Dr. David Paulussen and the members of our team are dedicated to serving our community with advanced treatments and comprehensive education. We believe that professional dentistry should not just enhance your smile, it should also improve your overall well-being. Recent studies have shown an intrinsic relationship between your oral, bodily, and mental health.
Dr. Paulussen has served as President and Treasurer of the R.V. Tucker Cast Gold Study Club of New Jersey. The study club consists of a group of dentists with the collective goal of perfecting the placement of advanced cast gold restorations. They meet eight weekends a year to work hands-on with a selective group of patients.
Dr. Paulussen is a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry. He attained his Mastership Status by first obtaining his fellowship degree, and then over 1,100 hours of continuing education in the 16 disciplines of dentistry. The Mastership Award is the highest honor available in the AGD and only three percent of the dentists in the AGD in the United States and Canada obtain it. By becoming a Master, Dr. Paulussen has made a commitment to offering his patients a better variety of diagnosis and treatment choices and he will continue to attend continuing education classes to maintain this edge on his professional excellence.
Dr. Paulussen routinely takes hundreds of hours of continuing education yearly. His dedication to the dental profession is not only fulfilling to himself, but he is also able to bring the most advanced and highest quality dentistry to his patients.
Dr. Paulussen maintains and is active in many professional associations. Some of the most notable include the American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association, Academy of Operative Dentistry, Tri-County Dental Society, R.V. Tucker Cast Gold Club, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Paulussen has also served on various planning committees for international dental meetings. He is also an adjunct clinical professor at UMDNJ in helping to teach cast gold inlays.
Dr. Paulussen enjoys traveling and spending quality time with his wife, Janice, and two children. He and his family love to enjoy the Jersey Shore at Beach Haven as well as sailing and kayaking in the bay. He enjoys watching his children's sporting and musical events. His hobbies include woodworking, home projects, collecting antique toy soldiers, and sailing.
After a short career as a pharmaceutical chemist in Princeton, New Jersey, he found his calling in dentistry. He graduated among the top of his class from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (formerly UMDNJ), where he received numerous academic and clinical distinctions and was awarded membership to the dental honor societies Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Gamma Pi Delta. Dr. Keon completed a General Practice Residency at Morristown Medical Center.
He holds memberships in the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, New Jersey Dental Association, and Mercer County Dental Society. He performs a full range of dental services with an emphasis on quality of care and compassion.
After dental school, Dr. Novak attended the rigorous and highly regarded residency at Morristown Medical Center. His experience at the #1 hospital in New Jersey allowed him to expand his dental training by completing advanced oral surgery procedures, dental implants, pediatric dentistry and comprehensive full mouth rehabilitation.
Dr. Novak focuses on education, innovation and advancing his skills so he may give the best and most up to date treatment to his patients. Recently, he trained in the field of dental implants by studying under the renowned Dr. Dennis Tarnow and the Columbia University Dental Implant Continuum. He is a dedicated member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, New Jersey Dental Association and Tri-County Dental Society.
CEREC technology also involves the use of an in-house milling unit. This is the machine that creates your crown. The crown is cut out of a block of ceramic that we place into the machine after it receives the information from the crown we designed.