Implant Prosthodontics with a Biological Mindset

Jonathan Esquivel, DDS

Jonathan Esquivel, DDS, is a  a private practice prosthodontist in Metairie Louisiana and former Associate professor of the department of Prosthodontics at LSUSD. He received his dental training at Universidad Americana in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua. After graduating from dental school, he joined his father’s practice for four years. Due to his growing interest in prosthetics, he decided to pursue a specialty training in prosthodontics at LSUSD, completing the residency in 2013. He then was accepted and completed the LSUSD Esthetics and Surgical Implant Fellowship in 2014.Throughout his career as an educator he won numerous awards including “The Golden Apple “ excellence in teaching award in 2016, along with being named honorary faculty member for the C. Edmund Kells Honorary Society, and faculty member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, Theta Kappa Chapter. He was selected to participate in the dental student “white coat ceremony”, an honor bestowed upon respected faculty members, he was also awarded the “Dr. Allen A. Copping” excellence in teaching award, the Brasseler USA Professorship in prosthodontics and won the Claude Baker award from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. He has published articles on the topics of dental implants and esthetics in nationally recognized peer reviewed journals and has lectured nationally and internationally.