Donald A. Curtis DMD, FACP
Professor Emeritus, Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CADr. Don Curtis is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Prosthodontics at the University of California, San Francisco. His research interests include evaluating bone strain around dental implants during wound healing and how bone implant contact is influenced by strain.
Dr. Curtis is also involved in professional development and how students accept feedback. He is involved nationally in organized dentistry as an authority on clinical decision–making in the use of dental implants and speaks on clinical topics nationally and internationally.
Dr. Curtis received his DMD in 1981 from the University of Oregon and certificates in prosthodontics from the University of Southern California (1983) and maxillofacial prosthodontics from UCLA (1985).
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2024 Top Story in Clinical Dentistry: Should We Splint Dental Implants?
- Long-Term Peri-Implant Health and Patient Satisfaction Among Individuals Receiving 8.5-mm Long Dental Implants Provided With Splinted or Solitary Implant Restorations
- Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Over-the-Counter Tooth Bleaching Products
- Critical Evaluation of YouTube Videos Regarding the All-on-4 Dental Implant Treatment Concept
- 2023 Top Story in Clinical Dentistry: Managing Patients With Endodontically Treated Teeth
- Periodontal Treatment Minimized the Rate of Tooth Loss for a Long Time in the Majority of Patients With Stage III/IV Periodontitis
- Nailing Your Personal Statement
- SPOTLIGHT ON Peri-Implantitis and Maintenance
- SPOTLIGHT ON Implants & Implant Restorations
- SPOTLIGHT ON Restorative and Prosthodontic Digital Workflow – Digital Dentistry