CURRICULUM VITAE

Of

Walter J. Kucaba, D.D.S., M.S.

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH

March 12, 1945

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

EDUCATION

William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware

University of Delaware, B.A., 1963 - 1967

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery,

D.D.S., 1967 - 1971

University of North Carolina School of Dentistry,

Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill,

Periodontal Residency

M.S., 1975-1977

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

University of North Carolina School of Dentistry,

Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill,

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1975 - 1977

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine,

Spartanburg, SC,

Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Primary Care, 2012- present

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Dental Association

American Academy of Periodontology (Life Member)

Southern Academy of Periodontology

South Carolina Academy of Periodontology

Psi Omega Dental Fraternity

Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity

Spartanburg Dental Society

Isothermal Dental Society

Piedmont District Dental Society

Pierre Fauchard Academy

American College of Oral Implantology

The International Congress of Oral Implantologist

The American Society of Osseointegration

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

THESIS

"The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity."

University of North Carolina School of Dentistry,

Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill, 1977.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY BOARD CERTIFICATION

Part I completed October 1977

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Dental Officer, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia June 1971 to December 1971

Assistant Dental Officer, USS Holland AS-32 Rota, Spain

December 1971 to December 1972

Assistant Dental Officer, USS Simon Lake AS-33 Rota, Spain

December 1972 to July 1974

Dental Officer, Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia July 1974 to August 1975

Regional Periodontal Consultant, Naval Regional Dental Center Parris Island, South Carolina, August 1977 to June 1980

STATE LICENSES

New York, 1974

Maryland, 1975

Pennsylvania, 1974

South Carolina, 1977

South Carolina Specialty Board in Periodontics, 1978

SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS

Program Chairman, Low Country Dental Society,

1978-1979

Chairman for Children's Dental Health Week, Beaufort S.C.

1978 and 1979

Director of CPR training at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort S.C., 1979

Program Chairman, Spartanburg County Dental Society

1981-1982

South Carolina Periodontal Peer Review Board

1985 and 1986

South Carolina State Dental Board Periodontal Specialty Examiner, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989

Dental Consultant to Department of Oncology,

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

1990 - Present

Periodontal Consultant to the Hospital for Restorative Care

1997- Present

Dental Consultant to Southwest Oncology Group

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

1990 - present

Chief Dental Division, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

1990 – 1994

PRIVATE PRACTICE LIMITED TO PERIODONTICS

510 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, South Carolina

August 1977 to September 1979

2088 East Main Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina

March 1980 to June 1982

151 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina

June 1982 to Present

PUBLICATIONS

Aesthetic Temporary Anterior Tooth Replacement

J.N.C. Dental Society 60: 10-15, 1977

The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity. J. Dental Research: Vol 57, Special Issue A, 265 Jan. 1978

Mini dental implants and the Respire Oral Orthotic

The Sleep Magazine, Understanding Sleep Disorders. Edition 5, June 2012

PRESENTATIONS

"Splinting during Periodontal Treatment."

Presented at joint meeting of the faculties of the University of North Carolina and the Medical College of Virginia in March 1977.

"Intraoral Photography."

Presented at a meeting of the Low Country Dental Society, September 1977. Also to the Spartanburg Dental Society, October 1978.

"Periodontics and the General Practitioner." Presented at a meeting of the Low Country Dental Society, November, 1977.

"The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity." Presented at the I.A.D.R. Conference in Washington, D.C., March 1978. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the British Periodontal Association in London, England, April 1978.

"Crown Lengthening--Attachment complex alteration." Presented to the Hendersonville, N.C. Dental Society, March 1979.

"Mucogingival Surgery." Presented to the Naval Reserve Dentists at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C., February 1979.

“Mucogingival Considerations during Orthodontic Treatment." Presented to the Charleston Orthognathic Study Club, November,1979.

"Periodontics and the General Practitioner." Presented to Isothermal Dental Society, October 1979.

"Periodontics and the Dental Assistant." Presented to Spartanburg Dental Assistants and Hygienists, March 1982.

"Dental Implants--an alternative treatment modality." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental hygiene Society, September 1990.

"Quality of Life and Dental Implants." Presented to the Dental Assisting group at Spartanburg Technical College, April, 1991

"The Team Approach to Dental Implants." Presented to the Dalton Georgia Dental Group, April, 1991.

"Dental Implants, what they are and how they can help our patients." Presented to the Dental assistants, hygienists and office personnel in Dalton Georgia, April 1991.

"Periodontal Update '93." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, March 1993.

"Salvaging the Dental Implant Mishap." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, March 1996.

"Dental Implant Boot Camp." Present to the Low Country Dental Society, April 2001.

"The Dental Implant, Mishaps Complications and Failures." Presented to the Spartanburg Country Dental Society, May 2002.

“Computer Generated Abutments For Extensive Implant Crown and Bridge Cases.”

Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Assistant Society, October 2003.

“Mini Dental Implants Do They Have a Place In Implant Dentistry?”

Presented at the MDL Mini Implant Workshop, Boca Raton, Fla. January 2004.

"The Dental Implant, Mishaps Complications and Failures."

Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004.

“Computer Generated Abutments For Extensive Implant Crown and Bridge Cases.”

Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004.

“Mini Dental Implants Do They Have a Place In Implant Dentistry?”

Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004.

“The use of dental appliances in the management of Sleep Apnea.” Presented to the Carolina Sleep Society, Spartanburg, SC. 25 March 2004.

“Mini implants Do They Have A Role in Implant Dentistry?”

Presented to the Miami Dental Society

Boca Raton, Florida, February 2004.

“The use of Mini Dental Implants in Dentistry Today”

Presented to the Italian Dental Implant Congress,

Selerno, Italy, September 2004.

“Contemporary Dentistry and the use of Dental Implants”

Presented to the Italian Dental Implant Congress

Cosenza, Italy, September 17, 2005.

“Mini-Implants in Dentistry”

Presented to the Isothermal Dental Society

Shelby, North Carolina, October 18, 2005.

“Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps & Failures”

Presented at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston

Houston, Texas, March 2, 2007.

“The Unique Versatility of Mini Dental Implants: Opportunities for the creative and resourceful Dentist”. Presented at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston

Houston, Texas, March 2, 2007.

“Maxillary Anterior Tooth Replacement With Implants- Clinical Realities”.

Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, Spartanburg, S.C. March 3, 2008.

“The use of Mini Dental Implants in Practice”. Presented to the Tri-County Dental Society in Rock Hill, South Carolina April 18, 2008.

“Mini Dental Implants” Presented as a continuing education course at the University of North Carolina. Sponsored by the UNC School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina October 24, 2008.

“Restorative Implant Challenges in the Maxillary Anterior Region”, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 5, 2010.

“The Unique Versatility of Mini Dental Implants”, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 4, 2010.

“Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps and Failures”, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 4, 2010.

“The Unique Versaltility of Mini Dental Implants: Opportunities for the Creative and Resourceful Dentist”, Presented at the 56th Annual University of North Carolina Dental Seminar Day, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19th, 2010.

“Dental Emergencies”, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 7th, 2012.

“Mini Implants: Uses and Abuses”, Presented to the Periodontic and Prosthodontic Graduate Students, College of Dental Medicine Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, February 11, 2013.

“Update On Reduced Diameter Implants: The Duct Tape of Implant Dentistry”, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Az., March 19, 2015.

“Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps & Failures”, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Az., March 19, 2015.

“Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps & Failures”, Presented at the ICOI & ADIA Winter implant symposium, Doral, Fla,, February 12, 2016.

“Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps & Failures”, Presented at the Western Society of Periodontology, Scottsdale, Az, January 28, 2017

WORKSHOPS

Workshops for the General Practitioner. In office hands on workshops are given to general practitioners on the following topics.

a) Treatment planning implant cases

b) Implant prosthetics for fixed cases

c) Implant prosthetics for removable cases

d) Salvaging a failing implant case

e) Computer applications in the Dental Office

f) The use of intra oral Cameras

PUBLIC SERVICE

Founder of the "Spartanburg Dental Information Service", January 1992. A free public hot line providing information on Gum Disease and Dental Implants.

Website: www.scdental.net, www.isnore.net and www.minidentalimplants.net Provides information on Periodontal Disease, Dental Implants, Mini Implants, TMJ and Appliance therapy for Sleep Apnea and Snoring.

Founder and Director of “The Upstate Dental Treatment Center for Snoring and Sleep Apnea”. Jan 2005.

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