Jay B. Laudenbach, DMD
Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
Dr. Jay Laudenbach's practice focuses on providing comprehensive periodontal and dental implant therapy to improve health, wellness, and self-esteem. As a board certified Periodontist Dr. Jay's goals are to treat gum disease, to maintain the health of remaining teeth, and to prevent future gum disease. As an implant surgeon, Dr. Jay provides dental implants to support replacement teeth for patients who are missing teeth.Dr. Jay Laudenbach routinely coordinates treatment with other practicing dentists to plan and coordinate optimal periodontal and dental implant care.
Professional Membership & Affiliations
Dr. Jay Laudenbach is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. A Diplomate is a periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty and who is certified by the American Board of Periodontology. To be educationally qualified for Board certification requires:
- Certification as a dentist, including basic college education and completion of dental school to earn the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree and;
- Certification as a periodontist after postdoctoral study in an ADA approved program. This period of study is concentrated on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of periodontal disease.
- Comprehensive ABP Qualifying and Oral Examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including dental implants.
- Presentation of detailed reports on a broad range of actual treatment personally provided by the periodontist.
- Recertification every three years.
Dr. Jay Laudenbach is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), the Academy of Osseointegration (AO), the Pennsylvania Dental Association, the Philadelphia County Dental Society, and the Eastern Dental society. Dr. Laudenbach is also a member of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), a worldwide academic association of clinicians and researchers in implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration.
Current Faculty Positions & Clinical Research
Dr. Laudenbach holds a faculty appointment at the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics, Periodontal Prosthesis, and Implant Dentistry. While at Penn Dr. Jay instructs graduate periodontal residents in providing the latest periodontal and dental implant therapies. Dr. Jay also lectures for the graduate and undergraduate dental programs at Penn. Lastly, Dr. Jay is involved in multiple dental implant clinical research studies evaluating immediate loading protocols of dental implants.
Professional Lecture
Dr. Jay lectures nationally on behalf of Straumann, a leading dental implant company, and locally for various dental study clubs in the greater Philadelphia area. He also lectures for residents at the Albert Einstein general practice residency program in Philadelphia.
Training and Education
In 2006, Dr. Jay Laudenbach completed a 4 year residency program in Periodontics and Periodontal Prosthesis at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. The program at Penn emphasizes periodontal and dental implant therapy as a foundation for rehabilitating the mouth, and improving patient's smiles. Dr. Jay has extensive training in the utilization of all of the leading implant systems available on the market today, including: Straumann, AstraTech, Nobel Biocare, 3i, Zimmer, Xive and Frialit.
Other aspects of Dr. Jay's formative education include completion of his DMD training at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002, completion of an A.B. Biology degree from Brown University in 1997, and completion of 13 years of education at the Haverford School for boys in 1993.
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