CURRICULUM VITAE Of Walter J. Kucaba, D.D.S., M.S. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH March 12, 1945 Perth Amboy, New Jersey EDUCATION William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware University of Delaware, B.A., 1963-1967 College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, D.D.S., 1967-1971 University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill, Periodontal Residency M.S., 1975-1977 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1975-1977 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, SC, Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Primary Care, 2012- present
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS American Dental Association American Academy of Periodontology (Life Member) Southern Academy of Periodontology South Carolina Academy of Periodontology Psi Omega Dental Fraternity Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity Spartanburg Dental Society Isothermal Dental Society Piedmont District Dental Society Pierre Fauchard Academy American College of Oral Implantology The International Congress of Oral Implantologist The American Society of Osseointegration The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine THESIS "The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity." University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, Chapel Hill, 1977. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY BOARD CERTIFICATION Part I completed October 1977 MILITARY APPOINTMENTS Assistant Dental Officer, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia June 1971 to December 1971 Assistant Dental Officer, USS Holland AS-32 Rota, Spain December 1971 to December 1972 Assistant Dental Officer, USS Simon Lake AS-33 Rota, Spain December 1972 to July 1974 Dental Officer, Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia July 1974 to August 1975 Regional Periodontal Consultant, Naval Regional Dental Center Parris Island, South Carolina, August 1977 to June 1980
STATE LICENSES New York, 1974 Maryland, 1975 Pennsylvania, 1974 South Carolina, 1977 South Carolina Specialty Board in Periodontics, 1978 SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS Program Chairman, Low Country Dental Society, 1978-1979 Chairman for Children's Dental Health Week, Beaufort S.C. 1978 and 1979 Director of CPR training at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort S.C., 1979 Program Chairman, Spartanburg County Dental Society 1981-1982 South Carolina Periodontal Peer Review Board 1985 and 1986 South Carolina State Dental Board Periodontal Specialty Examiner, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989 Dental Consultant to Department of Oncology, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center 1990 - Present Periodontal Consultant to the Hospital for Restorative Care 1997- Present Dental Consultant to Southwest Oncology Group Spartanburg Regional Medical Center 1990 - present Chief Dental Division, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center 1990 1994
PRIVATE PRACTICE LIMITED TO PERIODONTICS 510 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, South Carolina August 1977 to September 1979 2088 East Main Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina March 1980 to June 1982 151 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina June 1982 to Present PUBLICATIONS Aesthetic Temporary Anterior Tooth Replacement J.N.C. Dental Society 60: 10-15, 1977 The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity. J. Dental Research: Vol 57, Special Issue A, 265 Jan. 1978 Mini dental implants and the Respire Oral Orthotic The Sleep Magazine, Understanding Sleep Disorders. Edition 5, June 2012 PRESENTATIONS "Splinting during Periodontal Treatment." Presented at joint meeting of the faculties of the University of North Carolina and the Medical College of Virginia in March 1977. "Intraoral Photography." Presented at a meeting of the Low Country Dental Society, September 1977. Also to the Spartanburg Dental Society, October 1978. "Periodontics and the General Practitioner." Presented at a meeting of the Low Country Dental Society, November, 1977. "The incidence and distribution of hematopoietic marrow in the human maxillary tuberosity." Presented at the I.A.D.R. Conference in Washington, D.C., March 1978. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the British Periodontal Association in London, England, April 1978. "Crown Lengthening--Attachment complex alteration." Presented to the Hendersonville, N.C. Dental Society, March 1979. "Mucogingival Surgery." Presented to the Naval Reserve Dentists at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C., February 1979.
Mucogingival Considerations during Orthodontic Treatment." Presented to the Charleston Orthognathic Study Club, November,1979. "Periodontics and the General Practitioner." Presented to Isothermal Dental Society, October 1979. "Periodontics and the Dental Assistant." Presented to Spartanburg Dental Assistants and Hygienists, March 1982. "Dental Implants--an alternative treatment modality." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental hygiene Society, September 1990. "Quality of Life and Dental Implants." Presented to the Dental Assisting group at Spartanburg Technical College, April, 1991 "The Team Approach to Dental Implants." Presented to the Dalton Georgia Dental Group, April, 1991. "Dental Implants, what they are and how they can help our patients." Presented to the Dental assistants, hygienists and office personnel in Dalton Georgia, April 1991. "Periodontal Update '93." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, March 1993. "Salvaging the Dental Implant Mishap." Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, March 1996. "Dental Implant Boot Camp." Present to the Low Country Dental Society, April 2001. "The Dental Implant, Mishaps Complications and Failures." Presented to the Spartanburg Country Dental Society, May 2002. Computer Generated Abutments For Extensive Implant Crown and Bridge Cases. Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Assistant Society, October 2003. Mini Dental Implants Do They Have a Place In Implant Dentistry? Presented at the MDL Mini Implant Workshop, Boca Raton, Fla. January 2004. "The Dental Implant, Mishaps Complications and Failures." Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004.
Computer Generated Abutments For Extensive Implant Crown and Bridge Cases. Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004. Mini Dental Implants Do They Have a Place In Implant Dentistry? Presented to the Graduate Students in Dentistry and Periodontics at MUSC, Charleston, SC. February 2004. The use of dental appliances in the management of Sleep Apnea. Presented to the Carolina Sleep Society, Spartanburg, SC. 25 March 2004. Mini implants Do They Have A Role in Implant Dentistry? Presented to the Miami Dental Society Boca Raton, Florida, February 2004. The use of Mini Dental Implants in Dentistry Today Presented to the Italian Dental Implant Congress, Selerno, Italy, September 2004. Contemporary Dentistry and the use of Dental Implants Presented to the Italian Dental Implant Congress Cosenza, Italy, September 17, 2005. Mini-Implants in Dentistry Presented to the Isothermal Dental Society Shelby, North Carolina, October 18, 2005. Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps & Failures Presented at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston Houston, Texas, March 2, 2007. The Unique Versatility of Mini Dental Implants: Opportunities for the creative and resourceful Dentist. Presented at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston Houston, Texas, March 2, 2007. Maxillary Anterior Tooth Replacement With Implants- Clinical Realities. Presented to the Spartanburg Dental Society, Spartanburg, S.C. March 3, 2008. The use of Mini Dental Implants in Practice. Presented to the Tri-County Dental Society in Rock Hill, South Carolina April 18, 2008.
Mini Dental Implants Presented as a continuing education course at the University of North Carolina. Sponsored by the UNC School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina October 24, 2008. Restorative Implant Challenges in the Maxillary Anterior Region, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 5, 2010. The Unique Versatility of Mini Dental Implants, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 4, 2010. Dental Implants: Complications, Mishaps and Failures, Presented at the Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, March 4, 2010. The Unique Versaltility of Mini Dental Implants: Opportunities for the Creative and Resourceful Dentist, Presented at the 56 th Annual University of North Carolina Dental Seminar Day, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19 th, 2010. Dental Emergencies, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 7 th, 2012. Mini Implants: Uses and Abuses, Presented to the Periodontic and Prosthodontic Graduate Students, College of Dental Medicine Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, February 11, 2013. WORKSHOPS Workshops for the General Practitioner. In office hands on workshops are given to general practitioners on the following topics. a) Treatment planning implant cases b) Implant prosthetics for fixed cases c) Implant prosthetics for removable cases d) Salvaging a failing implant case e) Computer applications in the Dental Office f) The use of intra oral Cameras PUBLIC SERVICE Founder of the "Spartanburg Dental Information Service", January 1992. A free public hot line providing information on Gum Disease and Dental Implants.
Website: www.scdental.net, www.isnore.net and www.minidentalimplants.net Provides information on Periodontal Disease, Dental Implants, Mini Implants, TMJ and Appliance therapy for Sleep Apnea and Snoring. Founder and Director of The Upstate Dental Treatment Center for Snoring and Sleep Apnea. Jan 2005.