Dr. David Barack studied Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University before being accepted to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry in 1978. After completing his doctoral studies, Dr. Barack opted to pursue further education in the field of Periodontics, completing a residency in at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1984. He received his diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 1991. While at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Barack served as an assistant clinical professor for the college of Dentistry from 1984 to 1997. While in private practice, Dr. Barack incorporated implant surgical techniques into his practice beginning with Implant Surgical Training at the University of Texas – San Antonio in 1987. For the past 30 plus years, Dr. Barack has focused his periodontal practice on implant surgery and supportive reconstructive surgical procedures.