Dr. Alice Urbankova graduated from Columbia University CDM. She entered full time academic carrier first at Columbia University CDM, continued to Stony Brook University SDM as a Director of the Division of Operative Dentistry and currently holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University, College of Dentistry. Her main teaching responsibilities and interest is in area of operative dentistry with focus on minimally invasive treatment modalities. She is actively involved in research on skill training of dental students in simulation with use of new technologies as well as in area of clinical research on disease prevention and relationship to systemic health. She is a published author nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Urbankova holds dual degree doctor of medicine and doctor of dentistry MUDr. (Medicinae Universae Doctor) from Palacky University, Czech Republic. She has been always involved in art in various forms – painting, sculpting, photography, jewelry design and fabrication. Dentistry is a combination of art and science and therefore she had chosen dentistry as her final carrier.
Dr. Urbankova’s philosophy as a clinician is rather unique and was developed through years of teaching dentistry and is soundly based on understanding clinical science. As an educator understanding an importance of teaching high quality dentistry to her students she maintains the same standards for herself.
Dr. Urbankova practices an artistic minimally invasive techniques. Her clinical practice of dentistry that can bring smile to its naturally beautiful, healthy and lasting form. Treatments with Dr. Urbankova are focused on the concept of Minimally Invasive Dentistry where tooth structure is maximally conserved, rather then radically removed.
Minimally invasive dentistry is a new paradigm in dentistry that requires understanding of minimal surgical intervention concepts, adhesive materials, and individual preventive non-surgical management of treatment based on the patients’ specific needs. The focus of this concept is to provide patients with minimally invasive treatment that has long terms benefits rather then invasive treatments that often lead to complications and tooth lost.
Such concepts lead to ultimately prolonged life-spam of the patients’ dentition.
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