Eric Z. Shapira

DDS, MAGD, MA, MHA

Dr. Shapira attended Temple University School of Dentistry, followed by a GPR at Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, California.

He was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of the Pacific Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry in the 1980’s, where he taught and developed courses in treating the older, medically compromised individual. He has taught the Mastership course in Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry for the California Academy of General Dentistry for the past 15+ years. He was appointed by the US State Department through a non-profit teaching association, to teach and lecture in Mainland China, part-time from 2007-2018, being appointed a Professor of Geriatric Dentistry, Medicine and Nursing and receiving that countries, “Friendship Award,” their highest award for Humanitarian service. Dr. Shapira holds a master’s degree in clinical Geriatrics and a master’s degree in health administration. He has been teaching dentistry for over 40 years, and recently published a textbook: “Geriatric Dentistry: Gateway to Longevity and Life-Long Health,” by Edra Publishing.

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