Donald J. Provenzale D.D.S.,
F.A.G.D.,
F.A.C.D.

Formal Education
B.S. Loyola University Biology 1959

D.D.S. University of Illinois School of Dentistry 1963

Professional Licensure
Dentistry Illinois
Controlled Substance Illinois

Military Service
U.S. Army Dental Corps
Active Service 1963-1965
Reserves 1965-1967
Rank Captain Honorable Discharge 1967

Professional Awards and Distinctions
President Chicago Dental Society
Fellow Academy of General Dentistry
Fellow American College of Dentists
President Englewood Branch Dental Society
Chairman Illinois Dental Care Plans Committee
Delegate American Dental Society
Man of the Year Award Arcolian Dental Arts Society
Executive Board Illinois State Dental Society
Executive Board Chicago Dental Society
Chairman Table Clinic Committee, Chicago Dental Society
Chairman Public Relations Committee, Chicago Dental Society
Chairman of the Board St. Basil's Health Clinic

Professional Memberships
American Dental Society
Illinois State Dental Society
Chicago Dental Society
Pierre Fouchard Academy
American College of Dentists
International Congress of Oral Implantology
Arcolian Dental Arts Society
Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped

Research and Publication Topics
Composite Tooth Restorations
Dental Insurance and the Illinois Dental Practice Act

Personal

Upon completion of Dental School, Dr. Provenzale accepted a commission in the U.S. Army Dental Corps, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.  During Active duty, he worked primarily in the oral surgery and endodontic clinics.  After completion of active duty, he returned to Chicago, and entered private practice in General Dentistry.  During his early years in private practice, Dr. Provenzale participated in some of the original clinical research in composite restorations (tooth-colored fillings), under the auspices of the Stickney Health Department.  In 1969, he relocated his practice to Downers Grove, Illinois, where he still practices today.

Dr. Provenzale's commitment to excellence in the advancement of Dentistry has led to a plethora of distinctions in his field, he has lectured at many prominent dental conferences around the world, and has authored numerous journal articles on various aspects of Dentistry.  He has been instrumental in the writing and enactment of the Illinois Dental Practice Act, and is a strong advocate of patient's rights involving dental insurance.   Through the diligence of himself and his colleagues, and their commitment to continuing dental education throughout the years, the annual Midwinter Meeting of the Chicago Dental Society is considered the premier scientific dental meeting in the world.

Among the thousands of hours of continuing dental education, Dr. Provenzale has recently concentrated on the many new advancements in the field of Implant Dentistry.