Dr. Chernick is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry. He completed a general dentistry internship at Long Island Jewish Hospital and then served as a dentist in the U.S. Navy. In the early 1980's, Dr. Chernick was an assistant professor of dental materials at New York University. In 1990 when the field was in its infancy, Dr. Chernick became interested in Oral Appliance Therapy for treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and began seeing patients and working with researchers on the development and use of a number of oral appliances. He is on the staff of both Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital Sleep Centers. He is a member of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and in 2001 passed his Boards in Oral Appliance Therapy. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Chernick has lectured on this topic at both Nyack and Good Samaritan Hospitals as well as across the country. He has been invited to speak in Taiwan later this year.
Dr. Chernick still maintains an excellent practice in general denstistry with emphasis in cosmetic dentistry, dental materials and all phases of prosthetic dentistry including implants. He was a founding member of the Rockland County Implant Study Club. He is immediate past president of the Rockland County Dental Society and just completed an appointment on the Board of Governors of the Ninth District Dental Association component of the New York State Dental Association.
