Dr. Robert Convissar is a laser dentistry pioneer. One of the first dentists in the world to use lasers he close to 4 decades of experience with CO2, Diode, Erbium, Nd.YAG and PBM lasers He has authored 22 peer-reviewed papers and 6 laser textbooks, and delivered close to 500 Laser Certification and Tongue Tie Certification courses in 30 countries. He is the only dentist in the world to have the quartet of awards:
• Diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery
• Fellow of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
• Master of the Academy of Laser Dentistry
• Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry

His seminal textbook Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry, now in its 3rd edition with a foreword by Gordon Christensen, has been the standard textbook on laser dentistry for over a decade – available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Polish. He practices laser dentistry in New York City, where he also serves as Director of Laser Dentistry at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Queens and Director of Laser Dentistry at multiple dental schools in the USA. He is also the only American on the faculty of the University of Genoa Master’s Degree Program in Laser Dentistry