Dr. Craig Misch, DDS, MDS
Dentist | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
120 South Tuttle Ave Sarasota FL, 34237About
Dr. Craig Misch received certificates in postgraduate prosthodontics, oral implantology as well as a Master of Dental Science from University of Pittsburgh. Thereafter he became faculty and acted as Co-Director of the University of Pittsburgh Oral Implantology Center. Dr. Misch then completed specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Pittsburgh and is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. Dr. Misch practices as a dual specialist in Sarasota, Florida. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida, Penn and Michigan in the departments of periodontics and prosthodontics. Dr. Misch serves as Editor in Chief of The International Journal of Oral implantology and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Oral Implantology and the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He has been a featured speaker for numerous organizations and has published extensively with over 50 publications and 20 textbook chapters. Dr. Misch practices at Misch Implant Dentistry in Sarasota, Florida. The office also has a specialist in periodontics (Dr. Maggie Misch-Haring) and two specialists in prosthodontics (Dr. Katerine Misch, Dr. Harry Haring).
Education and Training
University of Michigan School DDS 1985
University of Pittsburgh MDS 1990
St. Francis Medical Center Residency in OMFS 1999
Board Certification
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American Board of Oral Implantology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of a surgical template for autologous bone grafting of alveolar defects.
- Resorbable or non-resorbable membranes: where, why, and how.
- A bone quality-based implant system: first year of prosthetic loading.
- The harvest of ramus bone in conjunction with third molar removal for onlay grafting before placement of dental implants.
- A modified socket seal surgery with composite graft approach.
- Preliminary evaluation of a new dental implant design in canine models.
- Use of the mandibular ramus as a donor site for onlay bone grafting.
- The pharmacologic management of maxillary sinus elevation surgery.
- Generic terminology for endosseous implant prosthodontics.
- Immediate loading of definitive implants in the edentulous mandible using a fixed provisional prosthesis: The denture conversion technique.
- Maxillary sinus and ridge augmentations using a surface-derived autogenous bone graft.
- Workshop guidelines on immediate loading in implant dentistry. November 7, 2003.
- Implant site development using ridge splitting techniques.
- Re: "distance between external cortical bone and mandibular canal for harvesting ramus graft: a human cadaver study".
- Autogenous bone: is it still the gold standard?
Clinical Trials
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Adjunct Clinical Professor University of Michigan School of Dentistry 2022 - Present
- Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor University of Pennsylvania 2021 - Present
- Courtesy Faculty University of Florida College of Dentistry 2015 - Present
- Clinical Associate Professor New York University School of Dentistry 1999 - 2008
- Clinical Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 1991 - 1999
- Co-Director, Oral Implantology Center University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 1993 - 1995
Awards
- Ralph V. McKinney, Jr. Outstanding Manuscript Award, best research article published in the journal Implant Dentistry, 2017 International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Geistlich Jubilee, U.S. Clinical Publication Winner 2017 Geistlich
- “Top Dentist”, Sarasota, Florida 2022 Top Dentist
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Fellow International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Honored Fellow American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
- Fellow, Academy of Osseointegration
- Diplomate, Surgical and Restorative Dentistry, Academy of Osseointegration
Areas of research
Bone grafting, dental implants
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