EXTRAORDINARY AND EMPATHETIC CARE.
Periodontics and implant dentistry since 1986.
MY STRAIGHTFORWARD PHILOSOPHY: TREAT OTHERS AS I WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED.
Long-term experience has been crucial in assessing the value of new technologies. Stem cell bone grafting, utilization of autologous and recombinant growth factors to enhance hard and soft tissue augmentation, diagnostic 3-dimensional digital imaging, and 3D printed/CADCAM implant surgical guides and components are examples of technologic advances that I have embraced and integrated into my daily practice.
This modern technology must be surrounded with communication — there is nothing more important than sharing my knowledge base, with the goal of providing all of the information necessary for you to become an active decision maker in your treatment. This requires time for listening and discussion — something that seems to be in high demand and short supply these days, but which has always been the cornerstone of my practice.
I am available through live service 24/7, I provide my contact information routinely, and to help me in this communication quest, each staff member is cross-trained to provide you with answers to the range of questions you might have.
AS A DOCTOR, THIS IS WHAT I look for in a healthcare provider.
Expertise and depth of knowledge are critical. I also need to know that this person cares. Cares enough to listen, to make every effort not to hurt me, to be accessible when I need help.
I put a high priority on the passion my doctor has for their work — That inherent drive to continually learn, relentlessly strive to improve, celebrate every successful treatment outcome with each patient, and unconditionally accept ownership when an outcome does not meet expectations.
Curriculum Vitae.
I graduated from Bowdoin College with a BA in Biology Magna Cum Laude, earned my doctorate from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — presently known as the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine — practiced for 3 years as a general dentist, and attended Rutgers School of Dental Medicine for my specialty training in Periodontics. I became a resident of Hunterdon County and started my practice in Whitehouse Station in 1986.
Since then, the growth of our knowledge base has been fast, furious, and exciting with advances in our understanding of host response and its impact on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, improvements in surgical technique and technology, and the advent of dental implants. In the nascent years of dental implant therapy, I attended McGill University for specialized implant surgical training. For as long as I have been a periodontist, I have never stopped reading our professional literature and have been intimately and actively involved in continuing education in every permutation — as a lecturer, program coordinator, and student.