Oct 25, 2024
Dr. Kurthy has practiced in Southern California for 46 years. He graduated with highest honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry in 1978 and completed a GP residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr Kurthy’s 48 years of research & development include laser and surgical periodontal bone regeneration; endodontic surgery, including bone regeneration and repair of resorptive lesions; teeth whitening; teeth sensitivity; development of several cosmetic techniques and impression techniques; and even credible, professional marketing techniques designed to attract only high-quality patients. His first participation in periodontal research was in 1976, and teeth whitening in 1977.
Dr. Kurthy is the recipient of many awards and accolades
including the Mosby Scholarship Award; FDU Prosthodontics and
Pediatric Dentistry Awards; the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National
Dental Honor Society Gold Key Award; and a commendation from the
Chief Attorney of the United States Department of Defense for his
role in supporting patients’ rights in disputes with insurance
carriers. Dr. Kurthy’s efforts were directly
responsible for forcing Blue Cross of California to correct
their Explanation of Benefit comments to conform to accepted
practice.
In March of 2005, Dr. Kurthy was selected as the most
respected member of DentalTown.com by over 60,000 of his peers. Dr.
Kurthy is an exciting and effective international lecturer and
author of five popular clinical and dental marketing books. He has
authored numerous articles in, and
is frequently interviewed by, dental journals and
consumer magazines. He has appeared numerous times on the
covers of several widely-read dental journals in the
U.S.; has been featured six times on national tape interview
series; is a consultant to several popular consumer magazines such
as People Magazine, and has been a feature
writer for Oxygen women’s fitness magazine. He has been
interviewed and featured numerous times in national media
and was the personal dentist of the 1994 United States Men’s World
Cup Soccer Team. Most recently Dr. Kurthy has been widely known for
his remarkable KöR® Whitening
System.