Meet the Engel Institute Mentors

Our Expert Advisors

Todd B. Engel, DDS

Owner, Founder

Dr. Todd B. Engel, originally from Van Nuys, California, has resided in Orange County, California since 1997. He is a graduate of the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, where he also received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery.

Dr. Engel is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and maintains active membership status with the following associations: Academy of Osseointegration, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Society, California Dental Association, and Orange County Dental Society.

Dr. Engel has extensive experience in dental implant rehabilitation, CT-guided surgical design, complex treatment planning, as well as full mouth rehabilitation.

Dr. Engel has hosted live radio, authored several articles, and has been a featured keynote speaker both nationally and internationally on topics, such as dental implants and restorative applications, digital radiography, CBCT (cone beam technology), ridge augmentation and socket preservation, treatment of the edentulous patient, current dental materials, as well as comprehensive treatment planning on medically compromised patients.

In 2005, Dr. Engel’s lifelong dream of creating a learning institution where he could share, teach, and motivate other dental professionals was realized by the inception of the Engel Institute. The institute has grown to all over the U.S., now including three flagship locations with faculty both nationally and internationally, and has trained well over 8,000 dental professionals in its short tenure.

Todd B. Engel, DDS

Owner, Founder

Dr. Engel has extensive experience in dental implant rehabilitation, CT-guided surgical design, complex treatment planning, as well as full mouth rehabilitation.

Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD

Mentor Location(s):

Detroit, MI | Charlotte, NC
Dr. Kosinski is an Affiliated Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and serves on the editorial review board of Reality, the information source for esthetic dentistry. He is Editor of the AGD Journals and most recently became the editor of Implants Today, the implant publication of Dentistry Today?

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and the American Society of Osseointegration. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry.

In 2017, Dr. Kosinski received the Academy of Dentistry International's Humanitarian Award. He has received many honors, including fellowships in the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, and the Academy of Dentistry International, and memberships at OKU and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Dr. Kosinski was the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Alumni Association’s “Alumnus of the Year” in 2001, and most recently, he received the Academy of General Dentistry’s Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition.

Dr. Kosinski has placed over 15,000 dental implants, published over 210 articles on the surgical and prosthetic phases of implant dentistry, and contributed to the textbook, “Principles and Practices of Implant Dentistry and Dental Implantation and Technology.”

Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD

Mentor Location(s):

Detroit, MI | Charlotte, NC
Dr. Kosinski is an Affiliated Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and serves on the editorial review board of Reality, the information source for esthetic dentistry. He is the associate editor of the AGD Journals and most recently became the editor of Implants Today, the implant publication of Dentistry Today.

Dr. Kosinski has placed over 14,000 dental implants, published over 200 articles on the surgical and prosthetic phases of implant dentistry, and contributed to the textbook, “Principles and Practices of Implant Dentistry and Dental Implantation and Technology.”

Jedidiah Janisse, DMD, MaCDS, MICOI

Mentor Location:

Charlotte, NC
Dr. Jedidiah Janisse utilizes his extensive training and experience to treat even the most challenging dental situations. He has been delivering cosmetic, implant, and functional solutions to patients since 2007.

Dr. Janisse is especially concerned with helping those with dental anxieties overcome their fear and live life with ideal dental health.

For his patients’ benefit, advanced learning, and the use of Cerec CAD/CAM and Galileos CBCT integration, the world of dentistry is soaring to new heights and providing amazing transformations in the health of our patients.

He has trained in many, many implant restorative programs with top dentists, both nationally and internationally. He graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with special distinction.

Dr. Janisse has received his Mastership from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and has been awarded the Mastership in conscious sedation from the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and the College of Sedation in Dentistry, recognizing him as an elite member in dental IV conscious sedation.

Jedidiah Janisse, DMD, MaCDS, MICOI

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Dr. Janisse is especially concerned with helping those with dental anxieties overcome their fear and live life with ideal dental health.

Troy L. Keyes, DDS

Mentor Location:

Charlotte, NC
Dr. Keyes is originally from Watertown, South Dakota. In 2002, he received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, where he graduated in the top third of his class.

After dental school, he was the chief dental resident in the General Practice Residency program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dr. Keyes was then the dental officer aboard the amphibious ship, USS Tortuga, from 2003 to 2005.

Dr. Keyes then returned to South Dakota, where he worked in private practice and in public health, practicing general and cosmetic dentistry with an emphasis on operative dentistry, emergency dental care, and exodontia. He also instructed at the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD, where he taught dental anesthesia to family practice residents.

In 2010, he purchased a private practice in Madison, South Dakota, where he completes all aspects of dentistry for his rural community of Madison, with his favorite discipline being that of implant dentistry. Dr. Keyes also works with South Dakota Partners for Prevention, teaching local physicians and residents, and presents to South Dakota Medical Assistants Association about dental health and its effects on the body.

Since completing the Engel Institute curriculum in 2013, Dr. Keyes has been an integral member of the Engel Institute’s dental implant training faculty, mentoring and supporting the Charlotte, North Carolina location.

Dr. Keyes is active in receiving continuing education. He has logged more than 800 CE hours since the completion of dental school. Dr. Keyes has obtained CE from Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Combat Casualty Care Course (Field Medicine Training at the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute), and American Orthodontic Society (Comprehensive Orthodontic Education).

He is a former Faculty Club Member at Spear Institute. He has completed all seminars (Creating Esthetic Excellence, Demystifying Occlusion, Treating the Worn Dentition, and The Art of Treatment Planning and Case Presentation) and the following workshops: Facially Generated Treatment Planning and Occlusion in Clinical Practice.

Dr. Keyes is a standing member of the American Dental Association, South Dakota Dental Association, Southeastern District Dental Society, American Orthodontic Society, and the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Troy L. Keyes, DDS

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Dr. Keyes is a standing member of the American Dental Association, South Dakota Dental Association, Southeastern District Dental Society, American Orthodontic Society, and the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Vijay Parashar, BDS, MDS, DDS

M3 Guest Speaker

Charlotte, NC
Vijay P. Parashar, BDS, MDS, DDS, is an oral and maxillofacial radiologist currently working as faculty at Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ. Prior to joining Midwestern University as an associate professor, Dr. Parashar was the assistant professor of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Parashar was the winner of the 2006 Howard R. Raper and 2012 William H. Rollins Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Awards given by the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

Dr. Parashar received a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, a Master of Dental Science from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal.

Dr. Parashar is on the scientific editorial board of peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry, India Dentistry, International Journal of Oral Implantology and Clinical Research, India, and the American Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, USA.

Dr. Parashar's positions with ADEA include: Chair 2010 – 2011, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Section Chair-elect 2009 – 2010, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Section and Secretary 2008 – 2009, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Section.

Dr. Parashar is currently serving on the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Oral Radiology Review Committee, ADEA Council of Faculties, National Board Dental Test Construction Committee and is a CODA Site Visitor.

Vijay Parashar, BDS, MDS, DDS

M3 Guest Speaker

Dr. Parashar was the winner of the 2006 Howard R. Raper and 2012 William H. Rollins Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Awards given by the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

Engel Institute

Meet the Engel Institute Mentors

Our Expert Advisors

Todd B. Engel, DDS

Owner, Founder

Todd B. Engel, DDS

Owner, Founder

Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD

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Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD

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Jedidiah Janisse, DMD, MaCDS, MICOI

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Jedidiah Janisse, DMD, MaCDS, MICOI

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Troy L. Keyes, DDS

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Troy L. Keyes, DDS

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Vijay Parashar, BDS, MDS, DDS

M3 Guest Speaker

Vijay Parashar, BDS, MDS, DDS

M3 Guest Speaker

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