Dr. Robert David Elliott, DDS

Dr. Elliott is from Louisville, Kentucky where he graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1995. He completed three additional years of training in pediatric dentistry at the UNC School of Dentistry and UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill and obtained his Masters Degree in June of 1998. Dr. Elliott will remain affiliated with both the University of Louisville and UNC as an Adjunct Assistant Professor. He is Board Certified and a Diplomate with The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry as well as a Fellow with The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  Dr. Elliott remains well connected with colleagues and holds membership with the North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Dental Association.
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
Residency University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Chapel Hill, NC
June 1995-June 1998
…Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry awarded June 1998
Graduate University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Chapel Hill, NC
June 1995-December 1998
Masters of Science Degree in Dentistry awarded December 1998
Dental University of Louisville
School of Dentistry
Louisville, Kentucky
August 1991-May 1995
D.M.D. degree awarded May 13, 1995
HONORS AND AWARDS
2000
Matsco Dental Office Design Competition - 3rd Place
1997
Babcock Fellowship Award
1997
North Carolina Academy of General Dentistry First Place Graduate Table
Clinician Award
1997
Kentucky Colonel Distinguished Leader Award
1997
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1996
Ted Oldenburg Fellowship Award
1995
The American Society of Dentistry for Children Certificate of Merit
1995
American College of Dentists Award, Kentucky Section
1995
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1989
Collegiate National Championship Award in cheerleading
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
North
Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Southeastern
Society of Pediatric Dentistry
American
Society of Dentistry for Children
American
Association of Dental Schools
American
Dental Association
Psi
Omega Dental Fraternity Member, Omicron Chapter
Current Advisor for the North Carolina Dental Assistants Association
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Dental
Attending at Orange County Health Department and Durham County Health
Department
Undergraduate
Clinic Dental Attending
Treatment
of children in the operating room under general anesthesia
Treatment
of children utilizing conscious sedation medication
Preventive
Orthodontic Clinic
UNC
Cleft Lip/Palate Team Member
General
Anesthesia Rotation
Pediatric
Medicine Rotation
Chief
Resident of Administration
Chief
Resident of Hospital Activities
PRESENTATIONS
International Association of Dental Research March 1999 Meeting - Vancouver,
Canada
CO2 Laser and Formocresol Pulpotomy Effects on Human Primary Pulp
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry May 1997 Meeting - Philadelphia
We All Have Different Faces - Patients With Craniofacial Anomolies
UNC Hospitals Patient Care Conference March 1998
Dental Esthetics and Self Image - New and Current Treatment Approaches
RESEARCH
CO2 Laser Pulpotomy on Vital Human Primary Pulp Tissue, Principle Investigator
looking at split mouth design of formocresol versus CO2 laser pulpotomies
in 32 primary canines identified for orthodontic extraction. Funded by
Luxar Corporation.
Monocopper
Citrate Toothpaste Study, research funded by $120,000 grant from Biosystems
Research. Project manager of a double blind study comparing the effects
of a dentrifice containing Monocopper Citrate against a control. Bleeding,
gingival and periodontal indices were evaluated and measured on 250 subjects.
PUBLICATIONS
1999 "CO2 Laser and Formocresol Pulpotomy Effects on Human Primary
Pulp" Pediatric Dentistry
1994-present "University of Louisville School of Dentistry Student
Clinical Protocol Manual"
1994-present "Application to Post Graduate Studies" (University
of