In Memory of our Founder
Dr. Buhite is a leader in restorative and implant dentistry with numerous years of experience both in practice and in education. Dr. Buhite is the founder and director of the implant dentistry program at SUNY Buffalo and serves on numerous boards and committees related to implant dentistry. He has been working with patients in the Rochester, NY area for over 40 years.
Education:
- B.S. Biology, Siena College
- Fellowship, Department of Biology, St. Louis University
- Instructor, General Biology
- Instructor, Comparative Anatomy
- Instructor, Comparative Embryology
- St. Louis University, School of Medicine:
- Public Health Fellowship, Department of Anatomy
- Instructor, Human Gross Anatomy
- Instructor, Human Embryology and Neuroanatomy
- St. Louis University, Department of Biophysics
- Senior Research Fellow
- D.D.S. St. Louis University, School of Dentistry
Honors/Career Achievements:
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- Distinguished Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry
- Fellow, International College of Dentists
- Fellow, American College of Dentists
Awards:
- Omicron Kappa Upsilon, (Dental Honor Society)
- Senior Dental Clinic Award
- 2008 St. Louis University School of Dentistry, Alumnus of the Year
- 2009 Dr. Charles Lipani Award for Faculty Service or Merit presented by SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
- 2009 Award of Merit for Contributions to Dentistry presented by the Seventh District Dental Society of NY State Dental Association
- 2011 AAID Gershkoff-Goldberg Award
Organizations:
- American Dental Association
- New York State Dental Association
- Seventh District Dental Society
- Monroe County Dental Society
- American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Academy of General Dentistry
- American Academy of Dental Practice Administration
- New York State Academy of Dental Practice Administration
Committees and Offices:
- Member: American Dental Association, Council on Scientific Affairs 2007 – 2011
- Editor: Journal of Oral Implantology
- President: New York State Academy of Dental Practice Administration
- Chairman: Varied Academy and Society Committees
- Treasurer: American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- President: American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- President and Founder; Apollonian Dental Study Club
University Faculty Appointments:
- Harvard University School of Dental Medicine: Professor, Department of Implant Dentistry and Special Care, 1986 – 1993
- SUNY at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine: Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry
- SUNY Buffalo School of Dental Medicine: Founder & Director of Implant Dentistry Program, 1993 – present