Steven J. Sadowsky DDS
Professor and Director. Implant Education, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CaliforniaDr. Sadowsky is professor and director of implant education in the department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. He was in full-time private practice limited to prosthodontics for 35 years. Dr. Sadowsky is past-president of the American Prosthodontic Society and president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, as well as fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics and the American College of Prosthodontists. He has directed the American College of Prosthodontists Annual Review Course for 5 years. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontists and has been invited to sit on the editorial review boards of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, and the International Journal of Prosthodontics. He is Abstract Editor of the International Journal of Prosthodontics and has been appointed to the editorial council of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Dr. Sadowsky has published 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals, mainly on the topic of implant dentistry. He is the 2016 American College of Prosthodontists recipient of the Presidential Citation and the 2018 recipient of the Ken Wical Award for Excellence in Prosthodontics. Dr. Sadowsky has edited a book, titled Evidence-based Implant Treatment Planning and Clinical Protocols. He was a visiting scholar for six months at Stanford University in 2018-19.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Penicillin Delabeling in the Context of Dental Implant Failure: A Conversation Between Colleagues
- A Higher Incidence of Implant Failures Among Patients With Penicillin Allergy and Who Were Prescribed Clindamycin
- Characteristics of Edentulous Patients Who Choose or Refuse Implant Treatment
- Impact of Hyperglycemia on the Rate of Implant Failure and Peri-Implant Parameters
- Interproximal Contact Loss Between Implant-Supported Fixed Prostheses and Adjacent Teeth Influences Marginal Bone Loss