The Resilience of Being There Five years ago, I had a dream. A dream of gathering all the disciplines of implant dentistry under one roof...

Between Science and Experience “Experience is the teacher of all things.” — Julius Caesar This timeless reflection by Julius Caesar has...

I Sweat. You think I sweat too much? Damn right, I do. Yesterday I arrive to the clinic and some dental nurses were complaining that I...

“I’m too old to have metal in my body.” AI generated Patient An 85-year-old American patient, of Japanese descent, recently came to our...

From Dentures to Fixed Teeth: How Short Implants Change Everything When this patient first came to see me, their main wish was simple: “I...

The Paradigm of the Coffee Cup “ When a simple espresso becomes a mirror of struggle, privilege, and human nature.” Sometimes, life’s...

Sometimes in dentistry, I honestly don’t know if I’m doing better—or worse—for the patient. A small decision can feel enormous: an 8 year...

A long, long time ago someone told me: “Never trust a fart.” I don’t really remember who said it, but the meaning was crystal clear —...

Some implants are all speed and aggression — one drill, ten seconds, done. But the Pure ceramic implant? That’s a whole different galaxy....

The One-Piece, Full Control Working with one-piece ceramic implants has always challenged me — not so much for lack of precision, but...

In 1977, Xerox aired a now-legendary commercial featuring Brother Dominic — a humble monk tasked with reproducing a handwritten...

When I was at NYU, my dear friend João Sousa once asked me what my goal was in the program I had just enrolled in. I simply replied: “For...

We’ve reached the end of a cycle. The second floor of our clinic wasn’t just a space — it was an incredible educational experience. It...

Benjamin Zander—conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and a brilliant speaker on leadership and communication—once said in a podcast that...

This is a true story. I had a super awkward week in July where we saw a bunch of fractured titanium implants — white brands, premium...

Coming down from a beautiful trip to the French Alps, there we were—seven friends. In the driver’s seat was Hugo, a vascular surgeon and...

5 years of IAD @Costa da Caparica Five Years of IAD …And in a glimpse… five years have flown by. Here I am, at Costa da Caparica — after...

The End of Pure Yes, the Pure has Died! Long live the King .... for some reason, someone pulled the plug! and stop production...

Second Edition of the Implantologist Master Beginner – The Chronicle On the 10th of May 2025 — a day Lisbon will also remember for the...

The Magnificent World of Artificial Intelligence in Radiologic Images: The CBCT Revolution CBCT Full Head Tomography Cone Beam Computed...