Dr. Charles Jay Miller is a 1950 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, where is he currently a clinical professor in the graduate department of Prosthodontics and at the School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Miller began his dental career practicing with his father, I. Franklin Miller. Dr. Miller was recently honored, as was the memory of his father, at the VI Congreso Internacional of the Sociedad Peruana de Protesis Dental y Maxilo Facial, 50th Anniversary Celebration in Lima, Peru in 1996, in appreciation of the dental education and training they each had brought to this country.
Dr. Miller has authored numerous scientific and clinical articles that have appeared in leading journals in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Peru. "Inlays, Crowns and Bridges, An Atlas of Clinical Procedures" was first published in 1962 by the W.B. Saunders Company, and has served as a landmark text for dentistry. This best-selling book, the first "show-and-tell" format for clinical dentistry, was translated into Portuguese, Spanish and German.
Recognized as a leader and authority lecturer and clinician in the field of fixed partial prosthodontics and the restoration of dental implants, Dr. Miller has lectured before many prestigious dental societies in the United States, South America, United Kingdom, Europe, the Mideast, Asia and the Far East.
In addition to membership in several professional organizations, Dr. Miller is a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and the International College of Implantologists. He is a Charter Member of the Midwest Academy of Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and is a past president of the Academy of Electrosurgery and the Midwest Academy of Prosthodontics, among other local dental associations.
Dr. Miller also serves on the advisory committee of the Continuing Education Department at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He was responsible for raising the funds and overseeing the completion of the department's facility: a state-of-the-art auditorium, six treatment rooms, conference room, dental laboratory and associated office space.
Dr. Miller has been listed in the 1996-1997 edition of "Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care", as well as the 1991-1992 edition of "Who's Who in the World", and will be recognized in the 27th edition of Marquis "Who's Who in the East" in 1999.
Dr. S. Rand Werrin is a 1967 graduate of the Temple University School of Dentistry, and currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Restorative Department, a member of the Continuing Education Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, and was the restorative advisor at Montefiore Hospital.
Dr. Werrin has developed several inventions for the field of dentistry. They include the Dental Bite Tray Posterior, Dental Bite Tray Anterior, Quadrant Triple Tray, Sideless Triple Tray, Extended Quadrant, Alpha, T-Loc, Richmond Reflective Shields, and Three Quarter Arch Triple Trays. He has published many articles for leading dentistry journals, including Journal of Dental Research, Quintessence International, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental Magazine, and Dentistry Today.
In addition to membership in numerous professional organization, Dr. Werrin is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International, and the International College of Dentists. He is a past president of the Pittsburgh Dental Research Club and the East End Dental Society, and past dental education chairman of the Dental Society of Western Pennsylvania.
Dr. Werrin has lectured and offered clinics for the American Dental Association since 1975. He has also addressed members at local and regional associations in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arizona, West Virginia, and Ohio, and in such countries as Italy, Thailand, Ireland, Israel, the Philippines and Barbados.
In addition to volunteering on the dental faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Werrin has acted as a product evaluator for Premier Dental Products Company, Richmond Dental Products and 3M Dental Divisions.
Dr. John W. Gruendel, Jr. is a 1975 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, with a Certificate of Maxillofacial Prosthetics from the Eye and Ear Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Gruendel currently serves as a clinical instructor and formal lecturer at Allegheny General Hospital, where he maintains an affiliation.
Dr. Gruendel is a past president of the Pennsylvania Prosthodontic Association, Western Pennsylvania Prosthodontic Association, and the East End Dental Society. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Dental Association, Pennsylvania Dental Association, Odontological Society of Western Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Dental Research.
Dr. Gruendel has presented several papers to local organizations, including the Pennsylvania Dental Association and the Pittsburgh Dental Research Club. Topics addressed have included oral management of the chemotherapy patient, prosthetic management of the staple bone plate, maxillofacial prosthetics, and dental care of the irradiated head and neck patient.
