Dr. Dennis Tarnow lecturing

About Dr. Tarnow

Dr. Dennis Tarnow is Clinical Professor of Periodontology and Director of Implant Education at Columbia School of Dental Medicine, and former Chairman of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at NYU College of Dentistry, where a wing was named in his honor in 2008.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he has received the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology and the Academy of Osseointegration, the Teacher of the Year Award from NYU, the Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontists, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the Spanish Society of Prosthodontists and Aesthetic Dentistry, and the NGS Academy of Multidisciplinary Dentistry.

Dr. Tarnow maintains a private multispecialty practice in New York City, has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored four textbooks including The Single Tooth Implant, and lectured in over 45 countries.

Awards

  • Robert N. Eskow Award for Excellence in Dentistry
    NYU College of Dentistry, 2026

  • Master Clinician Award
    Academy of Osseointegration, 2026

  • Frank V. Celenza Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dentistry
    NGS Academy of Multidisciplinary Dentistry, 2026

  • Nobel Biocare Brånemark Osseointegration Award
    Academy of Osseointegration, 2023

  • Lifetime Achievement Award
    Spanish Society of Prosthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry (SEPES), 2022

  • Charles L. Pincus / Ronald E. Goldman Lifetime Achievement Award
    American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, 2019

  • Honorary Alumni Award
    Columbia University College of Medicine and Dentistry, 2017

  • Frank V. Celenza Award for Academic Excellence in Prosthodontics
    Northeastern Gnathological Society, 2017

  • Morton Amsterdam Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Treatment
    Dental XP, 2016

  • Distinguished Lecturer Award
    American College of Prosthodontists, 2015

  • Outstanding Teacher Award
    American College of Prosthodontists, 2015

  • Outstanding Teacher Award
    Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, 2013

  • Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award
    New York University, 2005

  • Master Clinician Award
    American Academy of Periodontology, 2005

  • William J. Gies Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Periodontology
    American Academy of Periodontology, 2005