Meet Our Educators

Dr Hamid is an early adopter of CAD/CAM and has been using this technology for over 10 years. He is the Founder of iDD and is highly experienced in digital dentistry. Dr Hamid runs a multiple practices in Wellington, New Zealand, including a state of the art 12-chair dental practice. Across all his practices the philosophy is simple; utilising the most advanced dental technology, to provide the best patient experience.

Dr Nitish is a former Associate Professor of Periodontics and is currently a general practitioner in Gisborne, New Zealand. Nitish has lectured on several platforms around the world, having presented in North America, Europe, Australasia and Africa. He is by examination, a credentialed Fellow and Diplomate of the ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists) and an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Michael Scherer is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University, a Clinical Instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and maintains a practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry. He is a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, has published articles, books, and in-person and online courses related to implant dentistry, clinical prosthodontics, and digital technology with a special emphasis on full-arch reconstruction. 

Dr. Amr Ekram is an EDS consultant of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Egypt and a certified DHA Implantologist in Dubai, UAE. He is one of the pioneers of digital dentistry in the Middle East. His private practice include offices all around Egypt that focus on digital dentistry and implantology. Dr. Amr is involved in many courses about digital dentistry and he has participated as a speaker in many international conferences.

Anton is a dental technician with two decades of experienced in digital dentistry. His previous roles include working for Ivoclar Vivadent as a Technical Specialist for 2 years and DentSply Sirona as the NZ CEREC Specialist for 7 years. When it comes to the CEREC system, there are few people who know it as well as he does, having trained hundreds of dentists to utilize the system and workflow. He helps train our members on utilizing CEREC.

Richard is a dental technician with extensive experience in crown, bridge and implant prosthetics. During his 30 years career, he has worked with a number of CAD/CAM systems including CEREC, Procera and 3Shape software. For the previous 5 years he has worked in dental implant and biomaterial sales. In 2017, Richard joined 3Shape as the training and application specialist for 3Shape TRIOS, TRIOS Design Studio and 3Shape Implant Studio.