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Juan Lara Chao

Dentist · Oral Surgery & Implantology

Juan Lara Chao

Exclusively dedicated to reconstructive surgery and oral implantology. I rebuild bone where others see an impossible case — and teach surgeons in sixteen countries to do the same.

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Cities where I have taught colleagues

49 cities · 16 countries · since 2012
BarcelonaFrankfurtNueva YorkMadridLos ÁngelesBurdeosDenverValenciaChicagoSeattleHoustonLas VegasOrlandoAtlantic CityVailPragaSevillaRiadOportoBilbaoRijekaSantiago de ChileBuenos AiresCiudad de MéxicoGranadaCasablancaLimaMarrakechMurciaCancúnRabatGuadalajaraA CoruñaTángerQuerétaroValladolidSanta Cruz de TenerifeCórdobaCádizVitoriaLeónLleidaIrapuatoAlgodonesLeón (México)Volta RedondaCochabambaIsla MargaritaPobra do Caramiñal
  • 159lectures and courses taught
  • 16countries
  • 40+partner clinics
  • 4indexed publications
01Career

How I got here

I started in Madrid with a Degree in Dentistry from the European University of Madrid, followed by a three-year hospital residency through the Master's in Oral Surgery and Implantology, at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Príncipe de Asturias Hospital, with the University of Alcalá.

It was during that residency that I met José Luis Domínguez-Mompell. What began there continues today: four more years teaching at Príncipe de Asturias Hospital, and another four on the faculty of Rey Juan Carlos University's Master's in Oral Surgery and Implantology.

I collaborate with more than forty clinics across Spain: I travel to their practices to perform bone grafts and advanced implant surgery, alongside their teams and for their patients. I work exclusively in oral surgery and implantology, specialising in the reconstruction and regeneration of bone defects.

Education and university teaching

  • present

    Co-director of the Master's in Oral Surgery and Digital Implantology

    UCAM · Catholic University of Murcia

  • 2016–2020

    Professor, Master's in Surgery

    Rey Juan Carlos University

  • 2015–2020

    Collaborator, Master's in Implant Surgery, Prosthodontics and Peri-implantology

    Alfonso X el Sabio University

  • 2012–2016

    Professor, Master's in Oral Surgery

    University of Alcalá · Príncipe de Asturias Hospital

  • hospital residency

    Master's Degree in Oral Surgery

    University of Alcalá · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department

  • Degree in Dentistry

    European University of Madrid

02Teaching

Teaching what you operate

A large part of my time goes into lectures, courses and conferences, in Spain and abroad.

The syllabus covers the whole range. From basic implantology — I co-direct the Master's in Oral Surgery and Digital Implantology at UCAM — through to the most advanced reconstructive techniques: three-dimensional bone regeneration with autologous bone, the Khoury technique, the tunnel approach, sinus lift, calvarial grafts and soft-tissue management.

No single technique works for everything. What I teach is how to choose the right one for the defect in front of you, and how to execute it with a protocol that holds up in real practice.

Juan Lara Chao lecturing to an audience of dentists
Course in reconstructive surgery

Universities and institutions where he teaches or has taught

  • Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM)
  • Universidad de Alcalá
  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Universidad Complutense
  • Universidad de Sevilla
  • Universidad de Granada
  • Universidade da Coruña
  • Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
  • Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • New York University
  • Universidad de Burdeos
  • Universidad Andrés Bello (Chile)
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Université Abulcasis (Marruecos)

Professional bodies, societies and congresses

  • Colegio de Dentistas de Sevilla
  • Colegio de Dentistas de Bizkaia
  • Colegio de Dentistas de la Región de Murcia
  • Colegio de Odontólogos de Asturias (CODES)
  • Colegio de Dentistas de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  • Colegio de Odontólogos de Cataluña
  • Colegio de Dentistas de Mallorca
  • SECIB
  • SCOI
  • SEPA
03The team
Juan Lara Chao and José Luis Domínguez-Mompell
Juan Lara Chao and José Luis Domínguez-Mompell

DL Oral Surgery

DL Cirugía Oral is a group of professionals working exclusively in reconstructive surgery and oral implantology in Spain.

Every member holds a Degree in Dentistry and specialised in oral surgery and implantology through a three-year master's dedicated solely to these fields. More than a decade performing virtually every surgical technique available today in oral implantology, choosing the most appropriate one for each case.

We aim for aesthetics and function as close as possible to natural tissue — tooth, gum and bone — with long-term predictability.

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04Consultations

Online consultation

A remote consultation service for both patients and professionals. It exists so you understand your case before deciding anything.

For patients

You have been told you need a bone graft before implants are possible, and you are not sure. In an online consultation I review your case, explain the real options and their alternatives, and what long-term outcome each one carries. Where useful, I can point you to a specialist near you.

Book a consultation

For professionals

You are a dentist with a case you cannot quite call. We work through the indication, the technique and the execution together: which approach fits, which details you cannot overlook, and how to reach the best possible result. Save time, effort and complications by framing the case well from the start.

Discuss a case
05Research

Indexed publications

  • 2015

    “Reconstruction of mandibular vertical defects for dental implants with autogenous bone block grafts using a tunnel approach: clinical study of 50 cases”. Restoy-Lozano A, Dominguez-Mompell JL, Infante-Cossio P, Lara-Chao J, Espin-Galvez F, Lopez-Pizarro V. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Jun 23. pii: S0901-5027(15)00213-1. doiInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

  • 2015

    “Calvarial Bone Grafting for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Severe Maxillary Defects: A Case Series”. Restoy-Lozano A, Dominguez-Mompell JL, Infante-Cossio P, Lara-Chao J, Lopez-Pizarro V. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2015 Jul-Aug;30(4):880-90. doi: 10.11607/jomi.3627. PMID: 26252040.International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants.

  • 2014

    “Tratamiento del maxilar posterior atrófico mediante técnica de reconstrucción tridimensional con elevación de seno y abordaje «en tunel»”. “Treatment of the posterior atrophic maxilla using a three-dimensional reconstruction technique with sinus lift and a «tunnel» approach”. Andrés Restoy, Víctor L. Pizarro, Vanesa Ordónez, JuRevista Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial.

  • 2013

    Dominguez-Mompell Mico J.L., Restoy Lozano A., Lara Chao J., López Pizarro V.M. Servicio Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial. Revista Gaceta Dental, junio 2013.Caso clínico: “Implantes extramaxilares subantrales en defectos horizontales de maxilar posterior”.

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06Contact

Let's talk about your case

Write to me and I will reply personally. For detailed clinical questions, the online consultation is more useful than email.

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