Walter Chitwood Dr. Walter Chitwood was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in 1978 and of the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1982. His post graduate training includes implant externships at the Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation in Clearwater, FL and the Misch Implant Institute in Dearborn MI. Dr. Chitwood is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/ Implant Dentistry, Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and is a Fellow of several organizations including the American Society of Osseointegration, the Academy of Implants & Transplants and the Academy of Dentistry International.