Leo Sushner, DDS Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Periodontics and Dental Implants Expert Witness

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Leo Sushner, D.D.S.
  • Phone: 703-216-3260
  • Cell: 703 216 3260
  • Website: LeoSushnerDDS.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Dentist and Periodontics

Keywords/Search Terms:

dental implants, extractions, periodontal disease, nerve injury, lack of informed consent, oral cancer, orthodontics, failed root canal or endodontics, dental accident, dental infections, osteonecrosis, failed crown or bridgework, dental hospitalizations, failure to diagnose, failure to treat

Education:

D.D.S., Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry; Certificate in Periodontics, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Certificate in Periodontics, Veterans Administration Hospital Center, Leavenworth, KS

Years in Practice:

35

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

6

Additional Information

Dr. Sushner is a licensed periodontist with more than forty years of experience in clinical periodontics, dental implant surgery, and dentistry. Dr. Sushner is Board Certified in Dentistry. Dr. Sushner is certified as a Florida Dental Expert Witness and holds a Florida Dental Teaching Permit. Dr. Sushner serves as an adjunct faculty at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Sushner has broad experience in performing and evaluating periodontal, implant and dental surgical procedures, including extractions. Dr. Sushner has placed and consulted on thousands of dental implants and has decades of experience in all phases of implant dentistry. Dr. Sushner has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating gum disease, extraction related problems, maxillary sinus issues, nerve injuries, oral pathology, dental infections, bone grafting, sinus augmentation procedures and implant site evaluations. Dr. Sushner served as an adjunct clinical instructor at Georgetown University School of Dentistry. Dr. Sushner earned his dental degree from Meharry Medical College. Dr. Sushner received specialty training and certification in periodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, KS. Dr. Sushner provides consultations, record reviews, case evaluations, affidavits, certificates of merit, case reports, and testimony at depositions and trial. Dr. Sushner has been called upon to offer opinions in civil and criminal cases, accident cases as well as before state licensing boards. Dr. Sushner provides opinions and information involving the standard of care as it relates to tooth loss, dental nerve injury, facial numbness, dental related hospitalizations, dental implant failures, negligence, periodontal disease, oral pathology, oral surgery, failed crown and bridgework, failed hybrid and implant supported dental prosthesis, failed "All On Four" and "Teeth In A Day" implant cases, root canals, orthodontics, children's dentistry and general dentistry. Dr. Sushner provides clear and easy to understand case overviews that address the pertinent issues involved in each case. Dr. Sushner understands dentists and patients. Dr. Sushner offers diligent, reliable, objective, non-biased, evidenced based opinions after carefully evaluating all pertinent records. Dr. Sushner offers timely arbitration and mediation support. Dr. Sushner works to accommodate cases with time limit concerns. Dr. Sushner provides complete, reliable, quality oriented and efficient expert witness service. Dr. Sushner can be reached at [email protected]