Cosmetic Dentist
Dr. Patrick Cieplak DDS
Dr. Cieplak graduated as a top honors student from the University of Maryland Dental School class of 1983. He also concurrently trained at Johns Hopkins and Mercy Hospitals for sedation dentistry. While in dental school he received the Anesthesiology Award for outstanding work in dental anesthesiology; he was elected to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Society for conscientiousness and integrity, the Gorgas Odontological Society for Academic Honors and the Gamma Pi Delta society for Prosthetics Honors.
Dr. Cieplak continued training after dental school in the emerging field of implant dentistry by taking every major implant manufacturer sponsored training program available (academic courses were unavailable at that time). He continued training under the masters of implant dentistry culminating his training with a year at Brookdale Hospital where he achieved Fellow status in the International Congress of Oral Implantlogy and Associate Fellow status in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Dr. Cieplak completed the entire program at the Pankey Institute for TMJ studies, has studied under Frank Spear at the Seattle Institute, and Robert Winter in Newport Beach for advanced cosmetic and esthetic dentistry. He will be completed the advanced cosmetic studies program with the Las Vegas Institute in September of 2005. Dr. Cieplak has lectured at the University of Maryland's program for Advanced General Dentistry residents. He has earned Fellowship status from the Academy of General Dentistry, and is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Robert Barclay Study Club, the American Dental Association and the Virginia and Maryland Dental Society.
Dr Cieplak was awarded a Governor’s Citation, a Senatorial Citation and a Citation from the House of Delegates for charitable acts.
