Title and department: Associate Professor, Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry
Research/professional interests:
- Temporomandibular disorders and management
- Fixed and removable partial dentures
How I fell in love with dentistry: I didn’t fall in love with dentistry at first. My father was a dentist and told me for as long as I can remember that I was going to be a dentist. I would say that dentistry is not the only profession, and he would respond, "What are you going to do, dig ditches?" So off I went to find my way. After a year of unemployment, my father approached me and offered me a job as a laboratory technician. I did that for nine years, and that’s when I fell in love with dentistry. I went to dental school and practiced with my father for 25 years before he retired.
Education:
- DDS, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Professional memberships:
- American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
- American Equilibration Society
Three things people may not know about me:
- That I’m funny, though my wife says that she is the funny one.
- I am a Mac computer geek.
- I love The Beatles.