


Meet Dr. Prus
Dr. Prus attended Georgetown University School of Dentistry. He is a respected lecturer both nationally and internationally in the fields of bonding, cosmetics and advanced technologies. He has articles featured in The New York Times, Hudson Valley Magazine, Southern Dutchess News Healthy Living and other local newspapers.
He is active in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American and International Associations of Dental Research, the American Society of Lasers and Advanced Technology in Dentistry, the Academy of Osseointegration, the Academy of Periodontology, the New York Society of Ericksonian Psychiatry and Hypnosis, the New York Academy of Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the New York State and Dutchess Dental Societies. Dr. Prus has been an instructor of Dental Ethics at NYU Dental School and he has held an attending dentist position at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Prus and his wife, Susanne, and their family of two boys moved to Hopewell Junction seven years ago from Chappaqua, NY where he lived for 20 years. He has been practicing advanced cosmetic, implant and reconstructive dentistry in Manhattan for 25 years and has opened up the Center for Dental Excellence to serve the Hudson Valley.
Dr. Prus, along with the Center for Dental Excellence, is an active supporter of local charity and community organizations: Give Back a Smile, Sunshine Kids Foundation (children with cancer), New Horizons (adults/children with developmental disabilities), Give Kids a Smile, St. Francis Hospital, health fairs, community day booths on health care, and health education in schools, health clubs and hospitals. He also performs pro bono work for selected cases.
- International and American Associations of Dental Research (1981-present)
- American Association of Dental Research (1981-present)
- Pulp Biology, Dental Materials, Prosthodontics
- American Society for Laser in Dentistry & Advanced Technologies (1991-Present)
- Academy of Osseointegration (2004- Present)
- American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (1994-Present)
- Academy of Periodontology (2005-Present)
- New York Society of Ericksonian Psychiatry and Hypnosis (1981-Present)
- New York Academy of Dentistry
- American Dental Association
- NY State Dental Society
- Ninth District Dental Society
- Dutchess County Dental Society
- Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM):
- 1996: Maximizing Esthetic Restorations With Advanced Bonding Techniques
- 1992: High-Strength Bonded Porcelain Inlays, Onlays and Crowns: Dentistry’s New Direction
- 1990: The Natural Look in Dentistry
- 1989: The Natural Look in Dentistry
- American Dental Society of Europe, Dublin, Ireland (1996): Tomorrow’s Technology Today—Maximizing your Potential
- Idaho Falls Prosthetic Study Club (1993): All-Etch Bonding—the Reality of Future Dentistry
- Ninth District Dental Society (NY) (1990): The Natural Look in Dentistry
- International Business Machines Health Conference (NYC) (1984): Preserving Teeth…Preserving Smiles
- International Education Congress of Dental Technology (1984): The Natural Look in Dentistry
- Guild of Dental Craftsmen (1983): Communication for Achieving a Natural looking Result
- First District dental Society (NY) ( 1983): Communication between the Technician and Dentist in Controlling Infection
- The New York Times: 2 articles on bonding
- Southern Dutchess News-Healthy Living: “Dental Health” column
- Hudson Valley Magazine: “The Dental Consumer” column
- Dr. Prus is in final stages of producing his comprehensive consumer guide book covering all aspects of dentistry