Dr. Kurtzman has completed over 4,500 hours of continuing education in the areas of IMPLANT DENTISTRY, COSMETIC DENTISTRY AND OTHER DENTAL TOPICS. A graduate of The AAID / Howard University College of Dentistry IMPLANT MAXI COURSE, he has been trained in all aspects of Implant Dentistry. He has achieved FELLOWSHIP in the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA), International Congress of oral Implantologists (ICOI), the American College of Dentists (ACD) and the Academy of Dentistry International (ADI). Holds MASTERSHIP in the AGD and the Implant Prosthetic Section of the ICOI. He also has achieved DIPLOMATE status in the ICOI and the American Dental Implant Association (ADIA). He is a former Assistant Program Director for an university based IMPLANT MAXI-COURSE and a former Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Dental Surgery in the department of Endodontics, Prosthetics and Operative Dentistry. An International lecturer, he has been recognized annually since 2006 as on of the 'TOP DENTAL LECTURERS' by Dentistry Today. Dr. Kurtzman has published over 180 dental articles in national and international dental journals and is a consultant to multiple dental manufacturers.

Born in 1959, Dr. Kurtzman was raised in Deer Park, New York. He attended the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia as an undergraduate Biology major with a minor in Genetics and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS) in Washington, DC in 1986. Dr Kurtzman began his private practice in 1987 in the Leisureworld Plaza Medical Building in the Norbeck area of Silver Spring, Maryland

In 1993, Dr. Kurtzman returned for advanced studies when he completed a year long Howard University/AAID (American Academy of Implant Dentistry) Implant Maxi-Course. He joined the faculty of the program as Assistant Program Director from 1997-2000.

I became interested in dental implants when my wife lost a baby tooth without a permanent replacement in 1993. I had much more control over the restorative aspects when I started placing implants myself.

Dr. Kurtzman was formerly on the faculty at The University of Maryland in Baltimore teaching clinical restorative dentistry in the department of Endodontics, Prosthetics and Operative Dentistry, holding the position of Assistant Clinical Professor. He is currently on the Editorial Board of several prominent dental publications. He has been honored as being selected as one of the top 100 Dental Lecturers by Dentistry Today annually since 2006. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on the topics of restorative dentistry, endodontics, removable prosthetics and dental implant surgery and prosthetics and has had over 180 journal articles published in peer reviewed publications. For a relatively complete list, please see the Articles Published section

Since 1989, Dr. Kurtzman has been a dedicated volunteer and member of the Maryland AGD (Academy of General Dentistry) and has served as the Editor of the Maryland Academy of General Dentistry newsletter from 1990 to 2008. He has also been the Maryland AGD Mastership Track Program Administrator since 1994. The program is a nationally recognized continuing education program for dentists to achieve Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD) and Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD). Dr. Kurtzman has completed over 4,500 hours of continuing education since graduating from dental school and also completed over 200 hours at the prestigious Pankey Institute. He lectures extensively on various dental topics and is in demand speaker both nationally and internationally. Continuing education has been a life long passion of mine, we are constantly being taught new technologies every day.

Dr. Kurtzman achieved Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD) in 1995 and Mastership (MAGD) in 1999. He is also a Diplomate (DICOI) in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) and American Dental Implant Association (ADIA) and has attained Mastership in the Implant Prosthetic section of the ICOI (MIPS/ICOI). He has attained Fellowship in the Pierre Fauchard Academy (FPFA), the American College of Dentists (FACD) and also the Academy of Dentistry International (ADI).

Dr. Kurtzman currently serves as a consultant to multiple dental companies. These companies are providing him with an opportunity to use and assist in the development of numerous products. He has also conducted research that has influenced how his fellow dentists render patient treatment.

AAID / Howard University Implant Maxi Course400 hours of Intensified Implant training, surgically and prosthetically in all areas of Implantology Washington, D.C. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ____1992-1993

The Pankey Institute, Key Biscayne, FL Continuum I (CI)______________________________March 2006 Continuum II (CII)____________________________June 2006 Continuum II E (CII-E)________________________August 2006 Continuum III (CIII)__________________________November 2006 Continuum III-E (CIII-E)______________________January 2007

Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry (PPAD) Journal of Oral Implantology Dentistry Today Inside Dentistry FunctionalEsthetics & Restorative Dentistry/Compendium SpectrumTechno-Clinical Magazine TeamWork Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry

Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman is an international lecturer, selected as one of the top 100 dental speakers since 2006 by Dentistry Today, author of over 200 professional articles, a consultant to multiple dental manufacturers for product evaluation, development and research, he provides general dental care in suburban Maryland since 1986.