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About Stephen J. Moss
Expertise
I am a professor emeritus at New York University, with a background that includes extensive research, scientific writing and biology. I also am an international consultant in health education, particularly in developing education on new science for health professionals and consumers. I am a past president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, former head of the NYU Division of Oral Biology and I represent the World Dental Federation at the United Nations. I travel around the world to provide health education to professionals and consumers.
Experience
Having retired from New York Universit, where I directed the pediatric dentistry training program, a walk-in dental clinic and research on oral biology, I formalized my professional and consumer health education initiative in the form of Health Education Enterprises. This entity consults and provides information on new science pertaining to oral and general health, particularly leading edge concepts that can be employed in the health professions to improve the public's health. As such, I am an expert in communicating new science and its usefulness to professional and lay audiences alike. I also had a pediatric dentistry practice in New York City for nearly 30 years.
Organizations
I am affiliated with the American Dental Association, the World Dental Federation, the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry among other formal organizations. My experience has included a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health and work at the Forsythe Dental Research Center
Publications
lpha Omegan USA, Nowa Stomatologia Poland, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, The Journal of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry USA, News Bulletin Japan, Journal of Marmara University Dental Faculty Turkey, Italian Journal of Paediatric Dentistry Italy, Asian Dentist Singapore, The Journal of the Israel Dental Association Israel, ROBRAC Brazil, Italian Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
Italy, FDI World, STOMA Portugal, Pediatric Dentistry The Philippines, Modern Stomatology Bulgaria, Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry India
Education/Credentials
I obtained a doctor of dental science (DDS) degree, a master of science degree and am a board certified pediatric dentist.
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Expert: Stephen J. Moss - 10/25/2009
Question
My granddaughter has marked decay to her 4 upr front teeth. The Ped DDS my dau took her to states the teeth must be extracted!! What other options are there?? I am concerned re: not only aesthetics but speech development! What about pediatric partial? And would treatment to preserve these teeth put her permanent teeth at risk?
Answer
Dear Tammy,
I know how distressing this is for you.
Unfortunately your question is repeated a hundreds of times daily throughout the Nation and the World.
Although you may not initially like these answers they are the best we have and the sunnyside is your daughter will eventually have straight perfect permanent teeth in her mouth.
1- No speech problems develop from the loss of the four teeth.
2- Trying to save the teeth , if you fail leads to infection that can markedly affect the development of the permanent teeth.
3- A space maintainer is not necessary, in this area growth is expansive and no bone is lost.
4- If after a few weeks the appearance bothers YOU, then a partial is easy to make and relatively less expensive than treating the four incisors with pulp treatment and crowns.
Hope this helps a bit.
All the best,
Dr. Moss
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