Dr. Gittelson
Glenn L. Gittelson is a 1983 graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry.

He is the founder and director of The Center for Implant Prosthetic Education and Training, a nationally approved PACE provider (#217961) For the Academy of General Dentistry. He has been offering lecture and hands on courses on the science of TMJ diagnostics, occlusion and implant prosthetics for the last ten years.

Dr. Gittelson is the owner of two United States patents relating to the field of implant dentistry.

He was the 2002 recipient of the Dr. Charles E. English award, for the most clinically relevant article published in the Journal Implant Dentistry.

He maintains a private practice emphasizing implant prosthetics and treating patients with TMJ related problems and facial pain in Merrick, New York.


Founder and Director of The Center for Implant Prosthetic Education & Training. Academy of General Dentistry Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider, #217961

The Center for Implant Prosthetic Education and Training is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing dental education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement.

The current term of approval extends from 03/01/2010 to 02/28/2014.
Provider ID # 217961



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Inventions:

Owner and Coinventor of a Bone Scalloping- Papilla Maintaining Implant System
United States Patent # 6,431,867

Owner and Inventor of a Pre-fabricated, stand alone implant surgical guide
United States Patent # 7,429,175

Memberships:
Advisory Panel - Great Lakes Prosthodontics
American Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
The International Congress of Oral Implantologists
*FELLOW of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists


Awards:
2002 Recipient of the Dr. Charles E. English Annual Award for the most significant article published within the clinical science and techniques section of the Journal Implant Dentistry

Graduate of the Following Post Graduate Advanced Training Courses:

Trained under Dr. Frank Spear, D.D.S., MSD
1) Esthetic Restorative Dentistry - 1995
2) Facially Generated Treatment Planning - 1996
3) Advanced Comprehensive Treatment Planning - 1997
4) Occlusion in Clinical Practice - 1997
5) Advanced Occlusion in Clinical Practice - 1998

Trained under Dr. Carl Misch, D.D.S., MDS
1) Misch Implant Institute - Removable Implant Prosthesis - 1996
2) Misch Implant Institute - Fixed Implant Prosthesis - 1997

Trained under Dr. Mark Piper, M.D., D.M.D.
1) T.M.J. Diagnostics and Basic Management - 1998
2) Core Therapy for intermediate to advanced TMD - 2000
3) Joint Based Occlusion Articulometrics - 2009
4) MRI and CT Scan Interpretation - 2009
5) Joint Based Occlusion, Advanced Case studies - 2009
6) Occlusion for the Restorative Dentist - 2010

Publications:
1) American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry - Summer 1995
Title- A Cosmetic Smile Lift - Utilizing Advanced Porcelain Veneering
2) American Academy of the Cosmetic Dentistry - Fall 1995
Title - Reconstruction of a Severely Debilitated Dentition
Accomplished with a Systematic Approach to Treatment Planning
3) International Magazine of Oral Implantology - Vol. 2, No. 2, 2001
Title - The Use of Indirect Implant Impression Copings to Obtain a Centric Relation Record for Full-Arch Implant Reconstruction: A Case Report
4) Implant Dentistry - Vol. 11, No. 1, 2002, P33-40
Title - Vertical Dimension of Occlusion in Implant Dentistry: Significance and Approach
5) Implant Dentistry - Vol. 11, No. 3, 2002, pp202-214
Title - Point-Counterpoint
6) Dental Implantology Update-Vol.16, No. 3, March 2005, pp17-24
Title - Occlusion, Bruxism, and Dental Implants: Diagnosis and Treatment for Success

Education:
1979 Emory University - B.A. Psychology
1983 Emory University School of Dentistry

Private Clinical Practice:
General Dentistry Since 1983

The Center for Implant Prosthetic Education and Training

3130 Denton Drive, Merrick, NY 11566
Phone: 516-771-8777 - Fax: (516) 771-8558

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Glenn L. Gittelson, DDS - Director

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