Dr.Daniel Tafur Elbaz

Best Student Award 

In the year 2000 he finished his studies at Colegio San Estanislao to start a new professional stage and train as a Dentist at the University of Granada. Once he graduated in Dentistry, he specialized in Oral Surgery, Periodontology and Implantology at the Universities of Paris and New York. Likewise, he completed his doctorate at the University of Granada, obtaining the Doctor Degree with Outstanding Cum Laude. After completing his training, he decided to dedicate his knowledge and experience to the residents of the Malaga neighborhood of El Palo, a place where he grew up. Currently, it treats patients who come from various areas of the Malaga town, other Spanish cities and international patients.

Professor Implant Marathon Brasil

He is a Professor of implant Marathons, leading international hands-on courses in Implantology conducted in English in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He also served as a Professor at Trinon Titanium College in Germany, where he trains American doctors in practical implantology. In addition, he is a Visiting Professor in the Official Master’s Degree in Stomatology Research at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Granada, Spain, and a Professor in the Master of Implantology and Oral Rehabilitation at the European School of Rehabilitation Implantology and Biomaterials (ESORIB), Spain.

Best Research Work

In 2012, he participated in the International Aesthetic Week of the Linhart Continuing Dental Education Program at the College of Dentistry, New York University. That same year, he presented the paper “Research in Stomatology: Scientific Evidence in Oral Implantology” during the Master in Oral Implantology and Rehabilitation at ESORIB in Madrid, as well as “Cerec Connect: Advantages of Digital Printing” at Galident, Expodental 2012. In 2011, he delivered the presentation “Drilling Procedure in Implantology” at the Q-Implant Marathon in Santo Domingo. His academic contributions include co-authoring peer-reviewed publications such as “Validity of a Dichotomous Expert Response in Bitemark Analysis Using 3-D Technology” (Sci Justice, 2011) and “Comparison of Simulated Human Dermal Bitemarks Possessing Three-Dimensional Attributes to Suspected Biters Using a Proprietary Three-Dimensional Comparison” (Forensic Sci Int, 2009). In 2010, he gave the oral communication “The Emergency Profile in Implantology” at the 40th Annual Meeting of SEPES in Santander. His postgraduate training includes the course “Predictable Immediate Loading” taught by Dr. Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa at the Illustrious Official College of Dentists of Málaga (2008); “How to Avoid Complications in Implantology” taught by Drs. José Ignacio Salmerón Escobar and Alberto Jiménez Burkhardt at the Illustrious Official College of Dentists of Granada (2006); and “Periodontics of the XXI Century” taught by Dr. Blas Noguerol Rodríguez at the Illustrious Official College of Dentists of Málaga (2005). He also holds accreditation to direct X-ray facilities for dental diagnostic purposes from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada (2005), and completed the Theoretical-Practical Course of Microdent Implantology in Málaga (2004).