 Dr.
Burns has been a Westfield resident since 1984. He moved to New
Jersey in 1976 after receiving a B.S. degree in biology from
Fordham University. In 1980, he graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson
University School of Dental Medicine having received a D.M.D.
degree. Dr. Burns continued his education at Fairleigh Dickinson
and completed an orthodontic residency in 1982. He joined the
university's dental faculty in 1984 and taught in the orthodontic
department through 1989.
Dr. Burns is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics,
which is the only certifying Board recognized for the specialty
of orthodontics by the American Dental Association. Certification
culminates in the presentation of case treatment results for
review by a panel of nationally recognized peers.
Dr. Burns opened his office in Westfield in 1986. He is presently
an attending member of the teaching staff at Overlook Hospital
in Summit, New Jersey. He has lectured on orthodontic subjects
both in the United States and internationally. Dr. Burns has
been an active member of civic and professional societies for
many years. He is a past president of the Central Dental Society
of New Jersey. Dr. Burns and his wife, Loraine, live in Westfield
with their three children.
In July 2005, Dr. Burns was honored to be selected by his peers
and New Jersey Monthly Magazine as one of the “Top
Dentists in New Jersey.” Woodword/White, Inc. has listed
Dr. Burns as one of the “Best Dentists in America.” | 
