Prosthetic Orthotic Periodontic Dental Expert Witness

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Dental Nerve Injuries
Independent Medical Exam (I.M.E.) Dental/Medical Negligence
Dental Implants

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Dental Standards of Care TMJ/Motor Vehicle Accidents Oral Surgery
Prosthodontics (crowns, bridges)

Restorative Dentistry Oral Pathology Orthodontics Periodontics

Dental Private Practice, Chicago, IL. (full-time for over 30 years) 1989-present
State of Illinois Administrative Law Judge 2015-2016
Illinois State Dental Licensing Board, Member and Vice Chairman 2011-2017
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation, Director 2015-present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry 1989
Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, Chicago 2010

ACADEMIC/HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Surgery (Hospital Privileges) 2015-present University of Illinois, College of Dentistry, Assistant Clinical Professor (Dept. of Orthodontics) 2016-present
University of Illinois, College of Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Dept. of Restorative Dentistry) 2008-2013
Illinois Masonic Hospital, Assistant Clinical Professor (Hospital Privileges) 1998-2001

LICENSING DENTAL BOARD EXAMINER:

Central Regional Dental Testing Services (CRDTS) 2012-present
The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) 2012-present
Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) 2013-2017
Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA) 2015-2017
Council of Interstate Testing Agency (CITA) 2015-present

AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American College of Dentists (honorary organization), Fellow International Congress of Oral Implantology (“ICOI”), Diplomate Academy of General Dentistry, Fellow
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Fellow American College of Legal Medicine, Fellow
American Dental Association Illinois State Dental Society Chicago Dental Society Chicago Bar Association