The Immediacy Concept

Edmond Bedrossian, DDS, a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Alameda Medical Center. He is an expert in implant dentistry and has lectured internationally, as well as authored numerous articles, book chapters, and books. Today, he practices in San Francisco, California, and serves as Director of Implant Surgical Training for the Oral and Maxillofacial Residency Program and the dental school at University of the Pacific.

E. Armand Bedrossian, DDS, MSD, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and practices in San Francisco, California. He graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and completed a 3-year masters program in prosthodontics at the University of Washington. He has authored various publications on prosthodontics, implant dentistry, and the treatment of completely edentulous patients.

Dr. Brecht is currently the Director of Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Lenox Hill Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital of the Northwell Health System, the largest hospital system in New York State. In addition, he serves as the Director of Maxillofacial Prosthetics in the Postgraduate Prosthodontic Program of NYU College of Dentistry where he is an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Prosthodontics. Dr. Brecht also has the privilege of an appointment in the Department of Head & Neck Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center of The University of Texas. Prior to its dissolution in 2015, for over 25 years, Dr. Brecht was the Director of Dental Services at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center with appointments at NYU School of Medicine in the Department of Plastic Surgery and the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. Dr. Brecht maintains a private practice in Manhattan limited to maxillofacial prosthetics and prosthodontics He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the maxillofacial reconstruction and oral rehabilitation of patients with cancer or craniofacial anomalies. He is part of the team that developed the ”Jaw-in-a-Day” (JIAD) technique for immediate reconstruction of the maxilla or mandible with microvascular composite flaps along with immediate implants and prosthetic rehabilitation. Similarly, he was part of the team that developed nasoalveolar molding (NAM) for the care of infants with a cleft. He is a past-president of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (AAMP). In addition, Dr. Brecht has received numerous awards, including the Andrew J. Ackerman Award from the AAMP for outstanding contributions to the field of maxillofacial prosthetics. He is also one of the authors of the textbook, “The Immediacy Concept” published in 2022 by Quintessence. He lectures regularly both nationally and internationally on the topics of immediate reconstruction throughout the oral cavity and maxillofacial region. Dr. Brecht serves as the president of The Maxillofacial Foundation as well as the NextGenFace Foundation.