Dr. Edgard El Chaar is currently the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Periodontics in the Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry, where he holds the rank of Clinical Associate Professor. Prior to his current position, he was the Director and founder of Post Graduate Program in Periodontics at Lutheran Medical Center. He has a thriving private practice on 130 East 35th Street in New York City that specializes in dental implants, periodontal disease and periodontal cosmetic surgery.
Edgard El Chaar, DDS, MS – Implant Dentist in New York, NY 10016
Dr. El Chaar is originally from Beirut, Lebanon, and has a Doctorate degree in Dental Surgery from New York University. He moved to New York in 1993 to complete his post graduate education in Advanced Periodontics at New York University which he finished in 1997. He received a Masters degree in Oral Biology from New York University in 2000. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the American Board of Oral Implantology.
He is multilingual and travels several times a year to lecture internationally. He is a consultant for several dental Implant and medical US Corporation. He has lectured in Russia, Dubai (UAE), Abu-Dhabi, China, Spain, Greece, Japan, Lebanon, France, Taiwan, South Korea, Switzerland, Belgium, Morocco, Poland, Brazil and Colombia on the latest advances and techniques in dental implants and aesthetic Periodontal treatments.
Dr. El Chaar is a retired Major in the U.S. Army. He is dedicated to the Army Dental Corps where he lectured in their specialty program in Periodontics. During his military career he has served several tours at Fort Gordon in Georgia, Fort Irwin in California, and Fort Hood in Texas.
Dr. El Chaar is a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Knight in the Order of Malta, the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of OsseoIntegration, and the American Board of Oral Implantology. He is a member and a fellow of ITI, International Team for Implantology, member and fellow of the AAID, American Academy of Implant Dentistry. His personal passions include tennis, sailing, skiing, flying mono-engine planes and spending time with his family.
DIRECTOR
Advanced Program in Periodontics
New York University College of Dentistry
Former Director & Founder:
Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at Lutheran Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor:
Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry – New York University College of Dentistry
Director & Founder of the AAID
New York Study Club
Director & Founder of the EEC Institute
Research & Educational Entity
DIPLOMATE
American Board of Periodontology
American Board of Oral Implantology
MEMBER
Academy of Periodontology
Academy of Osseointegration
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
MEMBER & FELLOW
ITI, Member and Fellow of AAID
American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Fellow of the International Academy for
Dental-Facial Esthetics, IADFE