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Howard S. Backer, DDS

Clinical Associate Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
345 East 24 Street, 1A
Phone: (212) 998-9430
Email :  hsb4@nyu.edu

Education

GPR, Kings County Hospital and Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 1975-1976
DDS, New York University College of Dentistry 1975

Honors / Credentials

  • Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, NY – completed one-year postgraduate course in Oral Surgery for General Practitioners (1976-77)
  • Postgraduate Prosthodontics – completed six-month course sponsored by the Ninth District Dental Society (1977)
  • Charter Member of Prosthetic Study Club of Columbia University College of Dentistry (1976-77)
  • Honored by the Ninth District Dental Society as one of the top four dentists in the District for number of postgraduate continuing education hours completed (1976)
  • Member of the Continuing Education Committee of the Ninth District Dental Society, including four years as Vice-Chairman (1977-present)
  • Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence at New York University College of Dentistry (1998)
  • Instructor, Special Patient Care Clinic at New York University College of Dentistry (2000-2003)
  • Presided over Fourth Year Student Special Patient Care Case Presentations at New York University College of Dentistry (2003-2007)
  • Served on the Part Time Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee at New York University College of Dentistry (2004-2006)
  • Recipient of FSDC Award for being among the top five faculty members for completed postgraduate continuing education hours at New York University College of Dentistry (2017)
  • Served on the Committee on Academic Review and Standards (2017-2019)
    Received award for being among the top five faculty members for continuing education hours at New York University College of Dentistry (2017)

Professional Interests

Training dental students in clinical excellence, including (but not limited to):

  • Collecting complete and accurate medical/dental history, while building rapport with the patient
  • Performing comprehensive clinical examinations, including soft tissue
  • Diagnosing uncommon and rare conditions and disease
  • Mastering radiologic diagnosis