Dr. Aldredge specializes in periodontics with emphasis on dental implants, giving his patients the benefit of over fifteen 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 dental implants. In addition to his private practices in Hazlet and Nutley, New Jersey, Dr. Aldredge is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Implantology at Stony Brook University and an attending faculty member at Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Monmouth Medical Center.

In 1988, Dr. Aldredge received his Biology degree from Stockton State College and his D.M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey Dental School in 1992. He completed his Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina 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.

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 Trial of Minocycline Periodontal Therapeutic System (Arestin™): Adjuctive Use in Patients with Adult Periodontitis. Both of these medical devices have since received FDA Approval.

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 serves on the Board of Trustee of the American Academy of Periodontology representing the 700 periodontists in New York and New Jersey on a national level; Board of Directors of the Northeastern Society of Periodontists which is the largest regional periodontal society in the United States and Vice President of the New Jersey Society of Periodontists. Dr. Aldredge was a member of the Task Force which developed and wrote the “Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Periodontal Disease”. These Guidelines were distributed to every dentist in the United States.

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 prior certifications in Advanced Cardiac and Advanced Trauma Life Support, he is a qualified member of the National Emergency Medical Response Team (NEMRT) and a Police Surgeon.

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 is board certified by the American Board of Periodontology.

What is a Diplomate/Board Certified Periodontist?

A Diplomate is a periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty and who is certified by the American Board of Periodontology. In addition to the educational requirements, Board certification requires:

• Comprehensive qualifying and oral examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including dental implants.
• Recertification every six years.

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

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