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Justin Kolnick, DDS (updated 05/25/2016)

Education

1982, Certificate in Endodontics, School of Dental & Oral Surgery,

Columbia University in the City of New York.

1977, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Cum Laude, School of Dental & Oral Surgery,

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Professional Licensure

New York State 1981. License #36355

United Kingdom 1979

South Africa 1977

Specialty Boards

Endodontics, board eligible 1982

Professional Practice

2011 – Present: Director, The Endodontic Microsurgery Group, White Plains, NY

1981 – Present:Senior Partner, Advanced Endodontics of Westchester, PLLC, Limited to Endodontics, White Plains and Mount Kisco, NY.

1979 general practice, London, England.

1977 general practice, South Africa Defense Force. Part-time privatepractice, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Membership in Professional Associations

American Dental Association

American Association of Endodontists.

Dental Society of the State of New York

Ninth District Dental Society

White Plains Dental Forum - President 1994

Scarsdale Dental Society

Northern Westchester Dental Study Group

Westchester Academy of Medicine, Section on Dentistry - President 1985.

Endodontic Study Club of Westchester – Founder and President

Honors

1980 University of Witwatersrand Postgraduate Scholarship for overseas study.

1977 Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree cum laude.

1977 Premier Award gold medal of Dental Association of South Africa.

Teaching positions

2015 – Present: Attending, St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY

2012- Present: Volunteer lecturer for the American Association of Endodontists

2000 - Present: Visiting Lecturer in graduate endodontic program, Columbia U.

1987–2006: Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, New York Medical College

1987-2006: Attending, Department of Dentistry, Westchester County Medical

Center, New York.

1982-1984: Clinical Instructor in Endodontics, Columbia University School of

Dental and Oral Surgery, New York.

Research Experience

1981 - Conducted research with Dr. S. Kim in field of microcirculation of the dental pulp in dogs,with particular reference to the effect of substance P on pulpal blood flow.

1977 - Undergraduate research in oral microbiology with emphasis on oral

candidosis.

Publications

  • Emerging Trends in Endodontics, Kolnick, J.Ninth District Dental Society Bulletin, November 2013
  • How Apical Enlargement Facilitates Irrigation, Kolnick, J. Oral Health Canada, 2011
  • The clinical use of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser in endodontic therapy, Kolnick,J., International Magazine of Laser Dentistry, Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2010

Roots, Vol1, 2011(reprint)

Dental Tribune CZ/SK, Vol. 1, 2011(reprint)

Dental Tribune USA, 2012(reprint)

Journal of the South African Dental Association, 2011 (accepted for publication)

  • Apex locators and ultrasonics add precision to contemporary practice of

Endodontics, Kolnick, J.R. Dentist, July/August 1990.

  • Locating the elusive apex, Kolnick, J.R., Journal of New State Academy of

General Dentistry, March 1989.

  • Oral Candidosis – Report of a case implicating Candida Parapsilosis as a

Pathogen, Kolnick, J.R., Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology,Vol. 50 pp411-415, November 1980.

Study Club Mentor

Founder and Mentor of the Endodontic Study Club of Westchester

Radio

November 2006 - Marion Joyce Consumer Talk Show – Discussion on endodontics

Major Organizations Addressed

Academy of Laser Dentistry

Connecticut Association of Endodontists

Greater New York Dental Meeting

International Academy of Endodontists

New York State Association of Endodontists

South African Dental Congress

World Clinical Laser and Imaging Super Symposium

Upcoming and Recent (since 2014) Presentations

  • April, 2017 – American Association of Endodontists annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana – Lecture and Workshop - “The Contribution of the Er,Cr:YSGG Laser to Successful and Predictable Endodontic Practice”.
  • March, 2017 – Annual Congress Colegio De Odontologos De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico – “ Laser Applications in Endodontics”
  • November, 2016 – Dentaltown podcast – “A New Protocol for the Management of the Apical Third in the Treatment of Apical Periodontitis”.
  • September, 2016 – WCLI Symposium, Sydney, Australia - “The Contribution of the Lasers to Successful and Predictable Endodontic Practice”.
  • June, 2016 – Cape Town, South Africa – “Radial Apical Cleansing”.
  • April, 2016 – Academy of Laser Dentistry General Meeting, Orlando, Florida – “The Contribution of the Er,Cr:YSGG Laser to Successful and Predictable Endodontic Practice”.
  • January, 2016 – Webinar, Tribune CME –"Radial Apical Cleansing - a new, minimally invasive concept for the management of the apical third of root canal systems in the treatment of Apical Periodontitis".
  • January, 2016 - Endodontic Study Club of Westchester, White Plains, NY – “Radial Apical Cleansing”.
  • October, 2015 – Centurian, South Africa - "The Er,Cr: YSGG Laser - Taking Endodontic Practice to a New Level".
  • October, 2015 – South African Dental Association, Port Elizabeth, South Africa - “Treatment Planning Teeth with Recurrent Endodontic Disease”.
  • September, 2015 - Endodontic Study Club of Westchester,White Plains, NY - “Laser-assisted Treatment of Invasive Cervical Resorption”.
  • September, 2015 – Rockland County Dental Society, NY – “Laser-assisted Treatment of Invasive Cervical Resorption”.
  • May, 2015 - Ninth District Dental Society, NY – Keynote Speaker – General Meeting, Fishkill, NY – “Treatment Planning Teeth with Recurrent Endodontic Disease”.
  • January, 2015 – University of Southern California, Los Angeles – “Management of Persistent Endodontic Infection”.
  • December, 2014 – WCLI - World Clinical Laser and Imaging Institute Symposium in Vail, Colorado - "The Er,Cr: YSGG Laser - Taking Endodontic Practice to a New Level".
  • November, 2014 – UCSF Endodontic Residency, San Francisco - “Management of Persistent Endodontic Infection”.
  • November, 2014 – UCONN Endodontic Residency, Farmington, CT – “Management of Persistent Endodontic Infection”.
  • November, 2014 – St. Barnabas Hospital Grand Rounds – “Management of Persistent Endodontic Infection”.
  • October, 2014 – Aachen University, Germany – “Management of Persistent Endodontic Infection”.
  • July, 2014 – Westchester Interdisciplinary Study Club – “Invasive Cervical Resorption”.
  • February, 2014 – Academy of Laser Dentistry – “Dual Wavelength Laser-Assisted Endodontic Treatment”.