Dr. Mike McCracken currently serves as a professor at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and as the Executive Director of Foundry Dental Center, where over 1,000 dentists and residents have trained in placing implants, developing implant sites, and managing patients for predictable outcomes.

Dr. McCracken received his dental degree from the University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at UAB School of Dentistry. He also earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UAB. His past roles within the University include Director of Graduate Prosthodontics, Director of Graduate Implant Training Program, Associate Dean for Education and Curriculum Development, Director of Biomaterials, and Director of Pre-Doctoral Implant Education.

Dr. McCracken is well-versed in both the surgical and restorative aspects of dental implants and lectures nationally and internationally on implant dentistry and the restoration of complex dental patients. He is known for his ability to explain difficult concepts in a way that is easy to understand and for a practical approach toward continuing education.