Dr. Linda M Weinfield, DDS, MS
PeriodonticsNPI: 1467647545
Practice Details
Website
dentistoaklawn-il.com/Languages
Spanish, Polish, Lithuanian
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About This Provider
Dr. Linda Weinfield is a periodontist, founder, and owner of Complete Smile Center in Oak Lawn, IL, with 22 years of clinical experience. A Chicago native and third-generation dentist, she earned her DDS and Master of Science in Oral Biology at Loyola Dental School, where she also completed her periodontics specialty training. Her implant dentistry credentials are among the most rigorous in the country: she served as past president of the American Board of Oral Implantology (ABOI) and has examined and credentialed implant surgeons for the ABOI since 1991. She holds Diplomate status with both the ABOI and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. For nine years she served as an assistant clinical professor at Loyola Dental School and continues to lecture there annually. Her expertise has been featured in Parade Magazine, Prevention Magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and she received the Paul Johnson Service Award in 2019. Patients consistently highlight her thorough explanations, warm chair-side manner, and attention to minimizing discomfort during periodontal and surgical procedures.
Specialties
- 1
Education & Training
- Loyola Dental School (Master of Science in Oral Biology)
- Loyola Dental School (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
- Southern Methodist University (undergraduate)
Board Certifications
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists - Diplomate and Fellow
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry - Honored Fellow/Fellow
- American Board of Oral Implantology - Diplomate, Past President
Credential: DDS, MS
NPI registered: 09/11/2007
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Areas of Focus
Professional Memberships
- American Board of Oral Implantology - diplomate, past president/member of the board of directors
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry - honored fellow/fellow, past president of the Central District
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists - Diplomate and Fellow
- American Academy of Osseointegration
- American Dental Association
- American Academy of Periodontology
- Illinois Dental Society
- Chicago Dental Society
Awards & Recognition
- Paul Johnson Service Award (2019)
- Mentioned in Parade Magazine
- Mentioned in Prevention Magazine
- Mentioned in Chicago Sun-Times
- Mentioned in Chicago Tribune
Beyond the Office
Assistant clinical professor at Loyola Dental School for 9 years
Continues to lecture yearly at Loyola Dental School
Examiner for American Board of Oral Implantology since 1991
Former examiner for American Academy of Implant Dentistry (6 years)
Former examiner on American Academy of Implant Dentistry Admissions and Credentials Board, held all officer positions
Chicago native
Third-generation dentist
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