Seattle Oral Surgery
Dr. Ralph K. Zech

     Dr. Ralph K. Zech was born in Seattle, Washington on June 21st, 1950.  He is currently married with three children.



I.  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Seattle University - Seattle, Washington
              Bachelor of Science 1972

 

II.  PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Loyola University School of Dentistry - Chicago, Illinois
               D.D.S. 1976

The University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies
               Ann Arbor, Michigan
               Master of Science Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1982

The University of Michigan Hospitals - Ann Arbor, Michigan
               Surgery Certificate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
               December 1982

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

 

III.  ORGANIZATIONS

Chalmers J. Lyons Academy of Oral Surgery

American Associated of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

          American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Washington State Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Western Regional Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

American Dental Association

Seattle-King County Dental Association

          International College Dentists 1990

 

IV.  STATE LICENSURES

Illinois 1976

Washington 1978:  251 - 03 000 5207

Michigan 1979
 


V.  HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES

Swedish Hospital Medical Center - Seattle, Washington
               1983 - Current

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center - Kirkland, Washington
     1988 - Current

 

VI.  TEACHING EXPERIENCE

"Endodontics and the Restoration of Endodontically Treated
               Teeth", Yokota Dental Study Club, November 1977

Endodontic consultation and staffing visit to Kunsan AB, Korea,
               January 1978

Faculty appointment as a part-time clinical instructor in the
               Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of
               Michigan School of Dentistry, January 1980

Numerous lectures to study clubs on dental implants

Appointment in Oral Medicine, University of Washington,
               1988 - Present

Lecture to Academy of Implants and Transplants, Las Vegas,
               Nevada, April 1988

The Transmandibular Implant, Washington State Dental
               Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington 1990

 

VII.  PUBLICATIONS

"Large Idiopathic Bone Defect of the Mandible", Journal of Oral
               and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 39, pp. 709-712, 1981

"In Vivo Epiboly Formation Following Local Application of Epsilon
     Aminocaproid Acid", Masters Thesis, Horace H. Rackham
     School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan,
     Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 1982
 

"Maintenance of Homeostasis during Exodontia in Two
               Hemophiliacs with Factor VIII Inhibitors",
               Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, January 1980

 

VIII.  CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Member of Seattle, Rotary Club
               1983 - Current

Board of Directors of Better Business Bureau
               1984 - 1989

Provide general anesthesia for disabled at Rainier School
               Buckley, WA 1984 - 1990

Track and Field Assistant - Goodwill Games
               1990

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Consultant
               United Cerebral Palsy of
King-Snohomish County
               1988 - 1998