Meet Dr. Mamoun
“Publishing articles and critiquing the manuscripts of other dentists attempting to publish articles, is a tremendous learning experience for me as a dentist... By being part of the process of creating new ideas in the field of dentistry, I greatly expand my own comprehension of my field, and I am continuously forced to re-examine my own understanding of the field in order to refine it and make it more scientific and rigorous, as well as more humane.”
“Working at other dental offices was invaluable for my personal development as a dentist and clinician... I learned a great deal from working with all of the dentists I worked with... Dentistry is like the game of Chess; it takes a short time to learn it, but a lifetime to master it. It is impossible to underestimate the value of mentorship as a means of personal development.”
“As dentists, we face the reality that about 30% of our patients have a fear of the dentist and of dental treatment... It is vital that we be as gentle and humane as possible with patients, and to minimize any discomfort that they may feel during treatment. We must be guided by the golden rule, ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ I personally would not recommend treatment on a patient that I would not feel comfortable recommending to my grandmother or myself.”
John Mamoun, DMD, FAGD
Fellow, Academy of General DentistryInternationally published author
Dr. John Mamoun has been practicing dentistry in Manalapan, NJ since 2006. Dr. Mamoun focuses on using microscope-level magnification to help ensure extreme precision and control while performing dental work, and has written numerous articles on dental journals about applications of microscopes when performing dental procedures. A noted author, Dr. Mamoun has published dozens of articles in dental journals, that have been cited hundreds of times. Dr. Mamoun also published on the internet an open-access article on how to sterilize dental instruments, that was downloaded over 10,000 times. Dr. Mamoun has also published books on strategies for abstract games such as Japanese Chess, Yahtzee and Backgammon game variations, and an anthology of classical piano sheet music.
Dr. John Mamoun graduated in 1999 from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree in Political Science, while taking a pre-medical program and volunteering his time performing immunology research in the medical school there. After Penn, he graduated from the dental school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. While still an undergraduate there, he published three articles in top academic dental journals, such as the Journal of the American Dental Association, subscribed to by over 140,000 dentists, and the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the pre-eminent dental journal for Prosthodontic dental specialists.
Following graduation, Dr. Mamoun attended an extra year of residency training in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the Eastman Dental Center, a world-renowned post-graduate dental training center, part of the University of Rochester, in Rochester, NY. While at Eastman, Dr. Mamoun published two other articles, including one with the professor who was chairman of his program.
From there, Dr. Mamoun earned the Fellowship status of the Academy of General Dentistry, at the age of 29 becoming probably the youngest dentist ever to achieve this award, which requires over 500 hours of extra educational training and passing of a 400-question multiple-choice exam testing advanced dental knowledge. Dr. Mamoun was able to acquire this award relatively early because he received credit for his various publications, including a cover story on preventing sharps injuries in dentistry, that he published in General Dentistry, the journal of the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Mamoun passed the dental licensing exam of the country of Canada, as well as the North East Regional Board dental examinations. He is licensed to practice dentistry in New York and New Jersey, and has fulfilled the essential requirements for licensure in Canada and dozens of other American states. In July, 2006, Dr. Mamoun decided to establish his own dental office, in Manalapan, NJ (Monmouth county), after spending the past four years working as an associate in various dental offices in New York and New Jersey.
Dr. Mamoun believes that although a dentist should firstly be a scientist and professional healer, the dentist must also be down-to-earth and approachable to patients.
In his spare time, Dr. Mamoun enjoys computers and the internet, and plays classical style piano, as well as composes piano music. He founded a website in 2000 that distributes public domain classical sheet music, known as The Sheet Music Archive. He is married with three kids and lives in Monmouth County, NJ.
Publications
Thirty-one articles indexed in PubMed, 2001 to 2018, listed newest first.
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2018
Dry Socket Etiology, Diagnosis, and Clinical Treatment Techniques
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2017
Use of elevator instruments when luxating and extracting teeth in dentistry: clinical techniques
Post and core build-ups in crown and bridge abutments: Bio-mechanical advantages and disadvantages
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2016
The maxillary molar endodontic access opening: A microscope-based approach
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2015
Preparing and Restoring Composite Resin Restorations. The Advantage of High Magnification Loupes or the Dental Surgical Operating Microscope
Cracked tooth diagnosis and treatment: An alternative paradigm
The path of placement of a removable partial denture: a microscope based approach to survey and design
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2014
On the ferrule effect and the biomechanical stability of teeth restored with cores, posts, and crowns
Using microscopes in fixed prosthodontics: try-in, adjustment, and insertion of crowns and bridges
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2013
The total occlusal convergence of the abutment of a partial fixed dental prosthesis: A definition and a clinical technique for its assessment
Use of high-magnification loupes or surgical operating microscope when performing prophylaxes, scaling or root planing procedures
Triple tray crown and bridge procedures: A guide to how dental assistants can assist the dentist: Part 2
Triple tray crown and bridge procedures: a guide to how dental assistants can assist the dentist: part 1
Use of high-magnification loupes or surgical operating microscope when performing dental extractions
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2012
Preparing fixed partial denture abutments such that they provide a path of placement free of undercuts
Basic principles of maximizing dental office productivity
Basic principles of dental office logistics: organizing dental supplies and equipment for optimal accessibility
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2011
Clinical techniques of performing suctioning tasks and of positioning the high volume evacuation (HVE) attachment and inlet when assisting a dentist. A guide for dental assistants: part 2
Clinical techniques of performing suctioning tasks and of positioning the high volume evacuation (HVE) attachment and inlet when assisting a dentist. A guide for dental assistants: Part 1
Assembly and clinical use of the XCP-ORA: a three-function dental X-ray film positioning device for taking anterior and posterior periapical and bitewing intraoral radiographs
Assembly and clinical use of the XCP dental x-ray film holder and orientation devices in dentistry
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2010
Use of the dry angle isolation adjunct in general dentistry: a clinical approach
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2009
A rationale for the use of high-powered magnification or microscopes in general dentistry
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2006
Composite matrix for large, non-wedgeable Class III or Class IV preparations with gingival or subgingival margins
Amalgam matrix for class II and class V preparations connected at the proximal box
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2005
Preventing sharps, splash, and needlestick injuries in dentistry: a comprehensive overview
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2004
Patient-fabricated denture prostheses: a clinical report
A pin amalgam or composite core foundation technique for teeth with minimal coronal structure
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2002
A prosthesis for achieving dry-field isolation of molars with short clinical crowns
A procedure for making trial dentures
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2001
A time-saving technique for making accurate temporary restorations
Public domain dental lecture
The Surgical Operating Microscope in Restorative Dentistry: Treatment of Second Molar Distal Caries Around Mesially Impacted Third Molars
Open the lecture (PDF)PDF file, about 6 MB