About Dr. Roberts

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
(1985-1987)

Two-year General Practice Residency (Certificate date: July 1987)

  • Management and treatment of emergency and trauma dental care including tooth and alveolar fracture and avulsions. Minor mucosal and lip laceration.
  • Reconstructive and implant dentistry.
  • Oral surgery and Endodontic advanced training.
  • 120 I.V. Adult Sedations with additional experience in Pedodontic P.O. and submucosal sedation.
  • 30 Operating room cases.
  • Management of medically-compromised dental patients in the areas of:
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Cardiac Surgery
    • Mental Retardation
    • Hemophilia
    • Severe Anxiety

University of Illinois College of Dentistry (1981-1985)

  • Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (June 1985)
  • Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (December 1982)
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Externship (Summer 1984)
  • Minor Tooth Movement Elective (1984-1985)

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1977-1981)

  • Degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology (May 1981)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1986-1987)

Department of General Practice

  • Course Director: Hospital Dentistry Elective -- duties included supervision, development, and organization of a two-week elective for senior honor students.
  • Clinical Instructor: Duties included comprehensive clinical instruction to senior dental students half day per week.

University of Illinois at Chicago (1984-1985)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Teaching Assistant: Duties included orientation and instruction to junior dental students prior to their oral surgery clinical rotations.

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1980-1981)

Department of Anatomy and Physiology

  • Teaching Assistant: Duties included instruction in basic physiology for students enrolled in a self-paced physiology course.

WORK EXPERIENCE

James H. Reisman, D.D.S. (1987-Present)

  • Associate in the Practice of General Dentistry

Oral Surgery and Implantology (1990-Present)

  • Contract and Consultant work for 60-70 dentists in the areas of oral surgery and dental implants

Expert Witness

  • Corvel Corporation, Dental Consultant (1996-Present)
  • Susan Nelson, Medical Protective Company (1996-Present)
  • Russell Thornton, Cowles and Thompson (1995)
  • Steve Rasch, Thompson and Knight (1992)

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

James W. Chancellor, D.D.S. (1986-1987)

  • Associate in the Practice of General Dentistry

University of Illinois at Chicago (1984-1985)

  • Nitrous Oxide Administration Technician -- duties included instruction to students in N2O2 administration and maintenance of equipment.

Frank Bernardi, D.D.S., M.S. (1975)

  • Orthodontist Lab Assistant

ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity (1989-Present)
    • President (1993-1996)
    • Editor of Newsletter (1990-1991)
    • Dallas County Dental Society (1987-Present)
    • Continuing Education Chairman-Elect (1999)
    • Board of Directors (1993-1997)
    • Secretary/Treasurer (1992-1993)
  • C.E.O. Network (1993-1994)
  • "Young Dentist of the Year" for Dallas County (1991)
  • Chairman, Young Dentist Committee (1990)
  • American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (1987-1990)
  • American Association of Hospital Dentists (1985-1991)
  • American Dental Association (1982-Present)
  • Dental Student/Faculty Liaison Representative (1981-1982)
  • Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (1977-1981)
    • President (1980-1981)
    • Rush Chairman (1979)
    • Scholarship Chairman (1978)

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Osseointegration (Branemark System) in Clinical Dentistry (November 1986)
  • Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists (October 1986)
  • Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (Anesthesia and Analgesia -- July 1986)
  • Intravenous Sedation Certificate UTHSCSA (June 1986)

LECTURES GIVEN

  • Alpha Omega Dental
    Subject: "Oral Surgery in General Practice" (April 1994)
  • Dallas County Dental Society Young Dentist Study Club
    Subject: "Reconstructive Dental Implantology" (September 1992)
  • Texas Dental Association Annual Meeting
    Subject: "Computerized Tomography in Dental Implantology" (May 1991)
  • Audie L. Murphy V.A. Hospital G.P.R.
    Subject: "Pediatric Space Maintenance" (May 1987)
  • Senior Clinical Case Conference
    Subject: "Treatment of Facial Swellings due to Odontogenic Infections" (February 1987)
  • Senior Clinical Case Conference
    Subject: "Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia" (February 1987)
  • Senior Clinical Case Conference
    Subject: "Maryland Bridges" (December 1986)
  • Special Patient Care
    Subject: "Skeletal Muscular Disorders" (November 1986).
  • Hospital Dentistry Case Conference
    Subject: "Diagnosis and Treatment of an Unusual Radiopaque Lesion in the Mandible" (September 1986).
  • Lecture Series on Conscious Sedation
    Subject: "Medical Emergencies; Drugs and Equipment" (August 1986)
  • Orthagnothic Case Conference
    Subject: "Steroid Therapy in Third Molar Surgery" (1986)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    Director: Dan Weathers, M.D. (April 13-14, 1996)
  • Dental Office Oral Surgery Update
    Director: Fred Hill (September 8-9, 1995)
  • Anesthesia Review Course ASDA (February 7-13, 1993)
  • L.D. Pankey Institute for Advance Dental Education (November 8-14, 1992)
  • Aesthetic Restorations: Various Alternatives
    Director: Nasser Barghi (April 9-11, 1987)
  • The Core-Vent Implant System
    Director: Gerald Nisnick (April 5-6, 1987)
  • Tissue Integrated (Branemark System) Prosthesis in Periodontal Therapy
    Directors: Stephen M. Parel and Robert G. Triplett (March 5-7, 1987)
  • Osseointegration (Branemark System) in Clinical Dentistry Surgical Prosthetic Training Course
    Directors: Stephen M. Parel and Robert G. Triplett (November 14-16, 1986)
  • Cosmetic Dentistry with Anterior and Posterior Porcelain
    Course Director: Frank B. Gardner (October 24, 1986)
  • A Comprehensive Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMJ Disorder
    Course Director: Mike Montgomery (October 3-4, 1986)
  • 1986 Annual Wilford Hall Medical Center Symposium on Temporomandibular Disorders
    Director: Captain Jay C. Smith (May 8-14, 1986)

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

  • Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas (1987-Present)
  • Green Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Dallas, Texas (1988-Present)
  • Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, 1987.
  • Medical Center Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, 1986-87.

DENTAL LICENSURE

  • Texas: 1986-Present (License #14982)
  • Illinois: 1985-1990

REFERENCES

  • References will be provided upon request.
 



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