Dr. Thomas M Burns, DDS

Dr. Burns
Dr. Burns has been a Westfield resident since 1984. He moved to New Jersey in 1976 after receiving a B.S. degree in biology from Fordham University. In 1980, he graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dental Medicine having received a D.M.D. degree. Dr. Burns continued his education at Fairleigh Dickinson and completed an orthodontic residency in 1982. He joined the university's dental faculty in 1984 and taught in the orthodontic department through 1989.
Dr. Burns is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, which is the only certifying Board recognized for the specialty of orthodontics by the American Dental Association. Certification culminates in the presentation of case treatment results for review by a panel of nationally recognized peers.
Dr. Burns opened his office in Westfield in 1986. He is presently an attending member of the teaching staff at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. He has lectured on orthodontic subjects both in the …United States and internationally. Dr. Burns has been an active member of civic and professional societies for many years. He is a past president of the Central Dental Society of New Jersey. Dr. Burns and his wife, Loraine, live in Westfield with their three children.
In July 2005, Dr. Burns was honored to be selected by his peers and New Jersey Monthly Magazine as one of the “Top Dentists in New Jersey.” Woodword/White, Inc. has listed Dr. Burns as one of the “Best Dentists in America.”