Wei-Shao Lin
Name: Wei-Shao Lin
Title: Assistant Professor
Current Position: Interim discipline coordinator and course director for the clinical fixed prosthodontics
Phone: (502)852-1239 Fax: (502) 852-1220
E-mail: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu
Background:
2003 Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan DDS 2003 -- 2006 Private practitioner, Taiwan 2006 -- 2009 Prosthodontic Residency, University of Rochester, NY 2009 -- 2010 Surgical implant fellowship, University of Rochester, NY
Faculty Practice Location:
U of L Healthcare Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut, Suite 550 Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 852-5401 Research Interests and Current Projects:
Research interest:
Clinical dental implant research, Dental all-ceramic restoration systems, Resin cement systems. Current Project: Dimensional accuracy of dental digital impression.
Teaching Activities:
Removable partial denture lectures for sophomore Dental implant and ceramic lectures for residents Advanced concepts I lecture for juniors Advanced concepts II course director for seniors Clinical instructor
Memberships:
Member, ITI International team of Implantology Member, American College of Prosthodontists Member, American Prosthodontic Society Member, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Honors and Awards:
Bibby Research Award, American Association of Dental Research, Rochester Section, 2010 Tylman Award from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, 2009
Support Staff: Linda Klump
Publications
A technique for an indirect fabrication of an implant-supported screw-retained fixed provisional restoration in the esthetic zone J Prosthet Dent. 2009 Dec;102(6):393-6.
