Dr. Wayne A. Aldredge*

Dr. Aldredge specializes in periodontics with emphasis on dental implants, giving his patients the benefit of over ten years of experience in these dynamic areas of dentistry. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Periodontology.

In his research and studies, Dr. Aldredge is on the leading edge of dental specialists treating gum disease and advancing the use of implants. In addition to his private practice in Hazlet and Nutley, New Jersey, Dr. Aldredge is also a visiting lecturer for the Health Learning Center and State University of New York at Buffalo.

In 1988, Dr. Aldredge received his Biology degree from Stockton State College and his D.M.D from the University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey Dental School in 1992. He completed his Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Moncrief Army Community Hospital and earned his Post-graduate Periodontal Degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Aldredge practiced general dentistry as an Army Captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he also coached the Army Rugby Team.

In 1998, Dr. Aldredge was a Research Investigator on two major projects: (1) A Pivotal, Randomized, Parallel Evaluation of rhBMP-2/ACS and Standard Bone Grafting Materials for Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation, and (2) A Multi-center Phase 3 Trail of Minocycline Periodontal Therapeutic System (Minocycline PTS): Adjuctive Use in Patients with Adult Periodontitis.

In addition to his practice and research investigation, Dr. Aldredge gives lectures, presentations and symposiums to colleges, hospitals and dental societies on topics including:

• Guided Bone Regeneration - A Staged Approach to Implant Placement

• Dental Implants and Surgical Techniques

• Localized Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Agents

• Connective Tissue Grafting

Currently, Dr. Aldredge is Treasurer of the New Jersey Society of Periodontists, Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Northeastern Society of Periodontists, and a member of the Middlesex County College Advisory Committee for Dental Hygiene Program.

He is also a member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Periodontology, Academy of Osseointegration, American Board of Periodontists, Northeastern Society of Periodontists, New Jersey Society of Periodontists, International Congress of Oral Implantologists. With his certification in Advanced Cardiac and Advanced Trauma Life Support, he is a qualified member of the National Emergency Medical Response Team (NEMRT).

Dr. Aldredge has also been active as a wrestling coach, including the PAL Wrestling Team in Cranford, New Jersey, and other youth wrestling teams.

Dr. Aldredge lives in Monmouth County, New Jersey with his wife and their two young sons.

* Dr. Aldredge only practices only at the North Jersey and South Jersey offices

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