Program Overview

Dr. Tucker received his dental degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1976. He then completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. He was a full time faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and UNC Hospitals from 1982-1992 where he was the director of graduate education in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He was in private practice in Charlotte, NC. for eighteen years and retired from clinical practice in 2009. During his time in active clinical practice her performed orthognathic surgery on over 4500 patients. While maintaining a private practice he held academic appointments as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Department of Orthodontics. Dr. Tucker is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and served as an examiner and section chairman for the ABOMS board examinations.

Surgery. These textbooks have been widely used throughout the United States and other countries with the book Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery translated into 7 different languages. He has also written 50 chapters in 11 other books. Dr. Tucker has been very active in clinical and basic science research and has written over 60 publications in scientific journals. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally (over 500 invited lectures) on many subjects with his primary focus on orthognathic surgery. Dr. Tucker is currently involved in several educational and consulting activities and is the Scientific Liaison for the Osteo Science Foundation.

The Objective of this conference is to show you some of the benefits of the use of palletizer concentrates and especially the new protocols with the use of Platelet Rich Fibrin and the growth factors derived from it, some of its applications in Oral Surgery and maxillofacial, especially in the area of implantology, reconstruction of atrophic ridges, such as grafts in the elevations of the mucosa of the floor of the maxillary sinus, etc.

Learning Objectives:

• Expose new advances and new techniques in the handling of platelet concentrates (PRF).

• PRF can be considered as an autologous healing biomaterial that incorporates a fibrin matrix with leukocytes, platelets and growth factors, centrifuged from a simple blood draw in our operating rooms.

Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport for the past 27 years. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans from primary cleft repair to cos- metic surgery to head and neck cancer. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include dentoalveolar surgery, dental implants, cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and trauma.

Dr. Ghali has served as the Professor and Chairman of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department for the past 15 years. In October 2016, he was named Chancellor and Dean of the Health Sciences Center. He subsequently relinquished the role of Dean to focus on negotiations for a new hospital partner resulting in a joint venture with Ochsner Health System effective Oct. 1, 2018. He is very active in resident, fellow, and student education with appointments to numerous committees keeping LSU Health Shreveport at the forefront of medical care and education in Louisiana. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve on national and international organizations such as AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recog- nized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for the LSU Health Shreveport residency and fellowship programs.

Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.