Meet Bryan J. Frantz, DMD, MS

Board-Certified Periodontist in Dunmore

Faculty Appointments | Education | Affiliations | Societies | Academic Presentations

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Dr. Frantz has been in practice for over 30 years and has a board-certified periodontal practice in Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike, and Sullivan counties. His practice philosophy is to treat patients with respect and compassion, while using the most innovative technology available.

Dr. Frantz has an impressive educational background, sits on a number of national dental boards, and is a member of numerous professional societies. Dr. Frantz has authored multiple publications in periodontal literature and has given major presentations at research and clinical meetings. Please see below for more information.

Faculty Appointments

Education

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Periodontology
• American Dental Association
• Pennsylvania Society of Periodontists
• Pennsylvania Dental Association
• Scranton District Dental Society
• International College of Dentists
•  American College of Dentists
• Pierre Fauchard Academy

Professional Societies & Positions Held

Academic Presentations

AAP VIRTUAL DENTAL HYGIENE SYMPOSIUM

DENTAL HYGIENE IN A POST COVID WORLD
Speaker: Marcelo Araujo, DDS, MS, PhD
Moderator: Bryan J. Frantz, DMD, AAP Past-President
Audience: AAP members, dental hygienists

The objective of this live and interactive webinar is to describe the scientific process taken by the ADA to issue guidance to dental professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflect on the different levels of PPE recommended and how they help dental professionals to keep a high level of safety in the dental practice and to share longitudinal data on rates of infections among dental hygienists and dentists. Live Q&A with the audience will follow.

Educational Objectives:

Gain a full understanding of the current recommendations for infection control during the pandemic.
Identify how to use data and science to make informed decisions when treating patients and keeping a safe environment.
Disclosure: Dr. Araujo has disclosed he is an officer for the ADA Science and Research Institute, LLC, and has made presentations on their behalf.

ACADEMIC   PRESENTATIONS

  Peri Operative Management of Drugs used in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases and

           Osteoporosis. (AAP Annual Meeting Phoenix Az. October 2022)

Integration of 3D Technology: Improving Team Collaboration and Treatment Outcomes

                (Chair’s Lecture Series University of Pennsylvania 2 Hours Post Graduate Perio Dept. June  2022)

 Case Based Series: Clinical Medical Management of  Complex Periodontal and Dental Implant Cases. EOHI  8 Lectures 1.5 hours each  (Division of Post graduate Periodontics)  (May 2021-Sept 2021)

                 Global Symposium on Challenges and Solutions of Periodontal and Implant Therapy

                 Taipei Tawiwan  (Nov 22 – 24 2019)

                 Integration of 3D Technology.  Strategies for Managing Complex Cases ( ADA Annual             

                 Meeting San Francisco Ca. Sept  2019)  1 Hour

                 Integration of 3D Technology :  Increasing Team Collaboration to Optimize Treatment                      

                 Outcomes ( November 2018 ) Philadelphia Periodontal and Implant Study Club

                 2 Hours.

                  Case Based Series: Management of Complex Periodontal and Dental Implant

                   Cases. Eastman Institute for Oral Health (January – December 2017)

                   8 Lectures 1.5 Hours each (Division of Postgraduate Periodontics)

 

                   Diagnosing and Treatment Planing of Complex Cases.

                   May 2016  Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

                   (Division of Postgraduate Periodontics: 2 Hours)
 

                   Streamlining Implant Restorations Using a Digital Workflow.

                   Scranton Center for Continuing Education. (February 2015: 2 Hours)

                   Strategies for Managing Complex Anterior Cases

                   Eastman Institute for Oral Health Divisions of Postgraduate Periodontics.

                   (May 2014 : 2 hours)
                  

                  Understanding Core Beam CT Technology: Analysis and Scanning Guides.

                  Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (Basic Interdisciplinary Implantology)

                   (January 2013 : 2hours)

                  Analyzing Maxillary Anterior Esthetic Cases: Scranton Center for Continuing

                  Education. (February 2013: 3 hours)

                  An Overview of Contemporary Implant Dentistry: Scranton Center for Continuing

                  Education. (April 2013 2 Hours)

                  Anterior Esthetics Implant Case Analysis: Scranton Center for Continuing Education

                  (October 2013, 2 hours)

                  Introduction to Full Arch Immediate Loading, Part I. Scranton Center for Continuing

                  Education. (February 2012: 3 hours)

                  Understanding the Full Arch Immediate Loading, Part II. Scranton Center for

                  Continuing Education. (April 2012: 3 hours)

                  Mandibular Implant Overdenture Case Analysis: University of Rochester Eastman

                  Institute for Oral Health Divisions of Postgraduate Periodontics and Prosthodontics.

                  (April 2012: 2 hours)

                 Transitioning the Mutilated Dentition into a Fixed Implant Rehabilitation in One Day:

                 The Immediate Placement and Immediate Loading Protocol: Scranton Institute for

        Continuing Education. (June 2012: 3 hours)

                 Overview of Treatment Planning for Straightforward Implant Cases: Scranton Institute

                 for Continuing Education. (September 2012: 3 hours)

                 Full Arch Fixed Restorations. University of Rochester Eastman Institute of Oral

                 Health; Divisions of Postgraduate Periodontics and Prosthodontics.(September 2012:       

                 6 hours)

                 Screw Retained Implant Surgical Guides: Predictability Sequencing the Mutilated

                 Dentition to a Fixed Implant Rehabilitation. American Academy of Periodontology

                 Annual Session ‘Innovations’. (October 2012) Los Angeles, California

                 Patient Oriented, Prosthetically Driven Care: Meliora Weekend University of 

                 Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health. Keynote speaker Divisions of

                 Periodontics and Prosthodontics. (October 2012) Rochester, NY

                 Delivery Techniques for Straightforward Implant Restorations. Scranton Institute for                                     

                 Continuing Education. (December 2012: 3 hours)

                 A Contemporary Approach to Maxillary Implant Overdenture Therapy: Scranton

                 Institute  for Continuing Education. (January 2011: 3 hours)
       

                 CT scanning in Implant Dentistry: Case Planning for Prosthetic Success. Scranton

                 Institute for Continuing Education. (March 2011: 3 hours)

                 Maxillary Anterior Implant Esthetics: An Interdisciplinary Approach.  Scranton Institute

                 for Continuing Education. (April 2011)

                 Understanding the Hybrid Denture: Fabrication, Clinical Management, and 

                 Complications.  Part I. (September 2011: 3 hours)

                Understanding the Hybrid Denture: Surgical  and Treatment Considerations. Part II. 

                Scranton Institute for  Continuing Education. (December 2011; 3 hours)

                Treatment Considerations in Mandibular Implant Overdenture Therapy: Scranton

                Center for Continuing Education.(September 2010: 3 hours)

                Implant Treatment Planning in the Esthetic Zone: Scranton Center for  Continuing

                Education. (June 2010: 3 hours)

AAP Webinars

•  2020 – Surgical Crown Lengthening Exposed  (Moderator)
• 2020 – Periodontics before COVID and after Social Distancing  (Speaker)
• 2020 – Periodontal Education Town Hall  (Moderator)
• 2020 – New Periodontist Town Hall : Navigating Practice During COVID 19 (Speaker)
• 2021 -How COVID19 Is Reshaping Dentistry:Clinical and Economic Issues (Moderator)
• 2022 – Integration of 3D Technology: Optimizing Team Collaboration and Treatment Outcomes (Speaker)

 Editorial Boards

• 2018- Present   International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry
• 2018- Present   Decisions in Dentistry

 Awards

• 2016     Distinguished Alumni Award Temple University School of Dentistry
• 2022     Distinguished Service Award American Academy of Periodontology
• 2023     Gold Medal Award American Academy of Periodontology

PUBLISHED  ABSTRACTS

• Frantz, B., Polson, A. Implications of Long Term Tooth Retention in Treated Periodotal

                                 Patients. Research Forum. American Academy of Periodontology.

                                 Denver, Colorado, 2005.

•  Caton, J.,Polson, A., Blieden, T.,Frantz, B.,Stein, S.,  Wagener, C., Doblin,  J., Lowenguth,R.,

                              Proskin, H. Effect of Antimicrobial Rinse of Interdental Gingivitis. J. Dent.

                              Res. 68: Abstracts of Papers, 1615, 1989.

• Wagener, C., Polson, A., Frantz, B., Tissue Interactions with Dentin Specimens after

                               Demineralization using Hydrochloric Acid.  J. Dnt. Res. 68: Abstracts of

                               Papers,1045, 1989

•  Frantz, B., Polson, A. Cellular and Connective Tissue Responses to Normal Cementum        

                               Surfaces After Demineralization using Tetracycline.J. Dent. Res. 67:

                               Abstracts of Papers, 1461. 1988.

• Frantz, B., Polson, A.M.  Tissue Interactions with Dentin Specimens after Demineralization using                

                               Tetracycline. J. Dent Res. 65: Abstracts of Papers, 1864, 1987.

• Polson, A., Frantz, B., Cell and Fiber Response after Surface Demineralization of Dentin using       

                               Tetracycline. J. Dent. Res  65: Abstracts of papers, 519-1986.

 

PUBLICATIONS, PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

• Frantz, B       Three-Dimensional Imaging in Periodontal Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Implant Therapy. Decisions in Dentistry 2019 September 2019    
• Greenstein, G., Frantz, B., Desai, R., Proskin, H., Campbell, J., Caton, J. Stability of Treated

                              Angular and Horizontal Bony Defects: A Retrospective Radiographic

                              Evaluation in a Private Periodontal Practice. J.  Periodontol 

                              2009;80:228-233.

• Caton, J., Blieden, T.,Lowenguth, R., Frantz, B., Wagener, C., Doblin, J., Stein, S., Proskin, H.

                               Comparison Between Mechanical Cleaning and an Antimicrobial Rinse

                               for the Treatment and Prevention of Interdental Gingivitis. J. Clin

                               Periodontol. 1993: Mar: 20(3): 172-8.

• Caton, J., Wagener, C., Polson, A., Nyman, S., Frantz, B., Bouwsma, O., Blieden, T. Guided

                               Tissue Regeneration in Interproximal Defects using Gore-Tex Periodontal

                               Material. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 1992: 12 (4)L 266-277.

• Frantz, B., Polson, A. Tissue Interactions with Dentin  Specimens after Demineralization

                                Using Tetracycline. J. Periodotol 1988:59: 7114-721

• Caton, J., Polson, A., Bowswma, O., Blieden, T., Frantz, B., Espeland, M. Association

                                Between  Bleeding and Visual  signs of Interdental Gingival  

                                Inflammation. J Periodontol 1988:59;727