Sompop Bencharit DDS, MS, PhD, FACP
Associate Professor and Director of Digital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VADr. Sompop Bencharit is Associate Professor and Director of Digital Dentistry in the Department of General Practice, School of Dentistry, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia.
Dr. Bencharit’s research interests include dental implants and tissue engineering, salivary biomarkers, as well as applications of digital technologies in dentistry and 3D printing. In addition to clinical expertise in prosthodontics and implantology, Dr. Bencharit has PhD training in protein structural biology. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed papers and is on the editorial board of several journals. He is a member of the American College of Prosthodontists, the American Dental Association, and the American Dental Education Association, among other professional organizations.
Dr. Bencharit received his DDS from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He was awarded his MS in prosthodontics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, where he subsequently received his PhD in oral biology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in structural biology.
Disclosures
Dr. Bencharit reports the following potential conflicts of interest below:- Paid consultant and lecturer for Zimmer Biomet.
- Research/education programs supported by Ivoclar Vivadent, Planmeca, Formlabs
- Paid editor by American College of Prosthodontists for editing Journal of Prosthodontics