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.

Olga is a dental technician with a passion for CAD/CAM. She has advanced experience with a long list of different CAD/CAM software and milling machines including 3Shape Lab Software, Implant Sudio, exocad, Straumann, and Nobel Biocare CAD. Olga has been working in digital labs for the past 8 years and helps train both dentists and other technicians on how to adopt digital dentistry. She provides key insights from a dental technician point of view.

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 John is a experienced clinician in clear aligner therapy and has treated over 4000 aligner cases to date. He is the founder of Aesthetic Orthodontic and Restorative Training Academy (AORTA) and runs the Australasian Clear Aligner Society. He is also a KOL for multiple aligner companies and is one of the most experienced Invisalign clinicians in Australasia. He offers a wealth of knowledge in the field of orthodontics.

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.

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.

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.

Mike Kharkrang has been partnering with the dental community for over 20 years, 15 of those established with Precision Dental Lab. As a New Zealand trained and registered Dental Technician Mike has a significant practical background in CAD/CAM dentistry. His special interests include evolving technologies, 3Shape software, applied materials, and team development.

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.

Dr Abdullah Barazanchi is a lecturer and course coordinator at the University of Otago’s Faculty of Dentistry, New Zealand. Additionally, he is a practicing specialist prosthodontist in private practice. His main research interests and thesis topic is regarding 3D printing of CoCr were he has published a number of articles in international scientific journals as well as lecturing on the subject in national and international conferences.