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About Dr.Alfonso

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Updated 10-27-2011

E- Mail address:
alfonso1010@aol.com

Practice Address:
100-102 Post Ave., 204th St. # GF
New York, New York 10034
Tel: (646) 796-2727
Fax: (646) 796-2777

Date of Birth:
September 9, 1963
Dominican Republic

Education:

• Received B.S. degree from Fray Ramon Pane, Dominican Republic in 1982.
• Received D.D.S. degree from UASD (University of Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic in 1988.
• Received D.D.S. degree from New York University (NYU), New York in 1993.
• Completed General Practice Residency at the Harlem Hospital Center, New York from 1994 to 1996.
• Received Master of Science in Post-doctoral Prosthodontics from the Department of Prosthodontics, Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, N. Y. in 1999.

Additional Education:

"Hands on Cadaver Course for Bone and Soft Tissue Grafting," by Dr. Cecil White, Charleston, South Carolina, April 14-16, 2011
"3-D Imaging and CT-Guided Dental Implant Surgery by Pennwell Corporation, October 13, 2009
"Implant Soft Tissue Grafting," by Pikos Implant Institute, Sept 17-19, 2009
"The Rescue System in the sinus and the extraction socket by Dr. Samuel Lee, July 2009.
"Why SPI? " by Dr. Jim Carluccio, Scarsdale Oral Surgery. NY, May 28, 2009
"Implant Dentistry: From Imaging to Immediate Loading," Columbia University, NY, May 13, 2009
"Prothodontics and Implant Surgery," by Dr. Dean Vafiadis, Englewood, NJ, October 2008
"Taking Your Practice to a New Level using dental Implants," by Dr. Jeff Susman, Bergen County Dental Implant Study Group, Englewood, NJ, May 2008
"New Technologies for Implant Dentistry," Dr. Rich Napolitano, Doubletree, Tarrytown, NY March 19, 2008
"How to grow your practice with Implants," Dr. Davod Schwab, March 7, 2008
"Foundational Implant Course," by Dr. Michael Pikos, Palm Harbor, Florida April 19-21, 2007.
"Implants," by Bergen County Dental Implant Study Group, Englewood, NJ, Jan 23, 2007, Mach 06, 2007, October 16, 2007.
"Implants," by NYC Dental Society, NY, January 11, 2006, February 03, 2006, April 04-05, 2006
"SmarSteps Implnat Techniques," by Dr. Paul Petrungaro, April 28, 2004
"Teeth in a Day-a revolutionary concept for immediately loading implants," by Dr. Thomas Balshi and Dr. Glen Wolfinger, September 2003
"A Comprehensive Surgical & Prosthetic Implant Education program featuring live surgeries by Centerpulse, Vorhees, NJ June 19-21, 2003.
"Implants," Ny Dental Association, New York, October 09, 2002, October 25, 2002, February 11, 2003, February 26, 2003 and March 25, 2003.
"Implant Dentistry's Missing Link: Achieving Predictable Implant Placement and Restoration through computer aided treatment planning and surgical guides," New York University, October 25, 2002.
"Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery," University of CT, October 09, 1998
"Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery-Greater of NY dental meeting, Nov 27, 1999
"Implants," Columbia University, NY, October 16, 1997

American Board of Prosthodontics:

• Board Certified on February 2007

Professional Licensure:

New York State, License # 045-007-1, obtained 1993

Hospital Appointments:

Attending Dentist, Harlem Hospital Center from 1999 to 2001
Dental Resident (GPR), Harlem Hospital Center from 1994 to 1996

Teaching Appointments:

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Division of Prosthodontics,
  Post-doctoral Prosthodontics, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery from 2001-2010
• Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery from 1999 -2010
• Assistant Clinical Professor Division of Prosthodontics, Harlem Hospital from February 2010-October 2010

Society Membership:

• Member of the American Dental Association (ADA)
• Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• Member of the American College of Prosthodontics
• Member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
• Member of the Academy of General Dentistry
• Member of the Academy of Osseointegration
• Member of the Bergen County Dental Society of New Jersey
• Member of the First District Society, State of New York
• Member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Fraternity
• Member of the Dental Alumni of Columbia University
• Member of the New York Academy of Dentistry
• Member of the Dominican Dental Association
  Member of the Greater of New York Academy of Prosthodontics
• Member of the Hispanic Health Professional Association of New York
• Member of the Sociedad Medico Dental Dominicana, Inc.
  Member of the Hispanic Dental Association
• Member of the Internationa congress of Oral Implatologists
• Member of the Implant Prosthetic Section of The ICOI
• Member of the Academy of Lazer Dentistry
• Member of New York County Dental Society
• Member of the Pierre Fauchard Academy

Honor:

• For Outstading Clinician Pierre Fauchard Academy April 2009
• For 20 years of commintment and dedications to fulfilling our mission, Hispanic Health Professional Association Dec 2009
• Best Clinical Professor at Post Graduate Level, Columbia University Dept of Prosthodontics in May 2006.
• Outstanding Clinical Professor, Columbia University Dept of Prosthodontics Post Graduate Level, New York in June 2005
• Acknowledged for his dedication and commintment as faculty of Columbia Graduate Prosthodontics program June 2004
• Elected President of the Scientific Committee (Dominican Dental Association in 2004)
• For his participation in CONAOD International meeting October 2003
• Citation of Honor, Borough of Queens, June 2001
• Best Clinical Professor, Columbia University, New York in June 2000
• Dr. George Gutterman Award in Prosthodontics, Harlem Hospital, New York in June 1996
• Bernard Levy Award, Excellence in General Dentistry, Harlem Hospital, New York in 1996

Teaching Experience:

Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (Post-doctoral education)

• Assistant Professor of Dentistry in the Post-doctoral Prosthodontic Program and Director of Fixed Partial Denture Literature Review. My responsibilities have included clinical instruction and classic literature review for post-doctoral prosthodontic students from 1999 to the present.
• Taught Clinical Prosthodontics to senior dental students two days a week from July, 1999 to May 2002.
• Taught Clinical Prosthodontics to seniors' dental students one day a week from 2002 to the present. My responsibilities included lecturing, developing treatment planning sections, and grading written and practical examinations.

Presentations:

• "Implants A-Z, "CONAOD International Meeting, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 2011
• "Vatech-CT Scan,Pan (3D Imaging), Dominican Dental Association, New York, NY, September 2011
• "Implant Placement and Restorations," Dominican Dental Association, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 2009
• "Inmediate Implant Restoration,: Greater New York Dental Meeting, New York November 2008
• "When Implant Restoration is Every Day Dentistry," Dominican Dental Association, Teaneck, New Jersey, August, 2004
• "Prothetics Restorations on Dental Implants,"International Symposium Medicine, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 2004
• "A Prosthodontic's Perspective about Implants to the General Dentist," Dominican Dental Association, Teaneck, New Jersey, September 2003
• "A Prosthodontic's Perspective about Implants to the General Dentist," Dominican Dental Association, Conaod, Dominican Republic, October 2003
  "Implants and prosthodontics", Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic November 2003
• "What to Know before Restoring your First Implant," Dominican Dental Association, Teaneck, New Jersey, October 2002
• "Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth," Columbia University, Undergraduate level, New York, 2001
• "Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth," Marriott Marquis, New York, N.Y., December 2000
• "Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth," Columbia University Post- doctoral level, New York, 1999
• "Table Clinic," American College of Prosthodontics, San Diego, CA, 1998

Dental Organization Administrative Experience:

Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery

• Served on the Committed on Instruction at the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery from 1999 to 2000
• Served as senior Advisor at the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery from 2000-2010

Publications:

Alfonso, C., Toothaker, R.W.,Wright, R. F., and White, G. W. "A Technique to Create Appropriate Abutment Tooth Contours for Removable Partial Dentures," (Submitted to Journal of Prosthodontics, Manuscript # M98-1043)

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