Dr. Danilo Magtanong

Dr. Danilo L. Magtanong is a retired (as of October 7, 2022) Associate Professor in Prosthodontics and the Dean of the College of Dentistry, University of the Philippines Manila, from July 2016 -to July 2022. He have been in the academe for 36 years. He finished his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) at the same University in 1986 and was recruited as a member of the faculty at the Section of Prosthodontics immediately after graduation. He took-up and completed his Masters in Health Profession Education (MHPEd) at the National Teachers Training Center for the Health Professions (NTTCHP) also in UP Manila, in 2004. In 2010, he took up and finished a dental implant training program in Seoul, South Korea. He is also immediate past President of the Philippine Prosthodontic Society (PPS) serving as President in 2019 - 2021, and also a Fellow of the same specialty society (FPPS) accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines. He is currently a member of the Philippine Board of Prosthodontics (PBOP). He is a member of the International Association of Forensic Science and a lifetime member of the Asian Association of Prosthodontics (AAP). Throughout his teaching career, he was able to do numerous scholarly and creative works in Prosthodontics, Health Professions Education and Forensic Odontology, for training and education of Dentistry students and, as well as, for dental practitioners, including researches and manuals which were published locally and internationally. He acted as guest lecturer, speaker, facilitator, and/or resource person to over a hundred seminars and conventions in dentistry & education, organized by governmental and/or non-governmental groups. He lectures and acted as consultant on topics such as Prosthodontics, Forensic Odontology and Health Professions Education. He is also frequently invited for public awareness programs and for a regarding dentures and denture-wearing, including radio and television interviews in the country. International Publications (Forensic Science): Co-author, “Identification of exhumed remains of fire tragedy victims using conventional methods and autosomal/Y- chromosomal short tandem repeat DNA Profiling,” American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2005 Sep;26(3):285-91. Co-author, “Identification of two fire victims by comparative nuclear DNA typing of skeletal remains and stored umbilical tissues,” American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2003 Jun;24(2):148-52.