PRACTICE PROFILE
Dr. David Feinerman Communication, attention to detail, and hard work What can you tell us about your background? I am Board Certified as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and have been practicing oral surgery since 1995. Originally from Queens, New York, I moved to South Florida in 1997 and opened Boynton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant Center, PA. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY), and received my DMD (Cum Laude) from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and my MD degree from The University of Connecticut. Following completion of a 1-year General Surgery and 4-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery internship and residency at The University of Connecticut, I went on to do a 1-year hospital-based maxillofacial surgery fellowship at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. During this time, I received post-graduate training in advanced aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental implantology, head and neck oncologic surgery, maxillofacial reconstruction, and cosmetic facial surgery. From 1995–1997, I was an associate with Connecticut Maxillofacial Surgeons, LLC in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as a clinical instructor in oral and maxillofacial surgery at The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. In addition to private practice, I am an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, co-chairman of the Oral Implantology Course at the Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic, and I lecture nationally at oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral implantology conferences. I have published several articles in peer reviewed journals on various oral surgery topics and currently serve as a reviewer for several journals including the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology and Endodontics Journal. I have served on the South Palm Beach County Dental Association Board for the past 6 years and am currently on staff at Delray Medical Center and Boca 6 Implant practice
David M. Feinerman, DMD, MD
Raton Outpatient Laser and Surgery Center. I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, a member of the Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, Florida Dental Association, American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Atlantic Coast Dental Association, South Palm Beach County Dental Association, the Academy of Osseointegration, the International Team of Implantology, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Is your practice implants?
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My practice is a full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery practice consisting of dental implantology, dentoalveolar surgery, oral pathology, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, orofacial reconstruction, and ambulatory anesthesia.
Why did you decide to focus on implantology? When I practiced in Connecticut, I worked
in a hospital-based oral and maxillofacial surgery practice with a heavy emphasis on orthognathic surgery, TMJ surgery, and cancer reconstruction. When I moved to Florida, the demographics of the surrounding population leant itself to a more office-based practice. Many patients were being sent 15 miles north (to Palm Beach) and 15 miles south (to Boca Raton) for their implant surgery. There seemed to be a void in my area (Boynton Beach), and I decided to focus my practice in the area of implantology.
How long have you been practicing, and what systems do you use? I have been in private practice since 1995. The Straumann® Dental Implant System is the one I use most, but I occasionally place Zimmer®, Nobel Biocare®, Astra, Ankylos® and Biomet 3i™. We have all the systems in the office.
What training undertaken?
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As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, I did 5 years of dental school (with one extra Volume 6 Number 4