Paul A. Fugazzotto, DDS
Key Opinion Leader
Background & Education
Dr. Paul Fugazzotto received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from New York University in 1979, and his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Periodontics from Boston University in 1981. He has been a visiting lecturer at numerous universities, including Tufts University, Harvard University, and Case Western University, as well as Chieti University and the University of Ancona in Italy.
Clinical Experience
Dr. Fugazzotto has over 30 years of experience with bone regeneration (both on teeth and in preparation for implant placement) and dental implant therapy, having placed well over 40,000 implants. He has published extensively on these subjects in scientific journals.
He is the director of the Institute for Comprehensive Implant Therapy & Esthetics (Fugazzotto Institute), where training courses are taught to dentists from the United States and around the world on the most up-to-date techniques regarding dental implant placement and bone regeneration.
Publications & Recognition
Dr. Fugazzotto has authored three textbooks, including Decision Making in Implant & Regenerative Therapy, as well as numerous other textbook chapters. He is a fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), an honor granted by election only. He is the past national director of the US ITI Study Clubs and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Implant Realities. He also serves as the 2026 Program Chairman for the Academy of Osseointegration's International Meeting in Washington, D.C.