Dr. Schlesinger graduated with honors from the Ohio State College of Dentistry in 1996. He then completed a general practice residency at the VAMC in San Diego and went on to become the chief resident at the VAMC in West Los Angeles. There he completed extensive training in oral surgery, implantology, and advanced restorative treatment. Once he completed his residency, Dr. Schlesinger maintained a thriving restorative and implant practice in San Diego for 14 years. He is the former director of education and clinical affairs and former chief operating officer of OCO Biomedical. He continues to provide patient care along with his educational and R&D responsibilities. A dental implant educator who has been lecturing internationally throughout the United States, Canada, China, and the United Kingdom for the past 13 years, Dr. Schlesinger has provided more than 4,500 hours of implant related continuing dental education since 2005. He lectured for Camlog Biotechnologies, Dentatus USA and ACE Surgical, Implant Practice Solutions, and the Perio Institute. He is currently a KOL for Glidewell Laboratories and Impladent. His courses range from basic implantology through advanced restorative, implantology, and cadaver-based grafting courses.