Dr. Fred Witkoff's CV

Dentist - Coral Gables

475 Biltmore Way, Suite 310, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Dentist - Downtown Miami

25 SE Second Ave, Suite 336, Miami, FL 33131

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475 Biltmore Way, Suite 310, Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-444-4842

PERSONAL
- Date of Birth: September 30, 1927
- Place of Birth: New York City, NY
- Spouse: Vivian
- Children: Maury, born 1959, Emergency Room Physician Columbus, OH Married, 3 children
- Jesse, born 1961, Pediatric Dentist, Denver, CO Married, 1 child
- Shari, born 1966, General Dentist, Coconut Grove, FL, Single

EDUCATION
- 1941-1945, Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, New York
- 1945-1949, New York University, Washington Square College, Manhattan, New York, Post Graduate Course: Embryology
- 1950-1954, New York University College of Dentistry, Manhattan, New York, D.D.S. Degree, 1954
- 1960-1961, University of Miami College of Architecture

STUDENT ACTIVITIES
- Student Council Member
- Chairman, Gold Foil Committee
- President, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, 1954 Iota Chapter Vice-President, Dental Research Society

INTERNSHIP
- Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, 1954-1955, General Rotating

STATE LICENSURES
- Dentistry: Florida, New York State Boards National Boards

HOSPITAL AND CLINIC AFFILIATIONS
- Senior Attendant, Variety Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida
- Associate Attending, Courtesy Staff, Mount Sinai Hospital Crown and Bridge Section, Miami Beach, Florida
- Chairman, Dade County Dental Research Clinic 1982-present Aesthetic Dentistry Section
- Courtesy Staff Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Miami, Fl. 1964-1994
- National Children's Cardiac Hospital 10 years service (hospital closed)
- University of Miami Medical School
- Clinical Associate Professor, 1982-2000

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Dental Association, 1955-present
- Florida Dental Association, 1956-present
- East Coast Dental Society, 1956-present
- currently South Florida District Dental Association
- South Dade Dental Society (charter member)
- Academy of General Dentistry 1974-present
- Alpha Omega Fraternity, Greater Miami Chapter
- New York Academy of Science (past member)

PROFESSSIONAL SERVICES
- American Dental Association
- National appointment by President Griffith
- Florida State Chmn. of Operation IDENT., 1981-1982
- East Coast District Dental Society
- Member, Peer Review Committee, 1984-present
- Member, Advertising Committee, 1985-1986
- Member, Professional Relations Committee, 1985-1986
- Member, Illegal Practice Committee, 1984-1986
- Florida State Department of Professional Regulation Dental Examiner for Board Exams,1989-1995
- Served as Expert Witness, several cases
- Dada County Dental Research Clinic:
- President 1978-1979
- Member at Large, Board of Directors
- Chairman, Constitution & Bylaws Revision Committee
- Chairman, Rules & Procedures for Clinic Use by Outside Organization

PRIVATE PRACTICE
- 1956-Present, Adult General Dentistry
- Joined by daughter, Dr. Shari A.Witkoff, 1996

SEMINARS ATTENDED
- Sunshine Seminar Series (numerous courses) past 1970s-'90's
- Co-Chmn, Original Programming/Arrangements Committee
- Cerebral Palsy: Dentistry for the Handicapped, 1957 Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Analgesia, 1969 Variety Children's Hospital
- Ceraneo-Metal Restorations, 1977
- Current Ceramic Porcelain Technique, Unitek, 1981

COURSES TAUGHT
- Veneer Preparations and Placement, 2000
- Hands-on Course, with patients
- Miami Children's Hospital/Limdsey Hopkins Tech Ed Ctr.

TABLE CLINICS AND LECTURES
- "Easy Chairside Temporaries", 2002
- Miami Winter Meeting & Dental Expo
- "Trends in Aesthetic Dentistry", 1999
- North Dade Dental Society
- "Potpourri of Aesthetic Dentistry" 1996
- University of Maryland, College of Dentistry
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
- "Changes in Reconstructive Dentistry", 1977
- Alpha Omega Greater Miami

HONORS
- 1982 Elected to Fellowship, American College of Dentistry
- 1984 Elected to Fellowship, Academy of General Dentistry
- 1989 Elected to Fellowship, Dade County Dental Research Clinic

COMMUNITY AND CIVIC SERVICE
- Spokesman on "Snapshot" local PBS televised program, 1995
- Program on Aesthetic Dentistry
- Anti-Defamation League:,
- Chairman, Florida Regional Board, 1980-1981
- Member, Executive Board Policy-making Body, State of Florida
- Chairman, Executive Board, 1977 and 1978
- Chairman, First Annual Leadership Retreat, 1973
- Member, Biracial Monitoring Council for Higher Education
- State of Florida, 1978-1994
- Boy Scouts of America:
- Chairman, Committee of Troop 64, 1970-1972
- Tester, Merit Badge requirements
- Assisted with Troop campouts and weekend outings
- Coral Cables, High School Band. Boosters Organization President, 1991-1984
- Main fund-raiser to send 200 students to Europe

LITERARY ACHIEVEMENTS
- International Who's Who in Poetry, 1982
- Co-Director, Poetry Board of Advisors for 'Directions, the Guide to Fine Living' Magazine
- President, Local Chapter Florida State Poets Association, Inc.
- Instructor, Annual Poetry Workshops for South Florida Poetry Institute, Broward Community College
- Founding Member, Board of Director and Parliamentarian South Florida Poetry Institute
- Judge, Seven Lively Arts Poetry Contest
- Editorial Staff, "Affinities Anthology", 1978
- Program Coordinator, Florida State Poets Association, Inc. Annual Convention, 1980
- Member, Panel of Advisors for South Florida Poetry Institute's
- Annual Poetry Symposium, 1979
- Instructor, Creative Expression Class Temple Judeo Youth Group, 1974-1975
- Winner, Fred Shaw National Contest
- President, Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation, Inc.

MILITARY
- Served in United States Army, Acting Sergeant
- Fort Lee, Virginia 1946-1947
- Cadre Instructor/Expert Rifleman, Company Commendation
- Personnel Classification Specialist:
- Psychological testing and interviewing

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