EDUCATION
D.M.D. University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine (1985-1989)
Bachelor of Science in Biology, S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton (1981-1985)
Abraham Lincoln High School (1978-1981)
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Certificate in Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1990-1993)
Certificate in Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1990-1992)
Certificates in Implant Surgical Training: Brånemark, IMZ, ITI, Core-Vent (1990-1992)
General Practice Residency (Certificate), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York (1989-1990)
UNIVERSITY FACULTY APPOINTMENTS EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor of Periodontics, Nova University, Florida (1996-Present).
Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics, Medical College of Georgia. (1996- Present).
Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. (1996-present).
Visiting Professor, Department of Periodontics and Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University (2000-Present).
Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics and Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. (1993-1996)
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Project: The Use of Brånemark Dental Implants as Orthodontics Anchorage in Humans: A Pilot Study (1990-1993) Research grant by Nobelpharma Inc., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Periodontics and Orthodontics, Undergraduate Clinic, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. (1990-1992)
Private Practice of General Dentistry, Drs. Sutton & Azar, Brooklyn, New York. (1990)
General Practice Externships at Hadassah Hospital, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Beth Israel Hospital New York, New York. (1988)
Dental Assistant, Dr. Mitchell Silverman Margate, New Jersey. (1987-1989)
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton, New York Binghamton, New York. (1984-1985)
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Georgia Dental Association (Northern District) (1995 – present)
American Dental Association (1995 – present)
Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society (1995 – present)
Academy of Osseointegration (1992 – present)
American Academy of Periodontology (1990 – present)
American Academy of Orthodontics (1990 – present)
American Student Dental Association (1985 – present)
Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity (1985 – present)