Steven Sadowsky

Dr. Sadowsky was a full-time professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, from 2010-2024, and now is Professor Emeritus. He was in full-time private practice limited to prosthodontics for 35 years. Dr. Sadowsky is past-president of the American Prosthodontic Society and past-president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, as well as fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics and the American College of Prosthodontists. He has founded and is the president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontic Foundation. He has directed the American College of Prosthodontists Annual Review Course for 5 years and awarded their Presidential Citation in 2016. He is a life diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontists. Dr. Sadowsky is Abstract Editor of the International Journal of Prosthodontics and has been appointed to the Editorial Council of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, mainly on implant dentistry. He was honored at Loma Linda University as their 2018 recipient of the Ken Wical Award for Excellence in Prosthodontics. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University in the Jill Helms Research Laboratory (2018-19). Dr. Sadowsky has edited a book, titled Evidence-based Implant Treatment Planning and Clinical Protocols and has been invited to author chapters in textbooks on implant prosthodontics. He was inducted into the Tau Kappa Omega Honor Society for his teaching skills in 2020. In 2021, the American College of Prosthodontists selected him for the Distinguished Service Award. In 2022, Dr. Sadowsky’s article, “Are Teeth Superior to Implants” was selected for the Judson Hickey Award in the category for best research article of the year.