About Dr. Tarnow
Dr. Dennis Tarnow is currently Clinical Professor of Periodontology and Director of Implant Education at Columbia School of Dental Medicine. He is the former Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Tarnow has a certificate in Periodontics and Prosthodontics and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology. He is a recipient of the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology, Teacher of the Year Award from New York University and Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontists in 2015, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.
Dr. Tarnow has a private multispecialty interdisciplinary practice in New York City, and has been honored with a wing named after him at New York University College of Dentistry. He has published over 250 articles on perio-prosthodontics and implant dentistry and has co-authored four textbooks including The Single Tooth Implant. Dr. Tarnow has lectured extensively in the United States and internationally in over forty-five countries.
Awards
Nobel Biocare Branemark Osseointegration Award from Academy of Osseointegration 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Spanish Society of Prosthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry (SEPES) 2022
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Charles L. Pincus / Ronald E. Goldman Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry 2019
Columbia University College of Medicine and Dentistry Honorary Alumni Award 2017
Northeastern Gnathological Society Frank V. Celenza Award Academic Excellence in Prosthodontics in 2017
Dental XP Morton Amsterdam Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Treatment 2016
Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontists 2015
Outstanding Teacher Award from the American College of Prosthodontists 2015
Outstanding Teacher Award from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics in 2013
Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award from New York University 2005
Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology 2005
The William J. Gies Award for outstanding contribution to the field of periodontology by the American Academy of Periodontology in 2005