Amr M. Moursi DDS, PhD

Dr. Amr M. Moursi is Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry and an Attending Dentist on the medical staff at the New York University Langone Medical Center and the Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.

Dr. Moursi received a D.D.S. degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He then completed a pediatric dentistry residency at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He received a Ph.D. in Craniofacial Biology from the University of California at San Francisco. He is a board certified Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is also a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.

For the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Dr. Moursi currently serves on the Medicaid and CHIP Advisory Committee and the Nominations Committee. He also serves as a Fellow of the AAPD Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center. In addition, Dr. Moursi also serves as a AAPD National Spokesperson and is AAPD Chair of the Task Force on Global Interactions.

Dr. Moursi is a former member of the Examination Committee for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He also served as a Consultant and Pediatric Dentistry Review Committee member for the Commission on Dental Accreditation for the American Dental Association. Dr. Moursi served as the New York State Co-Leader for the Office of Head Start Dental Home Initiative. In New York City, he has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Council for Children of Bellevue, an organization that supports pediatric patients and their families at Bellevue Hospital Center.

Dr. Moursi’s research focuses on infant oral health disorders and prevention as well as oral health care delivery. He is the author or coauthor for over 80 published articles, book chapters and abstracts. He is also Editor of the textbook Clinical Cases in Pediatric Dentistry (Wiley-Blackwell). In addition, Dr. Moursi has led teams of dentists and students to provide pediatric dental treatment, education and training to underserved sites throughout the Unites States and the world including Maine, Alaska, Tanzania, Grenada and Nicaragua. He also maintains a private practice in New York City.

Dr. Moursi and his department have been featured on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Sirius Satellite Radio, New York’s ABC 7, Fox 5, CBS 2 and NY1 News, and several New York City newspapers and radio programs.