Dr. Michael Toffler, received his D.D.S. from the New York University, College of Dentistry, where he graduated with honors and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society in 1983. Dr. Toffler gained his certificate of General Practice Residency and Residency in Periodontology from the V.A. Medical Center in West Los Angeles in 1986.

Dr. Toffler is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and has served as a Staff Periodontist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in New York City since 1991. He is well published on sinus and implant surgery and has designed osteotomes used in implant/sinus surgery which are used worldwide. Dr. Toffler is also an active clinical researcher in Implantology, lecturing frequently at national and international meetings.

Dr Toffler is currently researching the efficacy of short implants in those patients who have minimal bone available for implant placement. He will be presenting much of this research at the upcoming October meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology in Washington D.C. and the Greater New York Dental Meeting in November.