CURRENT RESIDENTS


Name: Rima El-Madani
Citizenship: Jordan
Education: 1988-1993 DDS, BS (Damascus University, Syria)
Experience: 1994-1995 Private Practice (Damascus, Syria)
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
American Prosthodontics Society
American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
American Dental Association
Syrian Dental Association
Jordanian Dental Association
Greater Houston Dental Society
Current research: Bonding of Acrylic Resins to Titanium and Type IV Gold Alloys in Implant Retained Dentures
E-mail: relmadan@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Banan Moghrabi
Citizenship: USA
Education: 1987-1992, BS, University of Jordan, Dental School
Professional License: DDS
Experience: 1991-1992, Community Service (Jordan)
1992-1994, Private Practice (Amman, Jordan)
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
Jordanian Dental Association
American Student Dental Association
Current research: Stability of Denture Stains When Applying a Protective Resin Over Them
E-mail: bmoghrabi@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Chia-Ming Lee
Citizenship: Singapore
Education: 1987-1991, BDS, Singapore
1996-1997, Preceptorship in Prosthodontics, UTHSC, San Antonio, TX
Professional License: Singapore
Professional Honors: The American College of Prosthodontists
Procter & Gamble Research Fellowship (1997-1998)
Heyl Tebo Scholarship
Cooksey Award
First Place: Greater Houston Dental Society Table
Clinic(1999)
First Place: Texas Dental Association Institutional Table Clinic (1999)
First Place: ACP Table Clinic, New York (1999)
Experience: Military, Institutional, Teaching, Private Practice, Community/Outreach Service, Bering-Omega Dental Clinic
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontists
International Association of Dental Research
Academy of Osseointegration
American Prosthodontic Society
Publications: Two (2) journal articles and 3 abstracts
Current research: (1) Revisiting the "Retromhylohyid" Space: An Anatomical Analysis of Prosthodontic Concept
(2) Electrical Discharge Machining for Vertical and Horizontal Passivity
E-mail: cmlee@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Joann Marruffo
Citizenship: USA
Education: 1996, DDS, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Professional License: Venezuela
Experience: 1996-1997, Private Practice (Caracas, Venezuela)
Memberships: Colegio de Odontologo of Venezuela
American College of Prosthodontists
Publications:
E-mail: jmarruff@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Jui-Min Su
Citizenship: Taiwan, R.O.C.
Education: 1990-1996, DDS, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University (Taipei, Taiwan)
Professional License: Republic of China
Experience: 1996-1998, Private Practice (Taipei, Taiwan)
1998, Community Service (Taiwan)
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontists
Academy of Osseointegration
Taipei Dentist Association
Chinese Dental Association
Current research: Electrical discharge machining and temperature change for metal-ceramic restorations
E-mail: juiminsu@hotmail.com

Name: Maria De Lourdes Gonzalez
Citizenship: Mexico
Education: 1998-1999, Preceptorship in Prosthodontics at UTHSCSA
1991-1996, DDS, School of Dentistry, Universidad Veracruzana
Professional License: Mexico
Professional Honors: 1996 Honorable Mention Universidad Veracruzana
Experience: 1996-1997, Community Service, Veracruzana, Mexico
1997-1998, Private Practice, Veracruzana, Mexico
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontists
Current research: Marginal Designs in All-Ceramic System and Fracture Strength
E-mail: mgonzale@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Maribel Harb
Citizenship: Venezuella
Education: 1991-1996, DDS, School of Dentistry, Universidad Central (Caracas, Venezuella)
Professional License: Venezuella
Experience: 1995-1996, Community Service (Amazon)
1996-1997, Private Practice
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
Colegio de Odontologos de Venezuela
Current Research: Interchangeability of the Whip-Mix Articulator
E-mail: mharb@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Mauricio Recinos
Citizenship: Guatemala
Education: 1997, BS, DDS, Francisco Marroquin University (Guatemala)
Professional Honors: 1997 Certificate of Merit, Francisco Marroquin University (Guatemala)
Experience: Charity Campaigns
1997-1998, Charity Clinic
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
American Prosthodontic Society
Publications: DDS Thesis: Incidence of Eagel Syndrome in Patients of University Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala)
Current Research: Color Stability of Tinting Materials (Acrylics) for Characterizing Denture Bases
E-mail: mrecinos@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Nikolaos Tsoukalas
Citizenship: Greece
Education: 1997, DDS, University of Athens
Professional License: Greece
Professional Honors: 1992-1997, Award for Best Performance from University in Athens, Greece
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
Academy of Osseointegration
Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
Current research: Minimum Thickness of Empress I-II to Masque the Change in Color of the Underlying Cement
E-mail: lefty25@worldnet.att.net

Name: Patricia C. Riano
Citizenship: Venezuela
Education: 1989, BS, Universidad Central De Venezuela (Caracas)
1996, DDS, School of Dentistry, Universidad Central De Venezuela (Caracas)
Experience: 1995, Community service (Amazon)
1996-1997, Private Practice (Venezuela)
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
Academy of Osseointegration
Venezuelan College of Dentists
Publications: One paper
Current research: Comparison of Implants Success Rates In the Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Uninfected Populations
E-mail: priano@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Peter J. Gerngross
Citizenship: USA
Education: 1991, BS, University of Illinois, Chicago 
1995, DDS, University of Illinois, Chicago 
1998, GPR - Gallup Indian Medical Center
Professional License: Illinois
Experience: Four (4) years Indian Health Service
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontists
American Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
Connecticut Dental Society
E-mail: lefty25@worldnet.att.net

Name: Pintip Charunmethee
Citizenship: Thailand
Education: 1994, DDS in Thailand (Chiang Mai University)
1997, Preceptorship in Prosthodontics (UTHSC San Antonio)
Professional License: Thailand
Professional Honors: Brasseler Competitive Scholarship
First Place, Table Clinic, ACP (1999)
Community Service (Thailand)
Experience: Private Practice
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontists
Academy of Osseointegration
American Prosthodontic Society
E-mail: pcharunm@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

Name: Stanley J. Rybarz II
Citizenship: USA
Education: BS, Biology, Eastern Connecticut State University
DMD, University of Connecticut State of Dental Medicine
GPR - VAMC
Professional License: Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
Experience: GPR-VAMC, Wilkes Barre, Pennsilvania
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
American Dental Association
E-mail: SRKRR@excite.com

Name: Victoria C. Cisneros
Citizenship: El Salvador
Education: 1978-1980, BS, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores (Mexico)
1980-1975, DDS Universidad del Bajio (Mexico)
Professional License: Mexico
Professional Honors: Special Award in Community Service (Mobil Unit)
Experience: 1984-1985, Community Service (Mexico)
1985-1995, Private Practice (Mexico)
Memberships: American College of Prosthodontics
Publications: One (1) manual
E-mail: vcisnero@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu