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Since my graduation from Tufts Dental School in Boston in 1975 and doing my General Practice Residency at Boston City Hospital, I developed a Medical-Hospital analytic approach to patient diagnosis and treatment planning. This was reenforced during my practice at Harvard St. Neighborhood Health Center and my 11 years of Prosthodontic and Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
At MSKCC, I combined my interests in Oral Medicine (oral complications of treating cancer with head and neck surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy), Prosthodontic Reconstruction and Rehabilitation with my interest in Computer Application in Medical Research and Practice Management.
Since 1989 my private office practice has evolved from providing Patient-Centered care (kind of a Nordstroms or Ritz-Carlton approach to a luxurious client experience) with precise prosthodontic and general dental patient care into the Center for High Tech Dentistry that uses Biolase Waterlase MD and Oddesey Dental Lasers, Sirona CEREC CAD/CAM precision milled porcelain restorations that we can custom stain with our Vita porcelain oven and verify shade match with our Vita EZShade spectrophotometer. We also use other technologies such as Snap Digital Imaging (for Smile Analysis), T-Scan (Computer Assisted Occlusal Analysis for bite adjustment), and Schick Digital Intra-oral and Panoramic Radiographs (using 80-90% less radiation than film and elliminating the Lead, Silver and other chemical pollution associated with conventional fillm development.)
Specialties:Trained in General Prosthodontics (crowns, bridges, dentures and implant supported dental restorations), Maxillofacial Prosthetics (oral prosthetics to restore eating, chewing, swallowing, speech & normal esthetic appearance.
I combine the art of facial & smile evaluation with scientific & clinical skills to provide Cosmetic Dentistry. Finally, I have proficiency in Internet Marketing to increase the traffic flow to my Websites and help others to achieve the same.
Experience
Owner and Dentist -- Center for High Tech Dentistry
September 1989 — Present (19 years)
After leaving full time at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, I set up a High Technology Dental Practice focused on Personal Patient Dental Care. We utilize Biolase Waterlase MD Dental Laser whenever possible to provide No-Shot and No-Drill dental restorations (filling). We have used the Sirona CEREC Computer-Aided-Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system to take digital impressions with an infra-red 3D camera (instead of gloppy, gagging impressions) and custom design the Crown, Onlay and Veneers on the computer and precision mill the All-Porcelain restoration in 10-15 minutes in the office and then custom stain and glaze the restoration to match the patient's adjacent teeth, if the color needs to be adjusted.
Assistant Attending Dentist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterJuly 1978 — September 1989 (11 years 3 months)
General Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Oral Medicine -- Treating and Researching Treatment for the Oral (Head and Neck) Complications of Cancer Therapies including Chemotherapy, Radiation and Head and Neck Surgery
Staff Dentist at Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in Dorchester, MassachusettsJuly 1976 — June 1978 (2 years)
Provided General Dental and Oral Surgical care to Adults, Adolescents and Pediatric patients of the Health Center in the Dorchester section of Boston Mass
General Practice Residency at Boston City Hospital in the City of BostonJuly 1975 — June 1976 (1 year)
Covered the General Dental and Oral Surgical Needs of patients at Boston City Hospital, the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in Dorchester and Long Island Hospital for Chronic Diseases in Boston Harbor
Education
Tufts University
DMD, Dentistry, 1972 — 1975
City University of New York-Brooklyn CollegeBS, Chemistry, 1968 — 1972
Activities and Societies:
Chief Engineer WBCR Radio Station, Battle House
Stuyvesant HS in New York City
Major in Math and Biology, 1965 — 1968
Websites:
My Cosmetic Dental Practice
Tools to Increase Web Presence
How Your Smile Affects Jobs
Interests:
New Technology, Dentistry, CEREC, Biolase, Smile Makeovers, Digital Imaging, Digital Radiography, Computers in Dentistry, Computer Record Keeping, Laser Dentistry, Internet Marketing, Direct Mail Response, Website Design, Search Engine Optimumization
Organization Memberships:American Dental Association,
Dental Society of the State of New York,
New York County Dental Society,
Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry,
American Academy of Oral Medicine,
Greater NY Academy of Prosthodontists,
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis,
American College of Prosthodontists