Dr. Abdi Sameni is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry and a 1991 graduate of USC School of Dentistry.He has been a member of the USC clinical faculty since 1998.He currently serves as senior faculty for the “esthetic selective” which emphasizes a “biomimetic approach” to restorative and esthetic care. He was the original director of the USC Advanced Esthetic Dentistry Continuum for the portion relating to indirect porcelain veneers. He currently is the course director for an intensive “lecture” and “hands-on” course relating to indirect bonded porcelain restoration and he is the chairman and developer of the “USC International Restorative Dental Symposium” for USC School of Dentistry. Dr. Sameni lectures nationally and internationally on topics related to interdisciplinary dentistry, digital photography and its applications for dentistry, and various aspects of biomimetic and esthetic dentistry. Dr. Sameni is Past-President of the USC Dental Alumni Association, past-president of the USC Century Club and a member of the Board of Counselors for the USC School of Dentistry. Dr. Sameni was recently appointed as the representative for the School of Dentistry to serve on the Board of Governors for the USC Alumni Association. He maintains a private practice in West Los Angeles, where he emphasizes comprehensive restorative dentistry, including implant reconstruction and esthetic dentistry.