul, Korea

 

November 21, 2001       “Advances in Implant Surgical Techniques”

                                            Invited lecturer,

                                            Staff Clinical Conference

                                            The Institute for Oral Health,

                                            Samsung Medical Center

                                            Seoul, Korea

 

May 21, 2001                  “Non-Surgical Management in Clinical Periodontics”

                                            Invited lecturer,

                                            Continuing education course

                                            Korean American Dental Association

                                            Los Angeles, California

 

April 20, 2001