Dr Stephen Chen is a specialist periodontist in private practice in Melbourne, Australia and is Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry, The University of Melbourne.  He graduated BDS (Malaya) in 1983, MDSc (Melbourne) in 1987, FRACDS in 1988 and PhD in 2008.  Dr Chen’s scientific interests are in the field of tissue regeneration and post-extraction implants, and he has published over 30 papers, authored 2 textbooks and contributed chapters to 6 textbooks.  Dr Chen is past-president of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists (ANZAP) and Australasian Osseointegration Society (AOS), and past-chairman of the ITI Australasian Section. He is an honorary life member of the AOS. Dr Chen is President of the International Team for Implantology (ITI) commencing a 4 year term in April 2017. He served as chairman of the ITI Education Committee for 8 years, and is currently an editor of the ITI Online Academy.