Houpt, Milton

Prof. Houpt Milton (USA)

Dr. Milton Houpt is professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and director of the Postdoctoral Program in Pediatric Dentistry at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School. He also served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the New Jersey Dental School from 2004-2008.

Dr. Houpt received the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Toronto in 1960 and the Master of Dental Science (1968), Master of Education (1970), and Doctor of Philosophy (1971) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1968, he attained a Certificate of Specialty in Pediatric Dentistry and in 1982 he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Houpt has served on the editorial boards of six national refereed journals and for seven years, he served as Editor in Chief for Pediatric Dentistry, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. In May 2004, he was designated as Editor Emeritus of that journal. In June 2009, he was elected to serve as the Honorary Editor of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry He has given more than 50 international presentations and has published more than thirty editorials, 60 research abstracts, and 65 manuscripts in the areas of cariology, dental materials, and conscious sedation.

Dr. Houpt served as a consultant to the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, the Test Construction Committee of the National Dental Examination Board, and the National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Service Administration. For seven years, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. In June, 2009, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry.