Dr. Brendan John Bernhart, DDS

Brendan Bernhart, D.D.S., P.C.
Dr. Bernhart is a private practitioner specializing in Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics in Fairfax, VA.  Dr. Bernhart is skilled in the replacement of missing teeth and restoration of natural teeth.  Prosthodontics is one of only nine specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.
Dr. Bernhart’s training includes an Advanced Prosthodontics Residency at the University of Tennessee/Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis Tennessee and Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. 
Dr. Bernhart’s has been recognized by consumers and his peers as a “Top Dentist” in implant and reconstructive prosthodontics.
· “America’s Top Dentists” by Consumers’ Research Council of America
(2007-Present)
· “Best Dentist” as voted by peers every three years in the Washingtonian Magazine
(2006, 2009, 2011)
· “Top Dentist” list as voted by peers in the Northern …Virginia Magazine
(2006, 2009)
Our mission is to provide quality cosmetic, reconstructive, and implant dentistry in a caring and personal manner, as well as improve the quality of life for those seeking intra-oral and extra-oral maxillofacial rehabilitation.  Our practice is working together to realize a shared vision of uncompromising excellence in dentistry.
Education
2001 -2002 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship
1998 - 2001 University of Tennessee/VA Medical Center
Memphis, TN
1994 - 1998 University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Memphis, TN
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Graduated with Honors
1988 - 1992 Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA
B.A., Business and Economics
Certification and Licensure
2002-Present               State of Virginia Dental License
2001-2002                   State of New York Limited Permit (Fellowship)
1998-2001                   State of Tennessee Dental License
Professional Organizations
2002-Present               International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
2002-Present               Northern Virginia Dental Society and Virginia Dental Society
                                        NVDS Treasurer/Secretary 2006-2010
1994-Present               American Dental Association/American Student Dental Association
1999-Present               American College of Prosthodontics
Publications
Bernhart B, Grisius T, Baker S. Chapter 27: Dental Principles in Maxillofacial Surgery. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery. Bentz ML, Bauer BS, Zuker RM. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. 2007
Bernhart BJ, Huryn JM, Disa J, Shah JP, Zlotolow IM.  Hard palate resection, microvascular reconstruction, and prosthetic restoration: a 14-year retrospective analysis.  Head and Neck 2003; 25 (8): 671-680.
Gary JJ, Albright JE, Bernhart BJ. Rehabilitation of a patient with an implant supported auricular prosthesis. Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association 2000; 80(1): 20-21.                  
Awards
"Accuracy of Three Elastomeric Impression Materials Tested with Custom and Simulated Stock Trays", Mid-South Dental Clinic 2001, Best Table Clinic Among Graduate Programs.
"Fabrication of an Ocular Prosthesis", Mid-South Dental Clinic 1999, Best Table Clinic Among Graduate Programs.
Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement in the Study of Prosthodontics, recognized by the American College of Prosthodontics, June 1998.
Presentations
“What is a Prosthodontist?” Vienna Rotary Club. Vienna, Virginia July 2008
“Maxillofacial Rehabilitation of Intra-oral and Extra-oral Defects”.Capital Study Club. Bethesda, Maryland, October 2006.
“Maxillofacial Rehabilitation of Intra-oral and Extra-oral Defects”. Fairfax County Dental Society.  McLean, VA, October 2003
“Hard Palate Resection, Microvascular Reconstruction, and Prosthetic Restoration: A 14-year Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Retrospective Analysis”.  Pre