Meet The Doctor

Education:

1987    Bachelors in Dental Surgery        

Kasturba Medical College (College of Dental Surgery)  

1989    Certificate in Periodontics  

Tufts University School of Dental

Director:  O.W. Donnenfeld and Chairman Jerome B. Smulow

1991    DMD  

Tufts University School of  Dental Medicine (International Student Merit Award from the Academy of International Dental Studies)

Post-Doctoral Training:

1987-1989       Resident    

Periodontology Tufts University School of  Dental Medicine

1991-1992       Residency at Misch Implant Institute

Advanced Training in Dental Implants

Faculty Appointments:

1988-1989      Clinical Instructor,

Department of Periodontology

Tufts School of Dental Medicine

1991-1994      Clinical Instructor Department of Periodontology

Department Of Periodontology Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

1994-1997        Assistant Clinical Professor Department Of Periodontology Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

1989-1997      Facilitator

1998-Present   Clinical Instructor

Department of Oral Medicine, Immunity and immunology (Periodontology) Harvard University School of Dental Medicine

1995-1997          Periodontist as part of the State School System

1995-1996       Mclean Hospital Belmont

Professional Societies:

1989-2010       American Dental Association

1988-Present   Massachusetts Dental Society

1988-Present   American Academy of Periodontology

Lectures & Presentations:

1989                Basic Periodontal Surgical Seminar Department of Periodontology     

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (French Group)

1992                Introduction to Dental Implants and the ITI Dental Implant System

                        Bombay branch of the Indian Dental Association

1994-1997      Yankee Dental Congress Minuteman Series from

Endo, Perio, Fracture Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions

1999                Guest Lecturer for Continuing Education course in Sinus

Elevation given by Dr. Joseph  Fiorellini (Italian  Dental Group)

1999                Presented lecture on Sinus Elevation at the Hadassah Medical Center Dental School (Jerusalem)

1999                Sinus Elevation and Bone Grafting in 1999 in Barcelona Spain for the COEC

(Collegio Odotologes y Estomatologes de Catalunya),Catalunya Dental and Stomatology Society.

2000                Yankee Dental Congress Overview of Sinus Augmentation, History and Technique

2002-2005       Lecturer Post- Doc Periodontics

                        Stent  Fabrication for Dental Implants

                        Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

                        Phase I Instrumentation and Oral Hygiene Instructions

2008                Guest Lecturer

Distance Education Programme for Harvard Medical School Immediate loading of Dental Implants

2009               Presentation to the Indian  Dental Association on Immediate Loading of Dental Implants (Joint meeting of the ZDO and the Pimpri Chinchwad branch of the IDA)

1991 to present           Massachusetts Dental License   

1988                                Board Qualified   American Board of Periodontology

1992-1999                  Board Eligible American Board of Periodontology

Private Practice:

In Newton since 1992

Narrative Report:

I have been in Private Practice Limited to Periodontics and Dental Implants since 1992 in Newton Massachusetts.

I have taught first as a Clinical instructor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in the Department of Periodontology and then as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts until 1997.

My first experience at TUSDM in the Clinic was as an instructor with the ECEP.  The Early Clinical Experience was a programme run by the Department of Periodontology to teach 2^nd year students diagnosis, instrumentation, and scaling and root planning.

As my practice required more attention I decide to leave Tufts and focus on my practice full time and teach part time at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where I am presently a Clinical Instructor.

I have always held teaching in high regard and have used it as an opportunity for me to keep informed of new trends. I have felt  this was an important component of my professional development. I have also been invited to seminars and lectured regularly at the school, in study clubs, nationally and internationally.

I am invited regularly to India to lecture with numerous dental groups and organizations.

After my training in Periodontics which was limited to Periodontics I decide to complete a mini residency privately with Dr. Carl Misch which was a leading program at the time and who has since been recognized to be a leader in the field on dental implants. In addition, I have trained with Dr. Hilt Tatum and Dr. Daniel Buser to further my skills in Sinus Elevation and Ridge Augmentation Techniques and dental implants and am continually trying to improve my skills.

Although, I had not had the opportunity to work in research at Tufts I am a critical thinker, fully appreciate the importance of research and would participate in any research opportunity that might arise in the future.

The Post doctoral Clinic allows me to share my skill and learn new creative ideas from the clinic to incorporate into my armamentarium of procedures.

Finally, I take pride in saying that I have been at Harvard  Dental School with the Department of Periodontology since 1998 and in knowing my time there has resulted in contributions to the clinical careers of our future Periodontists and researchers.