Member Profile

Richard Panek

Primary Affiliation:: Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants (Corporation, MI, United States)
Secondary Affiliation:: Spectrum Health (Non-Profit, Private, MI, United States)

Health Sciences / Dentistry (Expert)
Broad scope of oral & maxillofacial surgery as well as oral implantology/implant dentistry
Health Sciences / Healthcare Administration (Intermediate)
Medical insurance coding for oral healthcare providers.
Health Sciences (Advanced)
Oral healthcare in clinically integrated networks

American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow and member of the Committee on Professional Conduct 10/2019 – Current
American College of Dentists
Michigan Section Newsletter Editor 03/2018 – Current

Certificate of Completion Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (06/1989)
Loyola University Medical Center/Stritch School of Medicine
DDS Dentistry (05/1985)
Marquette University

Panek, Richard W.. (2019). Journal of the Michigan Dental Association in Life Threatening Dental Infection: A Manifestation of Poor Resource Allocation. (October 2019, pp. 36-41).
https://www.michigandental.org/Portals/pro/Journals/Octob...

Prosthetic Guided Implant Dentistry (Current)
- Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants – Surgical-prosthetic principles of rehabilitation of edentulous patients
- This is a professional CE course provided thru the support of DSG Davis Dental Labs, NobelBiocare A.B., and the Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants. I organized the curriculum, didactic as well as hands-on portions of the practice as well as secured the participation of prosthodontists who contributed to the content.
Smiles for Life (Spring 2014)
- Michigan State University of Human Medicine – Oral health interventions for the medical doctor
- This was a seminar course taught to PGY 1 Family Medicine Resident Physicians to introduce them to oral health concepts not taught in the medical school curriculum. Surveyed oral exams, early childhood caries diagnosis and oral/facial trauma management.

Principles of Implant Placement: An Introduction for the Generalist-Do I really want to do this?, 02/21/2012
Overview of surgical implant dentistry for private practice dentists
Simplified Fixed Implant Treatment for the Edentulous Patient, 02/21/2012
An introduction to advanced edentulous treatment options for the general dentist

Active Medical Staff, Consultant (09/1989 – Current) Spectrum Health Hospital System
President (08/1989 – Current) Palm & Panek DDS, PC dba Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants