Robert D. Westerman, D.D.S.
Lectures, Publications, Affiliations & Honors
7931 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Phone: (225) 927-3442 · Fax: (225) 927-3457
Email: robertdwestermandds@cox.net
www.drrobertwesterman.com
Education
DDS: Loyola University Dental School, New Orleans, Louisiana (1959-1963)Undergraduate: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1954-1958),
University High (LSU Lab School) Practice Teaching (1958)
High School: Malvern High School, Malvern, Arkansas (1954)
Professional Affiliations
American Dental AssociationAcademy of General Dentistry
Louisiana Dental Association
Captain USAF 1963-1965
American Society of Preventive Dentistry
American Association of Hospital Dentists
The Royal Academy of Health
Member of the House of Delegates of the Louisiana Dental Association
Dental Education Committee of the Louisiana Dental Association
Capital Area Health Planning Council
The International Platform Association
Dental Audit Committee for the Baton Rouge General Hospital (1970-1972)
Secretary of Dental Staff for Baton Rouge General Hospital (1972)
President of the Sixth District Dental Association (1972)
Chairman of the Peer Review Committee for the Sixth District Dental Association (1972 to Present)
Vice Chief of Dental Staff for the Baton Rouge General Hospital (1973)
Utilization Review, Baton Rouge General Hospital (1973)
Member of the Executive Committee of the Baton Rouge General Hospital (1974)
Chief of Dental Staff for Baton Rouge General Hospital (1974)
Vice Chief of Dental Staff for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (1981)
Chief of Dental Staff for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (1982)
Vice Chief of Dental Service for Baton Rouge General Hospital (1986-1993)
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Dental Services (1965-1993)
Fellow International College of Dentists (Inducted October, 1984)
Building and Architectural Committee, Louisiana Dental Association (1994-1995)
Founder of Classic Practice Resources (A dental consulting firm)
The Louisiana Dental Associations
Civic Involvement and Honors
Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Symphony Association (2008)Chairman of the Peabody Society, College of Education at Louisiana State University (2003- Present)
President, Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Symphony Association (June 2000)
President Elect, Baton Rouge Symphony Association (1999)
Chairman of Conductor Search Committee of Baton Rouge Symphony Association (1998)
Treasurer, Baton Rouge Symphony (1995)
Peabody Society, College of Education at Louisiana State University (1999)
Member, Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Credit Bureau (1995-present)
Friends of the LSU School of Music, Board of Directors (1993-1995)
Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Symphony Association (1994)
Member, CFAC Cabinet, the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge (1994)
Dean’s Council LSU School of Music (1993-1994)
Member, First Methodist Church of Baton Rouge
Counselor for the Methodist Youth Fellowship
Member, Governor’s Commission on the International Year of the Child (1979-1980)
Steering Committee for the Baton Rouge Opera (1983)
Louisiana Alliance of Innovators in Technology Member
Rotary International
Multiple volunteer and administrative positions in church and club groups
LSU Football and Track Teams, Freshmen Football Coach 1958
LSU National “L” Club
High School All American (Football) (Wigwam Wisemen of America)
LSU Air Force ROTC
Distinguished Military Student (1956-1958)
Elected “Boss of the Year” by the COE Club of Robert E. Lee High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C. Victor Vignes Odontological Society
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Scholastic Fraternity
First Honorary Member of Louisiana Dental Hygiene Association
Greek Excellence Award ATO Contribution to Profession
Distinguished Service Award was presented to Robert D. Westerman, DDS on April 12, 2008.
The Distinguished Service Award in the highest honor bestowed by the Louisiana Dental Association and is presented annually to individual members who have exemplified the highest standards of professional conduct in dentistry and have made extraordinary contributions in organized dentistry and their community. The recipient is selected by their colleagues.
LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction Award was presented to Robert D. Westerman, DDS on April 23, 2009
The LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves and LSU through their careers, their personal and civic accomplishments, their volunteer activities and their loyalty to their alma mater.
Textbooks and Other Professional Publications
“Broken Endodontic Posts: Frustration or Fulfillment. A New Technique for Removal,” Dentistry Today, April 1991“The Gagging Patient: A Method for Success,” Dentistry Today, December 1991
Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control Manual, © the Classic Practice Series,
Vol. I, 278 pages, Princeton University Press, 1991
Accounts Receivable, Financial Arrangements and Collections Manual, © the Classic Practice Series,
Vol. II, 542 pages, Princeton University Press, December 1993
Practical Endodontics: A Clinical Atlas, Contributor, C.V. Mosby Company 1993
Achieving Understanding through ARC Practical Endodontics (textbook), Contributor, “Nonsurgical Retreatment” C.V. Mosby Company 1994
Metalift™ Crown and Bridge Removal System Technical Manual, October 1995
“A System for Treating Crown and Bridge Failures,” Dentistry Today, March 1996
Metalift™ Clinical Manual and Laboratory Fabrication Instructions, 11th edition March 2010
“Un Nouvo Sistema per Risolvere I Fallimenti Endodontici Al Di Sotto Della Protesti”,
L’Informatore Endodontico, Nr 1 Anno 1997 Firenze, Italy (Florence, Italy)
“A New Paradigm for the Construction and Service of Fixed Prosthodontics,” Dentistry Today, June 1999
“Cement vs. Screw Retained Implant Supported Restoration,” Implant News and Views, July/August 2000
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, Third Edition (textbook), Contributor, “Postoperative Care”, 2001
Various other Technical and Administrative Publications
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, Third Edition (textbook), Contributor,Rosenstrel · Land · Fujimoto · Mosby 2001
Pathways of the Pulp, Eight Edition (textbook) Contributor,
Steven Cohen · Richard C. Burns· Mosby 2002
“How To Build Your Dream Practice”, Part I, Dentistry Today, September 2003
Manuale Illustrato Di Endodonzia, Dr. Ambu, Milano 2003 (Milan Italy)
“How To Build Your Dream Practice”, Part II, Dentistry Today, November 2003
“How To Build Your Dream Practice”, Part III, Dentistry Today, January 2004
Patents in the Dental Field
Crown and Bridge Preparation Paralleling InstrumentMetalift™ Crown and Bridge Removal System
Pillar Cusp System for Restoring Fractured Teeth
Sublingual Anti-Gag Tablet
Interdental Plaque Removal and Irrigating Device
Lectures
New Orleans Dental Conferences New Orleans, Louisiana
“Office Systems and Philosophy for Greater Enjoyment and Production”
Tennessee State Congress of Optometrists (Annual Meeting) Nashville, Tennessee
“The People Part of Practice”
Dentech National Users Conference Dearborn, Michigan
“Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control”
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Bringing About Completion of Your Plans, Programs and Projects”
Northeast Louisiana University Continuing Education Program Monroe, Louisiana
General Practice Residency Program New Orleans, Louisiana
“Expanded Duties of Auxiliaries”
Louisiana Dental Hygienists Association, State Officers
Strategic Planning Lecture and Workshop New Orleans, Louisiana
“The Hygienist as Both Goad and Galahad”
East Baton Rouge Veterinary Study Group Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Staff Organization, Duties and Responsibilities for Optimum Office Flows”
East Baton Rouge Parish Teacher’s Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Children’s Dental Health”
Louisiana Dental Assistants Association New Orleans, Louisiana
“Achieving Understanding with the Doctor and the Patient”
Louisiana State University Continuing Education Programs New Orleans, Louisiana
Making Recalls Productive, Profitable and Efficient”
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, Guest Lecturer New Orleans, Louisiana
“How Do You Beat Dental Practice Depression?”
Advanced Administrative Technology, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
All Day Workshop On Multiple Management Techniques
TENN-ARK Optometry’s Study Club, Memphis, Tennessee
“The Ingredients for Achievement In Professional Practice and How to Communicate On Your Patients Emotional Level”
Sixth District Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“The Art and Science of Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
DENTECH National User’s Conference Dearborn, Michigan
“Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control (Computer-Assisted)”
Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry Heber Springs, Arkansas
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Affiliates Nashville, Tennessee
“Appoint Yourself to the Top”
New Orleans Dental Association New Orleans, Louisiana
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Calgary Dental Association (Annual Meeting) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Calgary Gnathological Society (Annual Meeting) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Art and Science of Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Southwest Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Arkadelphia, Arkansas
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Louisiana Dental Association (Summer Conference) San Destin, Florida
“The Challenge of Dealing with Crown and Bridge Complications”
LSU School of Dentistry Prosthodontic Faculty, New Orleans Prosthodontic Study Club New Orleans, Louisiana
“Challenge of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses”
Arkansas State Academy of General Dentistry Hot Springs, Arkansas
“Challenge of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses”
American College of Prosthodontics, Louisiana Section New Orleans, Louisiana
“Disassembly of Problem Prosthodontics and Removable Cement Retained Fixed Prosthodontics”
State Assembly of the Arkansas Dental Association and
Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Hot Springs, Arkansas
“The Challenge of Dealing with Crown and Bridge Complications and a New Paradigm for Removable Cement Retained Fixed Prosthodontics”
University of Paris School of Dentistry and Cercle Parisien Endodentologie Appliquee Paris, France
“Paradigm Pour la Construction et le Soin des Prostheses Fixes” (“Removing Crowns and Fixed Pros -theses for Endodontic Access and a New Paradigm for the Construction and Service of Fixed Prostheses”)
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Practice Management for the New Dentist”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Management of Fixed Prosthodontic Problems”
Runnels High School Commencement Address Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commencement Address Speaker
Dayton - Troy Ohio Study Club Troy, Ohio
“Fixed Prosthodontic Problems and Methods for Prevention and Repairs”
Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Nashville, Tennessee
“Managing Your Clinical Fixed Prosthodontic Problems”
Louisiana Dental Association, L.H. Bowden Conference Destin, Florida
“How to Successfully Confront and Handle Crown & Bridge Problems and Failures”
MGM Grand, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Navada
“How to Remove the Barriers to Build the Dental Practice of Your Dreams”
North Central Florida Study Club Gainesville, Florida
“Fixed Prosthodontic Problems: Getting Your Crown and Bridge Problems Under Control”
Spice Up Your Practice New Orleans, Louisiana
“Learn the Ingredients for Success”
Spice Up Your Practice New Orleans, Louisiana
“Office Management, Staffing and Training”
Dental Variety Show Las Vegas, Nevada
“Crown and Bridge Failures and Solutions”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Diagnosing and Treating Organizational Problems”
Summit Dental Study Group San Diego, California
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Summit Dental Study Group Seattle, Washington
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Dealing with the People Part of the Practice”
Louisiana Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Getting Your Crown & Bridge Problems Under Control”
Alpine Lecture Series Keystone Resort, Colorado
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Houston, Texas
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Atlanta, Georgia
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Seattle, Washington
“Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Implant Study Group Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Implant Prosthodontic Problems, Planning Your Implant Prosthodontics for the Future”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series New Orleans, Louisiana
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Dentec National Users Conference St. Petersburg, Florida
“Maximize the Potential of your Practice: Strategies for Success”
1. “How to Live Even As An Auxiliary”Neil Brahe Dental Study Group, Dental Association Oshkosh, Wisconsin
2. “Increasing Auxiliary Potential in Management and Prevention”
3. “Get Off Your Roller Coaster Ride with Innovative Management”
“Office Systems and Philosophy for Greater Enjoyment and Production”
Tennessee State Congress of Optometrists (Annual Meeting) Nashville, Tennessee
“The People Part of Practice”
Dentech National Users Conference Dearborn, Michigan
“Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control”
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1. “Looking Toward the Future as a Professional”Sycom Dental Study Group Madison, Wisconsin
2. Conquering the Uncertain Road to Professionalism”
“Bringing About Completion of Your Plans, Programs and Projects”
Northeast Louisiana University Continuing Education Program Monroe, Louisiana
1. “Productivity: Whipping Today’s Problems Through Organization and Management”Louisiana State University School of Dentistry Guest Lecturer New Orleans, Louisiana
2. “Changing Over From An Outside Service Bureau to an In-House Computer”
1. “Preventive Dentistry”Acadiana Dental Study Group Lafayette, Louisiana
2. “Motivating Patients in Home Care Procedures”
3. “Getting Patients to Take Responsibility for Their Oral Health”
4. “Success Through Patient Communication”
1. “The Dynamics of Effective Office Management and Solvency”Louisiana Dental Association State Meeting Lafayette, Louisiana
2. Success Through Organization”
1. “The Anatomy of a More Effective Dental Organization”Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Guest Lecturer,
2. “Organization and Livingness”
General Practice Residency Program New Orleans, Louisiana
1. “Myths of Dentistry”Eighth District Dental Association Alexandria, Louisiana
2. “Dental Health for the Family Practitioner”
“Expanded Duties of Auxiliaries”
Louisiana Dental Hygienists Association, State Officers
Strategic Planning Lecture and Workshop New Orleans, Louisiana
1. “Debugging the Organization”Sixth District Dental Hygienists Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2. “Goals Planning and Membership Drive”
3. Organizational Financial Planning”
“The Hygienist as Both Goad and Galahad”
East Baton Rouge Veterinary Study Group Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Staff Organization, Duties and Responsibilities for Optimum Office Flows”
East Baton Rouge Parish Teacher’s Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Children’s Dental Health”
Louisiana Dental Assistants Association New Orleans, Louisiana
“Achieving Understanding with the Doctor and the Patient”
Louisiana State University Continuing Education Programs New Orleans, Louisiana
Making Recalls Productive, Profitable and Efficient”
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, Guest Lecturer New Orleans, Louisiana
“How Do You Beat Dental Practice Depression?”
Advanced Administrative Technology, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
All Day Workshop On Multiple Management Techniques
TENN-ARK Optometry’s Study Club, Memphis, Tennessee
“The Ingredients for Achievement In Professional Practice and How to Communicate On Your Patients Emotional Level”
Sixth District Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“The Art and Science of Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
DENTECH National User’s Conference Dearborn, Michigan
“Scheduling Patients and Appointment Book Control (Computer-Assisted)”
Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry Heber Springs, Arkansas
1. “Management Success through Scheduling and Appointment Book Control”
2. “Humans Emotions in the Practice of Dentistry”
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Affiliates Nashville, Tennessee
“Appoint Yourself to the Top”
New Orleans Dental Association New Orleans, Louisiana
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Calgary Dental Association (Annual Meeting) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Calgary Gnathological Society (Annual Meeting) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Art and Science of Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Southwest Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Arkadelphia, Arkansas
“Organizing for Fun and Profit”
Louisiana Dental Association (Summer Conference) San Destin, Florida
“The Challenge of Dealing with Crown and Bridge Complications”
LSU School of Dentistry Prosthodontic Faculty, New Orleans Prosthodontic Study Club New Orleans, Louisiana
“Challenge of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses”
Arkansas State Academy of General Dentistry Hot Springs, Arkansas
“Challenge of Disassembling Problem Prosthodontics and Implant Prostheses”
American College of Prosthodontics, Louisiana Section New Orleans, Louisiana
“Disassembly of Problem Prosthodontics and Removable Cement Retained Fixed Prosthodontics”
State Assembly of the Arkansas Dental Association and
Arkansas Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Hot Springs, Arkansas
“The Challenge of Dealing with Crown and Bridge Complications and a New Paradigm for Removable Cement Retained Fixed Prosthodontics”
University of Paris School of Dentistry and Cercle Parisien Endodentologie Appliquee Paris, France
“Paradigm Pour la Construction et le Soin des Prostheses Fixes” (“Removing Crowns and Fixed Pros -theses for Endodontic Access and a New Paradigm for the Construction and Service of Fixed Prostheses”)
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Practice Management for the New Dentist”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Management of Fixed Prosthodontic Problems”
Runnels High School Commencement Address Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commencement Address Speaker
Dayton - Troy Ohio Study Club Troy, Ohio
“Fixed Prosthodontic Problems and Methods for Prevention and Repairs”
Academy of General Dentistry (Annual Meeting) Nashville, Tennessee
“Managing Your Clinical Fixed Prosthodontic Problems”
Louisiana Dental Association, L.H. Bowden Conference Destin, Florida
“How to Successfully Confront and Handle Crown & Bridge Problems and Failures”
MGM Grand, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Navada
“How to Remove the Barriers to Build the Dental Practice of Your Dreams”
North Central Florida Study Club Gainesville, Florida
“Fixed Prosthodontic Problems: Getting Your Crown and Bridge Problems Under Control”
Spice Up Your Practice New Orleans, Louisiana
“Learn the Ingredients for Success”
Spice Up Your Practice New Orleans, Louisiana
“Office Management, Staffing and Training”
Dental Variety Show Las Vegas, Nevada
“Crown and Bridge Failures and Solutions”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Diagnosing and Treating Organizational Problems”
Summit Dental Study Group San Diego, California
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Summit Dental Study Group Seattle, Washington
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Dealing with the People Part of the Practice”
Louisiana Dental Association Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Getting Your Crown & Bridge Problems Under Control”
Alpine Lecture Series Keystone Resort, Colorado
“Treating Crown and Bridge Failures”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Houston, Texas
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Atlanta, Georgia
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series Seattle, Washington
“Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Implant Study Group Baton Rouge, Louisiana
“Implant Prosthodontic Problems, Planning Your Implant Prosthodontics for the Future”
Spice Up Your Practice Lecture Series New Orleans, Louisiana
“Spice Up Your Practice by Addressing Organizational Problems in the Dental Office”
Dentec National Users Conference St. Petersburg, Florida
“Maximize the Potential of your Practice: Strategies for Success”