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Department of Restorative Dentistry
Meredith C. Bogert DDS, Acting Chair
The Department of Restorative Dentistry provides predoctoral instruction in the disciplines of dental anatomy and occlusion, dental materials, treatment planning, operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics and removable prosthodontics. In addition, Restorative Dentistry sponsors an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program which enrolls six first year students and one second year student annually. The AEGD program provides instruction and clinical training in advanced interdisciplinary general dental care for a wide range of patients including those with special needs. Faculty research activities include molecular biology and microbiology of caries and periodontal and systemic disease, caries recognition and diagnosis, dental materials, restorative materials wear, dental erosion and abrasion, lasers, orofacial development, dental instrumentation, and dental implantology. Faculty regularly present and publish on advances in dental education related to restorative and postgraduate general dentistry.
Department Mission
The mission of the Department of Restorative Dentistry is to advance multidisciplinary instruction, patient care and research through its programs in dental anatomy and occlusion, restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, dental materials, and general dentistry. To accomplish this mission, the department:
- provides contemporary educational programs for predoctoral, graduate, and continuing education students.
- provides high quality general, restorative, and prosthodontic dental treatment within the framework of comprehensive care.
- conducts research and other scholarly and creative activity in the various disciplines of the department, involving faculty, predoctoral students, and graduate students.
- supports the broader missions of the School of Dentistry and Temple University.
Useful Links
- Evidence-Based Guidelines for Planning and Placing Direct Class II Resin-Based Composite Restorations (pdf, 242KB, posting date: 10/09/2008)
John Paul Friel, DDS
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Videos: Clinical Techniques in Fixed Prosthodontics
David C. Appleby DMD. MScD, Louis Tarnoff, DMD
- PASS materials:
PASS
Suite 101 1
625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-2212
URL: http://www.adea.org
Email: pass@adea.org - MATCH materials:
National Matching Service
P.O. Box 1208
Lewiston, NY 14092-8208
Phone: (716) 282-4013
Fax: (716) 282-0611
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National Matching Service
595 Bay Street, Suite 300
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Phone: (416) 977-3431
Fax: (416) 977-5020
Faculty - Department of Restorative Dentistry(back to top)
Klara Alperstein, Associate Professor
David Appleby, Professor
Juan Arocho, Associate Professor
Mohamed Bassiouny, Professor
Marilyn Bevacqua, Instructor
Kenneth Boberick, Associate Professor
Meredith Bogert, Associate Professor
Daniel Boston, Associate Professor
Eric Cantor, Associate Professor
Hanz Z. Cutler, Instructor
Thomas Deem, Associate Professor
Ernest Dellheim, Assistant Professor
Ralph Domanico, Associate Professor
Andrew Epstein, Instructor
Juan Espinoza, Instructor
Anne Facchiano, Assistant Professor
John Friel, Assistant Professor
Sarah Gray, Associate Professor
Joseph Greenberg, Professor
Hana Hasson, Associate Professor
Theodore Hill, Assistant Professor
Jack Hollingsworth, Assistant Professor
Amid Ismail,
Steven Jefferies, Professor
Jeffrey Kahn, Assistant Professor
Gary Keiper, Assistant Professor
Frederick Lally, Instructor
Edward Marcus, Professor
Mark Meraner, Associate Professor
Manley Mincer, Instructor
George Monasky, Professor
John Nase, Associate Professor
Joseph Nasife, Assistant Professor
Salvatore Pera, Instructor
William Rieger, Professor
Earl Rochvarg, Assistant Professor
Gene Rubin, Instructor
Frank Samartino, Associate Professor
Steven Schlesinger, Instructor
Jeffrey Shore, Assistant Professor
Louise Skarulis, Assistant Professor
Shari Sklar, Instructor
Louis Tarnoff, Assistant Professor
Linda Thornton, Associate Professor
Robert Tisot, Associate Professor
Gerald Weger, Assistant Professor
Allan Weisberg, Assistant Professor
Eugene Whitaker, Associate Professor
Robert Wood, Assistant Professor
William Woody, Assistant Professor
Lionel Yearwood, Associate Professor
Gordon Zayon, Assistant Professor