About Rasner Institute
Many general dentists enter practice feeling ill-prepared to perform surgical procedures. Without the right training and encouragement, that may never change throughout their careers. The Rasner Institute was founded in 2016 to provide an environment that meets each doctor where they are in their surgical journey. We believe hands-on practice with live patients promotes confidence and retention. We select appropriate cases to foster each individual’s growth as a surgeon.

Steven L. Rasner, DMD, MAGD, DICOI
Dr. Steven L. Rasner earned his DMD at the University of Pennsylvania. He has pursued 4500+ hours of CE, over 1000 of which were in the oral surgical sciences. He earned a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry in 1997, completed both the Misch International Implant Institute curriculum and the Pikos Institute continuum, and earned Diplomate status with the ICOI in 2018.
Dr. Rasner has taught for twenty-four years in 45 American states and 5 countries. He offers intimate live-patient surgical courses in New Jersey. He also teaches both practice management and hands-on surgical courses for national and state dental organizations. He has been recognized in Dentistry Today’s Top Clinical Educators list for the past 13 years. He has authored 3 books and over 50 industry and journal publications, and is the host of the Lionhearted Dentists podcast.
Faculty

Dr. Giuseppe Lamantea
Periodontist

Dr. Gabriel Ruiz

Dr. Albert Internoscia

Dr. Trevor Siu
Periodontist

Dr. Gulia Omene

Dr. Linel Holwager

Dr. Anthony DeFont

Dr. Kuzi Hsue



Dr. Rasner has published over 50 articles in many industry journals, including:
- Dentistry Today: An Alternative Treatment Approach to All-on-X
- Dentistry Today: Simplifying the Decision Tree: Choosing Graft and Membrane Options After Extractions
- Dentistry Today: A Modern Approach to Exodontia, Part 2: Helping to Ensure Successful Implant Outcomes
- Dentistry Today: A Modern Approach to Exodontia, Part 1: Helping to Ensure Successful Implant Outcomes
- Dentistry Today: Treatment Planning in a Challenged Economy
- Dentistry Today: Implant Therapy in the Aesthetic Zone: Maintaining Gingival Margins
- Dentistry Today: Case Report: An Implant Resolution to Idiopathic Pain
- Orthodontic Extrusion: An Adjunct to Implant Treatment
- Dentistry Today: Pontic Site Enhancement: Raising the Fixed Prosthetic Bar
- Dentistry Today: Maximizing Aesthetics in the Deficient Alveolar Ridge
- Dentistry Today: Replacing Congenitally Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisors: Assessing Treatment Options and Case Report
- Dentistry Today: Maximizing Available Options to Embrace “Less Is Best”
- Dentistry Today: The Truth About Your Fees
- The Profitable Dentist: The Foolproof Blue-print for Success Today
- Dental Economics: Fixing the practice that has gone off course
- Dental Economics: Phenomenal case acceptance The reason your patients say yes and no
- Inside Dentistry: Removal and Restoration of a Palatally Impacted Maxillary Cuspid
Professional Associations
- American Dental Association
- American Academy of Periodontology
- Academy of General Dentistry
- American College of Implantology
- The International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- The International Academy for Facial Esthetics
Awards and Honors
- Dentistry Today’s Leader in CE, 2006 – present
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Excellence in Dentistry, 2011
- Best New Speaker of the Year – Excellence in Dentistry, 1998
- Congressional Recognition Award for Community Service, 2000
- Highest Rated Speaker – Toronto Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, 2005
- Speaker of the Year – Masters of Dentistry Extravaganza Australia, 2006