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7931 Jefferson Highway • Baton Rouge, LA
70809
Phone (225)927-3442 • Fax (225)927-3457
Email: robertdwestermandds@cox.net
EDUCATION
DDS:
Loyola University Dental School,
New Orleans, Louisiana (1959-1963)
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana (1954-1958)
University High (LSU Lab School) Practice Teaching (1958)
High School: Malvern High School, Malvern, Arkansas (1954)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS
American Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
Louisiana Dental Association
Captain USAF 1963-1965
American Society of Preventive Dentistry
American Association of Hospital Dentists
The Royal Academy of Health
Member of the House of Delegates of the Louisiana
Dental Association
Dental Education Committee of the Louisiana Dental
Association
Capital Area Health Planning Council
The International Platform Association
Dental Audit Committee for the Baton Rouge General
Hospital (1970-1972)
Secretary of Dental Staff for Baton Rouge General
Hospital (1972)
President of the Sixth District Dental Association
(1972)
Chairman of the Peer Review Committee for the Sixth
District Dental Association (1972 to Present)
Vice Chief of Dental Staff for the Baton Rouge
General Hospital (1973)
Utilization Review, Baton Rouge General Hospital
(1973)
Member of the Executive Committee of the Baton
Rouge General Hospital (1974)
Chief of Dental Staff for Baton Rouge General Hospital
(1974)
Vice Chief of Dental Staff for Our Lady of the
Lake Regional Medical Center (1981)
Chief of Dental Staff for Our Lady of the Lake
Regional Medical Center (1982)
Vice Chief of Dental Service for Baton Rouge General
Hospital (1986-1993)
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Dental
Services (1965-1993)
Fellow International College of Dentists (Inducted
October, 1984)
Building and Architectural Committee, Louisiana
Dental Association (1994-1995)
Founder of Classic Practice Resources (A dental
consulting firm)
The Louisiana Dental Associations
Distinguished
Service Award was presented to Robert D. Westerman, DDS on April
12, 2008.
Founder of Classic Practice Resources (A dental
consulting firm)
The Louisiana Dental Associations
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND HONORS
Member, Board of Directors,
Louisiana Symphony Association (2008)
Chairman of the Peabody Society, College of Education at Louisiana
State University (2003)
President, Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Symphony
Association (June 2000)
President Elect, Baton Rouge Symphony Association
(1999)
Chairman of Conductor Search Committee of Baton
Rouge Symphony Association (1998)
Treasurer, Baton Rouge Symphony (1995)
Peabody Society, College of Education at Louisiana
State University (1999)
Friends of the LSU School of Music, Board of Directors
(1993-1995)
Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Symphony Association
(1994)
Member, CFAC Cabinet, The Arts Council of Greater
Baton Rouge (1994)
Dean's Council LSU School of Music (1993-1994)
Member, First Methodist Church of Baton Rouge
Member, Governor's Commission on the International
Year of the Child (1979-1980)
Steering Committee for the Baton Rouge Opera (1983)
Louisiana Alliance of Innovators in Technology Member
Rotary International
Multiple volunteer and administrative positions
in church and club groups
LSU Football and Track Teams, Freshmen Football
Coach 1958 - LSU National “L” Club
High School All American (Football) (Wigwam Wisemen
of America)
LSU Air Force ROTC
Distinguished Military Student (1956-1958)
Elected "Boss Of The Year" by the COE
Club of Robert E. Lee High School - Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1984)
C. Victor Vignes Odontological Society
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Scholastic Fraturnity
First Honorary Member of Louisiana Dental Hygiene
Association
Greek Excellence Award ATO Contribution to Profession
PATENTS IN DENTAL FIELD
Crown and Bridge Preparation Paralleling Instrument
Metalift Crown and Bridge Removal System
Pillar Cusp System for Restoring Fractured Teeth
Sublingual Anti-Gag Tablet
Interdental Plaque Removal and Irrigating Device
TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
"Broken Endodontic Posts: Frustration or Fulfillment. A New Technique for Removal," Dentistry Today, April 1991
"The Gagging Patient: A Method for Success," Dentistry Today, December 1991
Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control
Manual, The Classic Practice Series, Vol. I, 278 pages, Princeton University Press,
1991
Accounts Receivable,
Financial Arrangements and Collections Manual, The Classic Practice Series, Vol. II, 542 pages, Publishing Date:
December 1993
Practical Endodontics: A Clinical Atlas, Contributor, 291 pages,
C.V. Mosby Company 1993
"Peer Review, A Valuable Member Service,"
Journal of the Louisiana Dental Association, Fall 1994
Practical Endodontics (textbook) Contributor, Chapter
11, "Nonsurgical Retreatment," C.V. Mosby Company 1994
Metalift Crown and Bridge Removal System Technical
Manual, October 1995
"A System for Treating Crown and Bridge Failures,"
Dentistry Today, March 1996
"Un Nouvo Sistema per Risolvere I Fallimenti Endodontici Al Di Sotto Della
Protesti"; L'Informatore Endodontico, Nr 1 Anno 1997 Firenze, Italy (Florence, Italy)
"A New Paradigm for the Construction and Service
of Fixed Prosthodontics," Dentistry Today, June 1999
"Cement vs. Screw Retained Implant Supported
Restoration," Implant
News and Views, July/August 2000
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, Third Edition
(textbook), Contributor, Chapter 32, "Postoperative Care" 2001
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, Third Edition
(textbook),Rosenstrel · Land · Fujimoto · Mosby 2001
Pathways of the Pulp, Eight Edition (textbook),
Steven Cohen · Richard C. Burns· Mosby
2002
"How To Build Your Dream Practice", Part
I, Dentistry Today, September 2003
Manuale Illustrato Di Endodonzia, Dr. Ambu, Milano
2003 (Milan Italy)
"How To Build Your Dream Practice", Part
II, Dentistry Today,
November 2003
"How To Build Your Dream Practice", Part
III, Dentistry Today,
January 2004
Various other Technical and Administrative Publications
LECTURES
New Orleans Dental Conferences - New Orleans,
Louisiana
1. "How to Live Even As An Auxiliary"
2. "Increasing Auxiliary Potential
in Management and Prevention"
3. "Get Off Your Roller Coaster
Ride with Innovative Management"
Neil Brahe Dental Study Group, Dental Association - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
"Office Systems and Philosophy for Greater Enjoyment
and Production"
Tennessee State Congress of Optometrists
(Annual Meeting) - Nashville, Tennessee
"The
People Part of Practice"
Dentech National Users Conference - Dearborn,
Michigan
"Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control"
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary
Medicine - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1. "Looking Toward the Future as
a Professional"
2. "Conquering the Uncertain Road to Professionalism"
Sycom Dental Study Group - Madison, Wisconsin
"Bringing About Completion of Your Plans, Programs
and Projects"
Northeast Louisiana University Continuing
Education Program - Monroe, Louisiana
1. "Productivity: Whipping Today's Problems Through Organization
and Management"
2. "Changing Over From An Outside
Service Bureau to an In-House Computer"
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
Guest Lecturer - New Orleans,
Louisiana
1. "Preventive Dentistry"
2. "Motivating Patients in Home
Care Procedures"
3. "Getting Patients to Take Responsibility
for Their Oral Health"
4.
"Success Through Patient Communication"
Acadiana Dental Study Group - Lafayette,
Louisiana
1. "The Dynamics of Effective Office
Management and Solvency"
2. "Success Through Organization"
Louisiana Dental Association State Meeting
- Lafayette, Louisiana
1.
"The Anatomy of a More Effective Dental Organization"
2.
"Organization and Livingness"
Louisiana State University School of Medicine,
Guest Lecturer, General Practice - New Orleans, Louisiana
Residency Program
1. "Myths of Dentistry"
2.
"Dental Health for the Family Practitioner"
Eighth District Dental Association - Alexandria,
Louisiana
"Expanded Duties of Auxiliaries"
Louisiana Dental Hygienists Association, State Officers Strategic
Planning Lecture and Workshop -
New Orleans, Louisiana
1.
"Debugging the Organization"
2.
"Goals Planning and Membership Drive"
3.
Organizational Financial Planning"
Sixth District Dental Hygienists Association
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"The Hygienist as Both Goad and
Galahad"
East Baton Rouge Veterinary Study Group
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Staff Organization, Duties and
Responsibilities for Optimum Office Flows"
East Baton Rouge Parish Teacher's Association
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Children's Dental Health"
Louisiana Dental Assistants Association
- New Orleans, Louisiana
"Achieving Understanding with the
Doctor and the Patient"
Louisiana State University Continuing Education
Programs - New Orleans, Louisiana
Making Recalls Productive, Profitable
and Efficient"
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry,
Guest Lecturer - New Orleans, Louisiana
"How Do You Beat Dental Practice
Depression?"
Advanced Administrative Technology, Inc.
- Chicago, Illinois
All Day Workshop On Multiple Management
Techniques
TENN-ARK Optometrist Study Club - Memphis,
Tennessee
"The Ingredients for Achievement In Professional Practice and
How to Communicate On Your Patients Emotional Level"
Sixth District Dental Association - Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
"The Art and Science of Treating Crown and Bridge Failures"
DENTECH National User's Conference - Dearborn,
Michigan
"Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control (Computer-Assisted)"
Arkansas
Academy of General Dentistry - Heber Springs, Arkansas
1. "Management
Success through Scheduling and Appointment Book Control"
2.
"Humans Emotions in the Practice of Dentistry"
Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery Affiliates - Nashville, Tennessee
"Appoint Yourself to the Top"
New Orleans Dental Association - New Orleans,
Louisiana
"Organizing for Fun and Profit"
Calgary Dental Association (Annual
Meeting) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"Organizing for Fun and Profit"
Calgary Gnathological Society (Annual Meeting) - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"Art and Science of Treating Crown
and Bridge Failures"
Southwest
Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry (Annual
Meeting)
- Arkadelphia, Arkansas
"Organizing for Fun and Profit"
Louisiana Dental Association
(Summer Conference) - San Destin, Florida
"The Challenge of Dealing with Crown
and Bridge Complications"
LSU
School of Dentistry Prosthodontic Faculty, New Orleans Prosthodontic
Study
Club -
New Orleans, Louisiana
"The Challenge of Disassembling
Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses"
Arkansas State Academy of General Dentistry - Hot Springs, Arkansas
"The Challenge
of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses"
Arkansas Dental Association - Hot Springs,
Arkansas
"The Challenge
of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses"
American College of Prosthodontics, Louisiana
Section - New Orleans, Louisiana
"Disassembly
of Problem Prosthodontics and Removable Cement Retained Fixed
Prosthodontics"
State Assembly of the Arkansas Dental Association and Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry
(Annual Meeting)
- Hot Springs, Arkansas
"The Challenge of Dealing with Crown and
Bridge Complications and a New Paradigm for Removable Cement
Retained Fixed Prosthodontics"
University of Paris School of Dentistry and Cercle
Parisien Endodentologie Appliquee - Paris, France
"Paradigm Pour la Construction et le Soin
des Prostheses Fixes" ("Removing Crowns and Fixed Pros -theses for Endodontic Access and a New
Paradigm for the Construction and Service of Fixed Prostheses")
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Practice Management for the New Dentist"
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Management of Fixed Prosthodontic Problems" (presentation and lecture)
Runnels High School Commencement Address
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commencement Address Speaker - Dayton -
Troy Ohio Study Club - Dayton - Troy, Ohio
"Fixed Prosthodontic Problems and Methods
for Prevention and Repairs"
Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting)- Nashville, Tennessee
"Managing Your Clinical Fixed Prosthodontic
Problems"
Louisiana Dental Association, L.H. Dowden
Conference - Destin, Florida
"How to Successfully Confront and Handle
Crown & Bridge Problems and Failures"
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Navada
"How
to Remove the Barriers to Build the Dental Practice of Your Dreams"
Gainesville - North Central Florida Study
Club - Gainesville, Florida
"Fixed Prosthodontic Problems: Getting Your
Crown and Bridge Problems Under Control"
New Orleans - Spirce Up Your Practice -
New Orleans, Louisiana
"Learn
the Ingredients for Success"
New Orleans - Spice Up Your Practice - New
Orleans, Louisiana
"Office
Management, Staffing and Training"
Dental Variety Show - New Orleans, Louisiana
"Crown
and Bridge Failures and Solutions"
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association -
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Diagnosing
and Treating Organizational Problems"
Summit Dental Study Group - San Diego, California
"Treating
Crown and Bridge Failures"
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association -
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Diagnosing and
Treating Organizational Problems"
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association -
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Dealing
with the People Part of the Practice
Louisiana Dental Association - Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
"Getting
Your Crown and Bridge Problems Under Control"
Alpine Lecture Series - Keystone Resort,
Colorado
"Treating
Crown and Bridge Failures"
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series -
Houston, Texas
"Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the
Dental Office"
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series -
Atlanta, Georgia
"Spice
Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the
Dental Office"
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series -
Seattle, Washington
"Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office"
Implant Study Group - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Implant Prosthodontic
Problems, Planning Your Implant Prosthodontics for the Future"
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series -
New Orleans, Louisiana
"Spice Up Your Practice
by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office"
Dentec National Users Conference - St. Petersburge, Florida
"Maximize the Potential of your Practice: Strategies
for Success"
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