Dr. Mark B Haims D.M.D.
Dentist | General Practice
About
Dr. MARK B. HAIMS, D.M.D.- a West Hartford local, graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in 1984. Dentistry provides the doctor not only an outlet for his artistic abilities, but also a way to develop personalized patient-based care. To that end the doctor was a clinical instructor at UConn’s Dental School in the Advanced General Dentistry program( for 18 years) – staying on dentistry’s cutting edge in technology and esthetics. Currently he is an attending/ clinical instructor at Hartford Hospital's Dental residency program. You will find the doctor a very attentive listener and eager to find treatment solutions that are tailored just for you. Dr Haims is a member of the Hartford Dental Society, the Connecticut State Dental Society, the American Dental Society and the Alpha Omega Dental Alumni chapter-serving in numerous posts including past president. Dr Haims lives in West Hartford with his wife Erica and has three children.
Education and Training
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine DMD 1984
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Attending/Clinical Instructor Hartford Hospital 2021 - Present
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