Dr. Winkler is and adjunct professor for the School of Dental Medicine, Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. He previously served as professor and chairperson of the department of Prosthodontics and Dean of Research, Advanced Education, and Continuing Education at Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Winkler serves as educational and prosthodontic consultant to dental schools in Paraguay, Chile, Thailand, Egypt, and Jordan. He is president of the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics and also serves as executive director of the Academy. He is the developer of the pour (fluid resin) technique for denture base processing. Dr. Winkler is an educator, author, editor, researcher, and national and international speaker on prosthodontics, implant dentistry, dental materials, and geriatric dentistry. He has authored or co-authored 6 textbooks (including Essentials of Complete Denture Prosthodontics), approximately 185 articles and chapters in professional journals and textbooks, and founded the journal Implant Dentistry, which he edited for 6 years. Dr. Winkler is currently senior editor of the Journal of Oral Implantology. In 1992, Dr. Winkler received the International Education Award, the highest honor of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He was awarded a Journalism Award from the International College of Dentists in 1993, and was honored by Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, in 1995 with its Academic Devotion Award.