Dr. E. Salmonson

Dr. Tirado

I graduated Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1966 majoring in psychology while having a minor in sciences. I made the Dean’s List numerous times and graduated with honors.

The Dental School that I chose had one of the smallest classes in the country. I felt that this was an ideal way of learning and interacting with the renowned faculty. I graduated form the University of Buffalo Dental School in 1970 with various honors and accolades. I had the privilege of receiving academic scholarship grants and fellowships during my four years of dental school. While I was attending the school, I was proud of the fact that I had published a paper relating dentistry with psychology. I had a research grant at the famous Roswell Park Cancer Hospital studying the oral manifestations of leukemia and I received the highest honors in Radiology.

After graduating I did my residency at Fort Hood, Texas where I honed my skills in all phases of dentistry. I was a dental officer (captain) in the Army Dental Corps during the Vietnam War. Upon completing my military commitment, I worked in a very prestigious Manhattan dental office under the tutelage of my own loving family dentist.

In 1973, my family and I chose to relocate to our present area where we have lived and practiced dentistry for over 32 years in this ideal situation. The practice grew as did the community and I was extremely fortunate to be a health care provider in this atmosphere. For the last 25 years, I relocated the dental office to a former Catholic Church (St. Marks) in the same community where the office originally was. Many of my present patients had been parishioners of this same church.

In 1981, I was asked by some of the distinguished faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook to join their staff as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Medicine’s Restorative Department. I was able to help teach the next generation of dentists and give them perspective as to what to expect after they completed their formal studies. I am always proud of the fact that I gave back to the profession that I care so much about. I also was honored when one of the graduating classes chose me to be their noted attending dentist at their very own graduation.

Besides my son Eric, who has been associated in the practice since he was a teenager and now is a full-time dentist in our practice, I have influenced many people who eventually went into the field of dentistry be it as a dentist or in an ancillary role. I have taken well over 1000 hours of continuing education courses.

Professionally, I am a member of the following organizations.