Education 1973-1977 Indiana University 1977-1981 Indiana University School of Dentistry 1985-1986 Gnathological Occlusion and Oral Rehabilitation – The Ohio State University College of Dentistry Awards & Fellowships 1990 Fellowship status achieved in the Academy of General Dentistry after passing the Fellowship examination and completing 500 hours of continuing education 1995 Mastership status achieved in the Academy of General Dentistry after completing an additional 600 hours of continuing education, 400 hours being participation 1996 Successfully challenged the American Board of General Dentistry exam 1999 Sat for the American Board of General Dentistry oral examination Positions Held Past president of the Indiana Academy of General Dentistry. Served on the board of the Northwest Indiana Dental Society for 9 years Served 9 years on the Northwest Indiana Peer Review Committee Served 9 years on the Southlake YMCA Board of Directors Professional Organizations American Board of General Dentistry American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry Indiana Dental Association Northwest Indiana Dental Society American Prosthodontic Society International College of Dentists Chicago Dental Society Dr. Polus has lived and practiced in Crown Point, Indiana since 1981.
D.M.D., M.S. Education 2022- University of Illinois Chicago, Master of Science in Oral Sciences 2011-2014 University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry - Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics 2007-2011 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine 2002-2006 DePauw University Honors & Scholarships 2014 Certificate of Appreciation: Poster Program The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics 2013 Certificate of Appreciation: Table Clinic Poster Session The American College of Prosthodontics 2011 American Equilibration Society Award, TUSDM 2010 Dr. Richard Delson Award for Excellence in Periodontology and Prosthodontics, TUSDM 2003-2006 Dean’s List, DePauw University 2002-2006 DePauw Merit Scholarship Professional Affiliations American College of Prosthodontists American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics American Dental Association American Prosthodontic Society Indiana Dental Association Northwest Indiana Dental Society Chicago Dental Society Teaching Experience 2014-Present: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry 2011-2012: Preclinical Instructor, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry 2010-2011: Teaching Assistant, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
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