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Theodore L. West, DDS, MDS

Education:

Teaneck High School & Brown University
DDS: University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry
MDS: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Certificate in Periodontics: Boston University School of Medicine

Teaching appointments:

Currently: Clinical Professor and Co-Director of Implant Training, Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine, 1990-present.

Formerly: Clinical Professor of Periodontics, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry, 1972-1990.
Instructor in Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry, 1965-1968.

Professional Activities:

Research/Publications: 20+ in various dental and medical journals since 1961. Special areas of interest include wound healing, genetics, bacteriology, differential diagnosis and orthodontics.

Lectures: By invitation in the USA, Belgium, India, Japan, Sweden, Mexico and Sweden.

Private Practice: 1961-2011 Englewood, NJ.
Licenses: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Attending staff:

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Memberships:

American Academy of Periodontology
American Academy of Osseointegration
Northeastern Society of Periodontology
International Association for Dental Research
Western Society of Periodontology
New Jersey Society of Periodontology
Bergen County, New Jersey, & American Dental Associations

Honors:

Fellow of American College of Dentistry
Fellow of International College of Dentists
Fellow of New York Academy of Dentistry
Member OKU Honorary Dental Society

Personal:

Dr. West is a resident of Closter, NJ with his wife, Amy. They have three children, seven grandchildren and a dog. Dr. West has served his borough as a councilman & has been a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for three terms. He is also an officer in his local Lions Club & enjoys photography, tennis, golf and biking.