Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology

Dr. Crow attended college at Stetson University in Deland, Florida and dental school at the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the United States Navy in 1993 and has since been stationed in Portsmouth, VA, San Diego, CA, Bethesda, MD and Bangor, WA.

Dr. Crow is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. The title of Diplomate marks a significant achievement beyond the mandatory education requirements of the specialty.

To be educationally qualified for Board certification requires:

• Certification as a dentist, including basic college education and completion of dental school to earn the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree and;
• Certification as a periodontist after at least 3 years of postdoctoral study in an ADA approved program. This period of study is concentrated on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of periodontal disease.

In addition to the educational requirements, Board certification requires:

• Comprehensive oral and written examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including dental implants.
• Presentation of detailed reports on a broad range of actual treatments personally provided by the periodontist.

Education

• Stetson Univserity, Deland FL - B.S. Biology (1989)
• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - D.M.D. (1993)
• General Practice Residency - Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA (1994)
• Naval Postgraduate Dental School, Certificate in Periodontics (2001)
• George Washington University, Masters in Health Science (2001)

Professional Memberships

• American Dental Association Dentistry
• American Academy of Periodontology Periodontics
• Washington State Society of Periodontology
• Washington State Dental Society
• Seattle King County Dental Society

Special Qualifications

• Certified in Intravenous Sedation
• Gore-Tex Guided Tissue Regeneration Certificate
• Guided Bone Regeneration Training
• Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology

Presentations

• Periodontal Plastic Surgery, Naval Dental School, Bethesda, MD
  Periodontal Continuing Education Course (2000 & 2001)

• Autogenous Block Grafts With and Without Barrier Membranes,
  American Association of Dental Research, Chicago, IL (2001)

Research

• Principal Investigator, Autogenous Block Grafts With and Without Barrier Membranes
• Assistant Investigator, A comparative study of DFDBA vs. Autogenous Bone in Periodontal Defects
• Assistant investigator, Connective Tissue vs. CAPSET for Root Coverage
• Assistant investigator, Interdental Denudation vs. Barrier membranes in the treatment of residual third molar defects.

On a Personal Note

Dr. Crow is married and has two young children; a son and a daughter. He enjoys scuba diving, snow skiing and traveling.

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