Expert Qualifications
This highly qualified dentist is a national expert and frequent speaker on the treatment of anxious and special needs dental patients. He currently runs a private general dental and hospital practice in Maryland where he specializes in dental care for individuals who have anxiety or special needs. He is also the department head at a nearby hospital, where he provides dental care in the OR. Over the course of his career, he has treated 1,800+ patients who were asleep or under sedation in the OR and has administered oral sedation during 34,000+ patient visits to his office. He earned his D.M.D. at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed his residency at the Genesee Hospital in Rochester, NY. The expert is a Diplomate with the American Board of Forensic Dentistry, the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, and the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation. He is also a Member and Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped and the American Association of Hospital Dentists.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: MD
- B.A. Biology, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
- D.M.D., Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- Post-Doctoral Courses, Dentistry & Non-Verbal Behavior, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Internship, General Dentistry, Eastman Dental Center
- Residency, General Dentistry, The Genesee Hospital
- Externship, Oral Surgery, Edinburgh University Dental Clinic
- Externship, Orthodontics, London Hospital Dental Institute
- Externship, Pedodontics, Maine Medical Center
- Diplomate, Forensic Dentistry, American Board of Forensic Dentistry
- Diplomate, Special Care Dentistry, American Board of Special Care Dentistry
- Diplomate, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation
- Diplomate, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security CHS-III
- Board Certified, American Association of Integrative Medicine
- Licensed, Maryland State Dental License
- Certificate, Basic Life Support & Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association
- Certificate, DOCS Oral Sedation Dentistry
- Member & Fellow, Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped
- Member & Fellow, Academy of Dentistry International
- Member & Fellow, American Association of Hospital Dentists
- Member & Fellow, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation
- Recipient, Special Care Dentistry Association’s Saul Kamen Award
- Author, 4 Online Courses in General Dentistry and Special Needs Patient Care
- Author, 30+ Publications & 2 Book Chapters
- Former, Private Practice Associate, Office of Dr. Joseph P. McMahon
- Former, Private Practice Associate, Office of Dr. Neil W. Lamb
- Former, Instructor and Program Coordinator for the General Practice Residency Program, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
- Former, Associate Professor in Dental Radiology, Frederick Community College
- Former, Courtesy Staff Member in the Department of Surgery, Washington County Hospital
- Former, Staff Member, Amber Ridge Surgical Suite
- Current, Owner & Dentist, a 9-Operatory Private General Practice
- Current, Active Staff Member in the Department of Surgery, a Hospital in Northern Maryland
