André v Ritter
Dr. André Ritter is Dean and Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. He received his dental doctorate degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil (UFSC), a MSD degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), and a PhD from Positivo University. Dr. Ritter also has two Certificates in Operative Dentistry (UFSC and UNC), and an MBA in HealthCare Management from Northeastern University. Among other former roles, he has been a Graduate Program Director (UNC), Department Chair (UNC and NYU), and Executive Vice Dean (UNC). Dr. Ritter has been actively involved in clinical and laboratory research, particularly in the areas of biomaterials and caries risk assessment and caries management. He has also maintained a part-time intramural clinical practice while serving as a faculty member at UNC and NYU (2000-2022). Dr. Ritter has published numerous journal articles, research abstracts, and book chapters. He is a senior editor of the bestselling dental textbook “The Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry” and is co-author of “Composite Veneers: The Direct-Indirect Technique” with Dr. Newton Fahl Jr. Dr. Ritter is a member of several dental organizations, including the American and International Associations for Dental Research, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the European Caries Organization, and the International College of Dentists. Dr. Ritter has presented many scientific papers and continuing education courses regionally, nationally, and internationally. As Dean at the UW School of Dentistry, Dr. Ritter is working with the school various stakeholders to enhance oral health for all in the region through education, research, and service to the community.
My oral health superpower is an uncanny ability to talk to patients at their level of understanding, whatever that level may be.
