Curriculum Vitae
Joseph J. Thomas DDS, MAGD, FICD, DICOI, FACD
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PRIVATE PRACTICE LOCATION:
Fort Pierce, FL 34951
CITIZENSHIP: USA
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) 1989 University of Missouri - School of
Dentistry, Kansas City
Certificate in General Dentistry 1996 University of Florida, Gainesville
Mastership Academy of General Dentistry 1998
Fellowship American Academy of Implant Dentistry 1999
Diplomate in Oral Implantology 2017 - International Congress of Oral Implantologists
FACULTY POSITIONS:
Misch Implant Institute 2017 - 2020
Credentialing Board of United States Board of Oral Implantology 2017-2019
Oral Examiner for the Diplomate candidates – International Congress of Oral Implantologists
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE:
Midwest Dental Clinic, Mount Vernon, MO 1989 -1990
Indian River Dentistry, Vero Beach, FL 1990–2012
Dentaland, Stuart, FL 2013
Dr. Joe Thomas – Dentistry, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2014 - 2020
Choice Dental Centers, Lee’s Summit, MO 2015
Joseph J. Thomas DDS., PA, Vero Beach, FL 2016 - Present
PRO-BONO VOLUNTEER DENTAL SERVICE:
Indian River Department of Health, Vero Beach, Florida 1992-2010
HANDS Clinic Fort Pierce, Florida 2011 - 2017
PROFESSIONAL QUASI-LEGISLATIVE and QUASI-JUDICIAL SERVICE:
Gubernatorial Appointee, confirmed by the State Senate, to Florida Board of Dentistry 2006 - 2017 (Appointed to three separate terms by the Governors)
Vice-Chairman - Florida Board of Dentistry (Elected three separate Annual terms)
Chairman - Florida Board of Dentistry (Elected to three separate Annual terms)
Chairman- Probable Cause Panel - Florida Board of Dentistry
Expert Witness in Dental (mostly Defense) Civil Litigation cases
Chairman- Broward County Dental Association Peer review Committee
Chairman of the Florida Section – American College of Dentists
DENTAL LICENSURE and CERTIFICATIONS:
State of Missouri - Dental License 1989 - Present
State of Kansas - Dental License 1989 - Present
State of Florida - Dental License 1990 - Present
BLS - American Heart Association 1990 – Present
ADVANCED dental education CERTIFICATIONS:
Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry - MAGD
Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantology –DICOI
HONORS:
Certificate of Merit in Oral Medicine - 1989
Ellis Island Medal of Honor - 2009
Inducted into the International College of Dentists
Inducted into the American College of Dentists
Inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy
EXTERNSHIPS:
Two year Continuum in General Dentistry - University of Florida
Maxi-Course AAID - University of Georgia
RESEARCH:
Micro-leakage at the cavo-surface of composite resin restorations –1988
PRESENTATIONS BEFORE DENTAL STUDENTS, DENTISTS and DENTAL SOCIETIES:
University of Florida - College of Dentistry - Gainesville, FL
Lecom School of Dental Medicine - Bradenton, FL
Nova Southeastern University - College of Dental Medicine, FL
Misch/Resnik Implant Institute
Florida Dental Association and Hygiene Association
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Director of the March of Dimes Treasure Coast Chapter 1992-2009
Director of the Scripps Florida Funding Corporation 2002-2010
Managed a 369 million dollar State Budget, as the Finance Chairman, including investing these funds, and then quarterly funding of the spawning of the bio-medical giant Scripps Research Institute’s sister institute in Florida
ASSOCIATIONS:
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
American Orthodontic Society
Academy of General Dentistry
American Dental Association and Florida Dental Association (Broward and Indian River Counties Affiliate Dental Associations)
American Academy of Implant Dentistry
American Association of Dental Boards