Dr. Alan A. Winter
Dr. Alan A. Winter, DDS, FACD was born and raised in New Jersey. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow in the American College of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from New York University College of Dentistry in 1973, where he received an NIH grant to study dental education. Dr. Winter completed his general dental residency at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center of Albert Einstein Medical School and received his periodontal certificate from Columbia University School of Dental Medicine (1976) where he was an Associate Professor in periodontics for twelve years. Dr. Winter received the Columbia Periodontal Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2008. He received his BA from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ where he graduated with distinction majoring in history.

Dr. Winter has practiced Periodontics since 1976. He is the founder and president of Central Park Periodontics, P.C., which is a dental practice limited to Periodontics, dental implants, and Laser (LANAP™) gum surgery. Dr. Winter is a scientific advisor to StemSave™, a company dedicated to harvesting stem cells from teeth, and he is the co-founder and past president of i-dontics, LLC, the oldest dental teleradiology practice in the Northeast, which was recently acquired by ConeScan. As a result of his long-standing experiences in dental CT scans, Dr. Winter is a leading expert on dental 3D cone beam imaging.

Dr. Winter is an advisor to the Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry. He is a member of the national honorary society, OKU, the dental consultant for the national publication, the Bottom Line, a past-president of both the Northeast Periodontal Society and the Columbia Periodontal Alumni, and is a former Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry in the Periodontology and Implantology department at NYU College of Dentistry. Author of more than twenty scientific articles, he founded a successful journal – Periodontal Case Reports - in 1979, which won the Golden Pen Award for excellence, given by the American Academy of Dental Editors in 1980. Dr. Winter is a member of numerous dental societies and organizations and is a certified forensic dentist, having been trained at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology at Bethesda, MD. Dr. Winter lectures extensively both nationally and internationally on implant surgery 3D imaging, and periodontal laser gum surgery.

Even with his busy schedule, Dr. Winter finds time to take long bike rides in the Somerset Hills of New Jersey, where he lives in a century old cottage. Dr. Winter is a published novelist, with completed manuscripts presently in the hands of his literary agent (www.alanwinter.com). Dr. Winter’s travels have taken him from the jungles of the Amazon in Peru to white water rafting in Chile to the Great Wall of China, and scores of countries in between.

Dr. Navid Baradarian
Dr. Baradarian grew up on Long Island. He attended the State University of New York in Albany, and was a dean’s list student with a double major in human anthropology and biology. Dr. Baradarian earned his dental degree in 2002 from the University of Buffalo. Rather than go into practice after graduation, Dr. Baradarian elected to continue his academic training at New York University College of Dentistry, in conjunction with Bellevue Hospital in a one-year residency in general dentistry. Completing that in 2003, he practiced cosmetic and family dentistry for one year and in 2004, enrolled in the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to study Periodontology. Dr. Baradarian obtained his certificate in Periodontics in 2007.

Dr. Baradarian values clinical experience. For this reason, he purchased a small periodontal practice in Brooklyn, honing his skills and learning business principles not taught in dental school or in his residencies. His practice philosophy is to treat patients in a caring manner with a focus on cosmetic outcomes; for the comfort of his patients, he is trained and licensed in enteral conscious sedation.

When he is not applying his knowledge to treating periodontal problems or inserting implants, Dr. Baradarian enjoys playing golf (he’s an avid player) and relishes a good game of basketball. When time permits, he loves to travel.

Dr Julia Sivitz
Dr. Julia Sivitz was born and raised in Lafayette Hill, PA. She was a Dean’s List student at American University in Washington, DC where she received a B.A. in 2001, majoring in psychology with a minor in special education. She graduated Cum Laude. While at American, Dr. Sivitz participated in many activities, but is most proud of working with the Special Olympics and the AIDS Walk. While in college, she was an active member of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, holding many offices including being its president. She was elected to the Golden Key National Honor Society in 2001.

Dr. Sivitz attended Tufts University Dental School in Boston, MA, where she continued being active in community services including the Special Olympics, AIDS Walk, Locks of Love, Volunteer for the Boston Living Center Celebration of Life Dinner and member of The Smile Squad, Smile Share, and Care. She earned her dental degree (DMD) in 2005, receiving the Alumni Clinical Excellence Award in Periodontology. After graduating dental school, Dr. Sivitz continued her post-doctoral studies at Tufts. She received her certificate in Periodontics in 2008. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Her interests are many and include creative hobbies such as making jewelry, stained glass, pottery, needlepoint, and crocheting. She loves to take long runs and takes pride when she’s in the kickboxing ring. With all these activities, Dr. Sivitz continues to find time to perform volunteer work for children with disabilities. Vacations? None are better than joining her family at the Jersey shore in Avalon.

Pamela Drucker, RDH
Hygienist
Pamela was born in Brooklyn and has been living in Manhattan since 1982. She attended Brooklyn College and graduated president of her class from New York Community College, with honors from the dental hygiene program in 1978. While there, Pam was elected to two dental hygiene honor societies: Tau Phi Sigma and Sigma Phi Alpha. Always one to value education, Pam worked for a summer in the Kings County Hospital Oral Surgery clinic, and has taken advanced courses in oral cancer screening and the application of local anesthesia and analgesia. The majority of her professional dental hygiene career has been acquiring years of clinical experience by working side-by-side for board-certified periodontists or highly skilled prosthodontists. Pam and Dr. Winter have known each other for thirty years and have worked together since 2002.

Keeping fit is an essential part of Pam’s daily life. She can be found in the gym at five a.m. each morning, and when it comes to running, Pam has completed five New York City marathons. She is a lover of old Seinfeld episodes, was sorry the Sopranos ended their long run, and adores her Schnauzer, Stanley. When she’s not working out or running, Pam would be happy to find herself in a spa, preferably in rancho La Puerta in Baja Californina.