Dr. Allen Aptekar studied at the University of Toronto, earning his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology. He continued his studies at the University Of Saskatchewan College Of Dentistry where he received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree with distinction. Dr. Aptekar then went on to complete a hospital residency at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and the University of Toronto with a special focus on emergency dentistry and oral surgery.
Dr. Allen Aptekar has received numerous awards and accolades in his over a decade of work in implant dentistry. He holds diplomate status with the American Board of Oral Implantology, a designation that only 500 dentists/surgeons have in the world. He is diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Dr. Aptekar was also on faculty with the former Misch International Implant Institute Canada. He an examiner and an exam constructor for the American Board of Oral Implantology.
He has authored and co-authored several articles in refereed professional dental journals. Dr. Aptekar is also the editor in chief of Spectrum Implants, which is the only peer reviewed dental implant journal in Canada. He is also actively involved with many other dental implant editorial boards, and study clubs. Dr. Aptekar is actively involved in the advancement of implant dentistry. He continuously lectures on many dental implant related surgical topics to both dentists and denturists. He practices in the greater Toronto area, where he limits his practice to the surgical and restorative phases of dental implantology and bone augmentation.
