Steven I. Present, DMD

Dr. Steven I. Present is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a graduate of the University Of Wisconsin and Temple University School of Dentistry. He did postgraduate studies in microbiology and immunology at Thomas Jefferson Medical College and completed a program for the treatment of oral facial pain and temporomandibular disorders at The New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. He has been restoring dental implants since 1988 and lectures on advanced and complex implant reconstruction.

Dr. Present has been a lecturer and clinical instructor at Manor College’s Expanded Function Duties Dental Assistant Program since 1988. In addition he is The National Dental Advisor for Health Advocate Inc., a health advocacy and assistance company. He is also a dental consultant for Intercorp Inc., providing independent medical evaluations for the insurance industry (primarily trauma related).

Dr. Present is a member of The American Dental Association and The Pennsylvania Dental Society. He is a Fellow of The International Team for Implantology, and a member of The Suburban Implant Study Club, The Northeast Dental Implant and Periodontal Prosthesis Study Club, The Academy of Osseointegration and its Subcommittee for Clinical Innovations. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Present received the Alpha Omega Award for the senior student with the highest grade point average over his four years at Temple University’s Dental School and was elected into Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. He has been in partnership with Drs. Hal Hershman and Ronald Klein since 1979, with an emphasis on implant reconstructive dentistry and temporomandibular disorders.

Dr. Present currently lives in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania with his wife, Susan, and their Bedlington Terrier, Brooklyn. They have a daughter, Julie, who is a graduate of Stanford University and is currently studying for her PhD. in clinical psychology. He has a passion for Civil War History, has been involved in Civil War reenacting since 1995 and has appeared in the Warner Brothers production of Gods and Generals. Additional interests involve playing the banjo in The 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteer String Band, kayaking, travel, and wine.