14 Meet The Presenter - Pinhas Adar, MDT, CDT

Master Ceramist Pinhas Adar, MDT, CDT, was trained in Tel Aviv, Israel then studied under the legendary Willi Geller in Zurich, Switzerland. He has more than 25 years experience in all phases of dental laboratory technology.

Mr. Adar practices, teaches, and does research from his laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Adar specializes in the many facets of porcelain esthetic restorations on both natural teeth and osseointegrated implants. He is the president of Adar International, Inc., and an active member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Georgia Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and the International Oral Design group. He is also a center for Oral Design International. He is the US coordinator for Oral Design, USA. He is on the advisory board of the Amara Institute. He is on the editorial advisory board of the Quintessence Yearly Journal, the Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, and the Journal of Collaborative Techniques and Inside Dentistry.

Mr. Adar has lectured and presented live television programs in the United States, Europe, Israel, the Far East, and Australia, as well as a multitude of programs nationally on the multidisciplinary approaches in optimizing esthetics.  He has the distinction of being the first ceramist to address an international meeting of the American College of Prosthodontists.

He has contributed chapters in texts on posterior ceramic restoration and porcelain laminate veneers, published by Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc.  He contributed text to a multi-disciplinary book, "The Art of the Smile" published by Quintessence Publishing Co., as well as numerous magazine articles.

He  has produced educational DVD's for the dental industry on different topics entitled "Porcelain Laminate Veneers", "Crowns from Vision to Reality", and "Trial Smile" that are currently being sold and distributed by National Lab Network.

Mr. Adar is an accomplished artist, and produces various works of sculpture as a creative outlet.  His passion is to teach and set a new standard in dentistry.