Dr. Edgard El Chaar is a Clinical Professor at the Department of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, former Director of Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at New York University College of Dentistry. He travels several times a year to lecture internationally and domestically and has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored several chapters in published books.

Dr. El Chaar completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery, his post-graduate education in Advanced Periodontics and Dental Implants and received a Master in Oral Biology all from New York University. He finished an executive MBA and MS in healthcare leadership at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical in 2024. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Fellow of Implant Team of Implantology (ITI) and Member of American academy of Periodontology and Academy of Osseointegration.