November 7, 2025
Dr. Mark Brian Wertheimer
Missing Teeth, Bony Deficiencies and Implant Site Development: Current Evidence and Treatment Principles
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
UNIVERSITY RECORD.
BDS, University of the Witwatersrand, 1986
MSc (Dent), University of the Witwatersrand, 1994
MDent in the branch of Orthodontics, University of the Witwatersrand, 1995
Admitted as Fellow of the College of Dentistry of South Africa - FCD (SA) Orthodontics, 1996.
Admitted as Fellow in the International College of Dentists (FICD), 2016
Admitted as Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers FFDT RCS(Edin), 2020
Admitted as Member of Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow. February 2022
INVOLVEMENT IN DENTAL SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEES.
Elected as director on Board of SADA. Vice Chairman 2015-2017
Elected President of SASO September 2012-2014
AAO International ambassador 2014-2022
WFO councillor for SA 2015-2020 and 2020-2025
Voted as Honorary Life Member of South African Society of Orthodontists
SASO ExCo member 2014-present
Elected secretary of the College of Dentistry in the College of Medicine of SA (CMSA) 2017-2022
Elected to Council of College of Dentistry of CMSA – February 2022- August 2023
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Involved with post-graduate teaching in the orthodontic department at University of Witwatersrand from 1997 until 2013.
Numerous lectures delivered nationally and internationally
Several publications in the peer reviewed literature
AWARDS
Colgate Prize of IADR 1995
Reviewer of the Year Award, APOS Trends Orthodontic Journal, November 2017
Awarded Honorary Life membership of the Lebanese Orthodontic Society September 2020
Lecture Topics
The general theme of the day will revolve around interdisciplinary treatment. The lectures will encompass various areas of this topic with reference to the current evidence. The wisdom of placing implants in the aesthetic zone will be discussed and together with alternative treatment options. The management of cases with missing teeth and bony deficiencies will be explored. Finally, the concepts of implant site preparation and forced eruption to develop bone and soft tissue will be explored. This will inform the audience of the principles that need to be addressed in order to lay the foundation for the interdisciplinary team to carry out the restorative phase of treatment optimally.