Speaker Bios
Dr. David M. Sarver - Dr. David Sarver received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1973 from Auburn University. He then graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1977 and was named by ODK as the Outstanding Professional Student in the Medical Center. He obtained his post-doctoral master's degree and completed his certification in orthodontics at the University of North Carolina in 1979. He then opened his practice in Birmingham in 1979.
Dr. Sarver is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a member of the Angle Society of Orthodontists and currently serves as an adjunct professor at both the University of North Carolina and University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to his commitment to his private practice, Dr. Sarver has been very active in research and academic writing. He has authored the orthodontic text, "Esthetic Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery" and co-authored "Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity". Additionally, Dr. Sarver is a co-author of the text "Contemporary Orthodontics", the most widely used orthodontic text in the world. He has had the honor of being named to deliver all three of the prestigious Salzmann, Mershon, and Angle lectures at The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Orthodontics. Dr. Sarver's work was featured on the Today Show in a segment by Dr. Christine Dumas and Katie Couric. Dr. Sarver's award-winning research was also highlighted on The View in a segment with medical reporter, Dr. Christine Dumas. Most recently, Dr. Sarver was named the 2010 Distinguished Citizen of the Year by Leadership Vestavia Hills. He and his wife, Valerie, have three children - Dave, Leigh and Suzanne.
Dr. John M. Coke
Dr. Coke received undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado–Boulder in 1969 and then graduated with a DDS from Loyola University School of Dentistry in Chicago in 1973. Immediately following, he completed a one-year General Practice Residency at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA. After two years as a Naval Dental Officer in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he completed a two-year certificate program in Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis from the University of Illinois–Chicago. Dr. Coke has been involved with GPR hospital-based in programs in Chicago, IL, Denver, CO and Gainesville, FL. Currently, Dr. Coke is Professor and Program Director for the AEGD and GPR post-graduate general dentistry programs at the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Dentistry. He is board certified by The American Board of Oral Medicine, Diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry and Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists. Dr. Coke has been active with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation serving as a Site Evaluator since 1984. He currently is on the Postgraduate General Dentistry Review Committee. Dr. Coke also serves on the Board of Directors Alabama Academy of General Dentistry. He has given over one hundred CE presentations nationally on common sense pharmacology, medical risk management, infection control and adult minimal sedation for the general dentist. He is the author and co-author of twenty-eight refereed publications. In March of 2012 Dr. Coke was awarded the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, one of seven faculty in the UAB system.
Pamela J. Sims, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Pamela Sims, Professor of Pharmacokinetics in the Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy (SUM.S.OP) earned her B.S. Pharmacy from the University of Florida, her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). Prior to Samford, she served on the faculty of Idaho State University (ISU). She has received teaching awards at CU, ISU, and SU and in 1994 received the John H. Buchanan Award, SU's highest university-wide honor for teaching excellence.
Sims holds a faculty appointment in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry Department of Pediatrics. She provides courses in Pharmacology to the Post-doctoral Dental Residents and lectures to Dental students and resident. Sims coordinates and teaches in the course in Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the UAB School of Nursing to graduate students pursuing Masters or CRNP training. Sims also coordinates and teaches in pharmacology courses for the CRNP and Nurse Anesthesia students at Samford University. Additionally, Sims has provided lectures in the UAB graduate program in Pharmacology, the School of Optometry and School of Medicine post-graduate training programs in Pediatrics. Sims has served as Pharmacy Unit Director for the UAB Center for Aging, Geriatric Education Center. Sims directed a clinical pharmacokinetic service at The Children's Hospital of Alabama from 1991 through 1993 and continues to conduct research in pediatric pharmacokinetics.
Thomas G. Walker, DMD
Dr. Walker was born into a Military family stationed in Japan in the 1950’s. He attended elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, high school in Montgomery, Alabama, and college at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He began his practice in Birmingham, is now located in Trussville, and has been in practice for 31 years. Dr. Walker also taught as an instructor in the Operative Department at UASOD from 1983 – 1993. He is currently the Treasurer of the Birmingham District Dental Society. In addition to his practice, he holds a part time position at Julia Tutwiler Correctional Facility treating the dental need of female inmates. Dr. Walker is a charter member of the PDA, which initiated positive and beneficial changes within the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners. He is an active member of ALDA and has served on numerous ALDA committees including Special Committees #1 and #2. Special Committee #1 helped to unify the profession toward a goal of new direction and awareness for our Dental Board, and Special Committee #2 authored the ALDA White Paper on Midlevel Providers for our state.
Dr. Walker is married with two children and a granddaughter. He holds a private pilots license, is a golf junkie, and a member of Tide Pride. He can be reached at 205-655-8977, or by e-mail at efudd777@aol.com.
Peter D. Waite, M.P.H., D.D.S., M.D.
Peter D. Waite, M.P.H., D.D.S., M.D., is Professor and McCallum Chair of the
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alabama School of
Dentistry and Divisional Chief in the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery. He
received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in
1979. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine
in 1983. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University
of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1985 and remained to become Residency Program
Director in 1988. He became Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery in 1994. He was awarded the McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery in 2001.
Dr. Waite is Board certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the American
Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He is a surgical consultant to the UAB Sleep Disorders
Clinic, Cleft Palate Clinic and Craniofacial Clinic. He is a member of the American
Medical Association, American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Association
of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, and American Sleep Disorders Association.
He currently serves as past-president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. In
addition, Dr. Waite enjoys a busy broad scope clinical practice (TMJ, trauma,
orthognathic, implants, dentoalveolar, cosmetics and airway disorders). He is an active
committee member for the AAOMS, ABOMS, AACS and local university committees
Carl E. Misch, DDS, MDS, PhD (hc)
Dr. Carl E. Misch is a world renowned clinician, lecturer and author in the field of dental implants. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1973 from the University of Detroit Dental School, then went on to receive his Prosthodontic Certificate, Implantology Certificate and Masters Degree in Dental Science from the University of Pittsburgh. His numerous faculty appointments include the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Misch is currently a Clinical Professor and the past Director of Oral Implantology at Temple University in Philadelphia and served as the Director of the Oral Implantology Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine from 1989 to 1996. He has maintained a private practice for more than 30 years.
In 1984, Dr. Misch founded the Misch International Implant Institute™ (MIII), which now has locations in Michigan, Florida, California and Canada. Over the years, the MIII has been present in Brazil, Las Vegas, Florida, Italy, Japan, Korea, Monaco, Spain and the United Kingdom. As Director, Dr. Misch has trained more than 3,500 doctors in a hands-on, yearly forum of education in implant dentistry with programs offered in both surgical and prosthetic aspects of care.
Dr. Misch has more than ten patents related to implant dentistry and is co-inventor of the BioHorizons® Maestro™ Dental Implant System. He has written three editions of Contemporary Implant Dentistry (Elsevier), which has become one of the most popular books in dentistry and has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Korean. His most recent text is Dental Implant Prosthetics (Elsevier). He has published over 250 articles and has repeatedly lectured in every state in the United States as well as in 47 countries throughout the world.
Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSC
Dr. Reddy is a graduate of Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he earned his DMD degree, Certificate of Periodontology and Doctorate of Medical Sciences Degree in Oral Biology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He is the Assistant Dean for Planning and Clinical Activity at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He is actively involved in teaching the placement of implants at the graduate residency level, and has lectured extensively on this topic. His areas of research also focus on implantology. Dr. Reddy's clinical interests include bone grafting, implant placement, and esthetics of implants.
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