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Curriculum vitae

HARRY COOPERMAN DDS

777 Ferry Road
Doylestown Pennsylvania 18901
USA
215-345-1149

myodont@comcat.com


EDUCATION

Temple University, School of Dentistry. D.D.S. 1934
Kansas City Dental School. Certificate in Orthodontia. 1949
McGill University, School of Psychiatry. Certificate in Autogenic Therapy. 1971
Taiwan University. Certificate in Chinese Medicine. 1981
Lariboisierre Hospital. Paris, France. Continuous courses Chinese Medicine. 1975-1981

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Lieutenant Colonel. U.S. Army Dental Corps. 1940-1947
Visiting Fellow. Murray & Leone Guggenheim Foundation. New York City. 1956-1957
Lecturer. Faculte de Medicine de Paris 1967-1969
Research Associate in Radiology. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 1969-1997
Lecturer, Faculty. Aichi Dental University. Nagoya, Japan. 1972-1975
Research Associate. Department of Otolaryngology. Kaiser Medical Center and Hospital.
Hawaii.1980-1986
President. International Academy of Myodontics. 1971-1997
Lecturer. Taiwan Medical University. Teipei,Taiwan. 1982
Lecturer. Nippon Dental University. Tokyo, Japan. 1987
Lecturer. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Jefferson Medical College.
Department of Psychiatry.(Respiratory Disorders, Sleep Apnea Conferences).
Philadelphia 1989-1991

RESEARCH

Uvula tongue malposture and the Uvula Tongue Malposture Syndrome (UTMS), known as the Cooperman-Miura Syndrome, is the first medical
syndrome described by dentists in the following books:

Myodontics by N. Miura and K. Ueno, Quintessence. Tokyo. 1984
(The Introduction for this book was written by Harry N. Cooperman)

Practical Myodontic Splints by N. Miura, K. Ueno, and J. Karasawa. Quintessence. Tokyo. 1987. (The Foreword for this book was written by Harry N.
Cooperman)

Dictionary of Medical Syndromes. 3rd ed. J.B. Lippincott. Philadelphia.199O.
Dictionary of Syndromes and Eponymic Diseases. National Library of Medicine, Washington, D.C. 2nd ed. Krieger Pub, Melbourne. 1991

Other research on:

Dental plane of occlusion
Oral conditioners (muscles)
Orthopedic gait of mandible
Respiratory wedge
Respiratory wedges

Hamular-Incisive-Papilla plane
Oral resistive exercises
Immediate Care of TMJ
Myodontic shelf in dentures
Occlusal neurosis


COURSES TAUGHT

Myodontics
Respiratory Wedges
Oral Dynamics
Autogenic Therapy

Cooperman Plane of Occlusion
Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
Myodontic Shelf in Dentures
Orthopharyngeal Prosthesis

Oral Resistive Exercises
Chinese Medicine - Acupuncture
Uvula Tongue Malposture Syndrome
Orthopedic Gait of Mandible

 

LECTURES GIVEN

U.S.A.
American Dental Association
American Academy of Neurology
Tufts University Dental
Maryland University Dental
Stanford University Dental
Temple University Dental
U.S. Airforce Research Center
Mayo Clinic
Academy of Implant Dentistry
New Jersey Dental Association
Middlesex County Dental
Delaware State Dental Society
District of Columbia Dental
American Academy Otolaryngology
E.N.T. Society of Hawaii
Leeward Dental Society, Hawaii
Kaiser Medical Center, Hawaii
Straub Clinic, Hawaii
Speech Center, University of. of Hawaii
L.D. Pankey Institute
Jefferson Medical College
First District Dental Society of New York

Japan
Kanagawa Dental University
Gifu Dental University
Academy of Myodontics IAMA
Aichi Dental University
Nippon Dental University
Osaka Dental University
Nagoya Dental University

Other Countries
Sociedad Odontologica (Chile)
Royal Society of Health (London)
Lariboisierre (Paris)
McGill University (Canada)
Taiwan Medical (Teipei)
Dental Hospital (Australia)
Quintessence (Berlin)
Implant Society (Venezuela)
Dental Society (Panama)
Dental School (Denmark)
Dental Hospital (Cuba)
Societe Central (Spain)

 

MEMBERSHIP

U.S.A.
American Dental Association
Second District Dental Society of Pennsylvania
Bucks-Montgomery County Dental Society
International Academy of Oral Dynamics
American Analgesia Society
American Academy of General Dentistry
Academy of Implant Dentistry
American Academy of Science of Pennsylvania
New Jersey Dental Research Group
International Academy of Myodontics (President)
Leeward Dental Prosthetic Society of Hawaii
Other countries
Chinese Medicine Society (Paris)
Royal Society of Health (London)
Federation Dentaire International (Paris)
International Academy of Sophrology (Switzerland)
Societe Odontologica des Implantes Aiguille (Paris)
La Sociedad Odontologica Latine Americaine de Implantee
Aleplasticos y Transplantes (Venezuela)

 

PATENTS

Cooperman, H.N., Miura, N., K.Coop Machine Assembly. Japan Patent Office.1985
Cooperman, H.N., Miura,N., K.Coop Machine. Japan Patent Office. 1985.

PUBLICATIONS

Cooperman, H.N., Willard, S.B. A new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck syndromes. Dental Digest 62:248. 1956.

Cooperman, H.N. Oral conditioners - their role in the treatment of muscular imbalances. Dental Digest. 66:504-507. 1960.

Cooperman, H.N. New approaches to establishing the plane of occlusion and freeway space in complete dentures. Dental Digest. 71:202-207.
1965.

Cooperman, H.N. Deafness to the dentist caused by high speed handpieces. Pakistan Dental Review. 15(3):108-110.1965.

Cooperman, H.N. Radiated noise from high speed handpieces. Dental Digest 71(9):404-407. 1965.

Cooperman, H.N. Oral dynamics and oral orthopedics for the general practitioner. Finding and eliminating causes. Pakistan Dental
Review. 16(2):74-77. 1966.

Cooperman, H.N. Oral resistive exercises. Dental Digest 72(2):6O-65. 1966.
Cooperman, H.N. Oral dynamics and orthopedics for the general practitioner.La Tribuna Odontologica. 50(4):72.1966. (Argentina)

Cooperman, H.N. New approaches to the establishment of the occlusal plane and freeway space in complete dentures. The Dental
Technician. Vol. 19. No. 4. 1966. (London)

Cooperman, H.N. Dentaduras totales- superficie de occlusion y espacie libre. Oral Hygiene. Part 1, 1966.

Cooperman, H.N. Augleichgymnastick der kaumuskulatur.Qunitessence. Vol. 12, 1966.

Cooperman, H.N. Exercises-destines a augmenter la tonicite de muscules faciaux et bucaux. L'Information Dentaire. No. 44. 1967. (France)

Cooperman, H.N. Recherche du plan d'occlusion et del space libre on prosthese complete-neuvelle methode. L'Information Dentaire. No. 44.
1967. (France)

Cooperman, H.N. A programmed dental computer. 1. Use in complete denture construction. Dental Digest. 74(1):6-10.1968.

Cooperman, H.N. Nuevelles approches por establir la plan d'occlusion et l'space physiologique das les protheses complet. Journal Suisse
Odontologique. 1968.

Cooperman, H.N. An idea for the study of the occlusal plane and the free space in complete prostheses. Dent. Cadmos. 37(5):785-831. 1969.
(Italy)

Cooperman, H.N., Wallace, J.D., and Nerlinger, R.E. Orthopedic gait of the mandible: a factror in dental diagnosis. Dental Digest.
77(4):212-217. 1971.

Cooperman, H.N., Curley, R.F., Wallace, J.D., Edeiken, J. An evaluation of bone demineralization for dentistry. Dental Digest. 77(1):10-15.
1971.

Cooperman, H.N. Immediate care of temporomandibular joint syndrome. Dental Digest. 78(5):230-234. 1972.

Cooperman, H.N. HIP plane of occlusion in oral diagnosis. Dental Survey. 51(11):60-62. 1975.

Cooperman, H.N., Miura, N., Vanhakendover, S., Rich, H. Uvula tongue malposture - a new approach to Costen's syndrome. Dental
Diamond.2:127-129, 1977. (Japan)

Cooperman, H.N. Faulty mandibular gait. Otolaryngology. Head & Neck Surgery. 90:206-227. 1982.

Cooperman, H.N. Myodontic shelf in complete dentures.Myondontic News. pp. 11-12, 8-9, 1988.

Cooperman, H.N. Oral pathway deterioration Myodontic News 14:3-7. 1991 (Japan)

Cooperman, H.N. Organic tooth wear - overlooked in anatomy textbooks. J. Pierre Fauchard Academy. 6(1):17-20. 1992.

Cooperman, H.N., Obando, M., Miura, N. Organic tooth wear - overlooked in anatomy texts. Medical Hypotheses. 38(2):1O2-1O5. 1992.



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