Background
Nweeia, Martin Thomas was born on April 15, 1954 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of Alexander and Nellie (Lazar) Nweeia.
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Martin Thomas Nweeia
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Education
Bachelor in English and Biology, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1977. Doctor of Dental Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, 1984. Certified, Brånemark Clinic, Göteborg, Sweden, 1989.
Career
Private practice, Honolulu, 1984—1995, Sharon, Connecticut, since 1995. Clinical faculty Harvard School Dental Medicine, since 2002. Dental correspondent Station KGMB-television, 1988—1992.
Dental columnist Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1988—1995. Expert witness for dental malpractice MedQuest, since 1998. Attending consultant Sharon Hospital, since 1995.
Leader expedition to study adult tooth morphology of living Ticuna Indians of Colombian Amazon, 1978. Leader expedition to study childhood dental diseases of Micronesia Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, 83. Principal investigator Narwhal Tooth Expedition, Baffin Island, 2002—2003.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow America Colonel of Dentists, Academy General Dentistry (Editorial award of excellence 1999), Academy Dentistry International (honorary), International College Dentists (honorary), Pierre Fauchard Academy (honorary), Explorers Club (national). Member Hawaii Dental Association (trustee 1993-1995), Hawaii Academy General Dentistry (public information award 1990-1993, president 1993-1995, national award for community involvement 1990, national award for media relations 1992, national award for editorials, 1999).
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Nationality
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Religion
United Church of Christ -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1977
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1984
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1989
Career
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1984 - 1995
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1995
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2002
Awards
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Research grantee in anthropology Explorers Club New York, Colombian Amazon, 1978. Joseph Silber fellow American Cancer Society, 1982-1983, graduate student research fellow Smithsonian Institution, 1981.Research grantee in anthropology Explorers Club New York, Colombian Amazon, 1978. Joseph Silber fellow American Cancer Society, 1982-1983, graduate student research fellow Smithsonian Institution, 1981.