DDS, 1972, SUNY Buffalo

Robert J. Berkowitz, DDS

Professor, Eastman Department of Dentistry
Professor, Department of Pediatrics,Golisano's Children Hospital
Chair, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

University Dental Faculty Group

Contact Information:
The University of Rochester
Eastman Dental Center
625 Elmwood Avenue, Box 683
Rochester, NY 14620

Email: Robert_Berkowitz@URMC.Rochester.edu

Research:
Early childhood caries and management of dental problems in children who are medically compromised.

Additional Education:
Pediatric Dentistry residency at Boston Children's Hospital.

Postdoctoral fellowship in oral microbiology at Forsyth Dental Center, Boston MA

OVERVIEW

Dr. Robert Berkowitz has extensive experience in the management of dental problems in children who have medically compromising situations and developmental disabilities. He is nationally recognized for his experience in the management of dental problems in these children and has published extensively in this area.

Dr. Berkowitz has held faculty positions at the University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, University of Texas, and George Washington University. He was recruited to Eastman Dental Center in 1992.

Dr. Berkowitz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is also a member of the International Association for Dental Research, American Society of Dentistry for Children, American Dental Association and an associate member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

PUBLICATIONS

Click to see publications by Dr. Berkowitz indexed in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database.

Additional Publications:

Berkowitz, R.J., Shapiro, R. 2001. "Dental Procedures" (Chapter) in Procedures for Primary Care Pediatricians, Eds.Gorepp and Hostetler, Mosby.

Berkowitz R.J., Zero D., Edelstein B. 1999. Contributors: "Dental Caries" (Chapter) in Twenty Common Problems in Preventive Health Care. Ed. D. Campos-Outcalt, McGraw Hill.

Berkowitz R.J., DenBensten P.K. 1999. Contributors: "Prevention of Dental Caries" (Chapter) in Primary Pediatric Care (4th edition) Ed. R. Hoekelman, Mosby.