DR. KERSHMAN
Dr.
Kershman is a widely qualified orthodontist and periodontist. An Ottawa native, he
received a BSc from the University of Ottawa, then graduated from McGill Universitys
Faculty of Dentistry. He spent a year as a resident dental surgeon in the Montreal General
Hospital.
Based on his outstanding academic achievement, Dr. Kershman was admitted to the
graduate dentistry program in the dual specialties of orthodontics and periodontics at the
University of Pennsylvania. On graduation in 1985, he received the Outstanding Achievement
Award from the universitys Department of Orthodontics. As well, Dr. Kershman was
Clinical Instructor in Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, and
Director of the Undergraduate Orthodontic Laboratory Program.
Dr. Kershman established his practice in Ottawa in January 1986.
Committed to advancing the standards of his profession, Dr. Kershman is an active
member of the Ottawa Dental Society. He also belongs to the Canadian Dental Association,
Ontario Dental Association, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Canadian
Association of Orthodontists, Ontario Association of Orthodontists, International
Association of Esthetic Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists, American
Academy of Periodontology, Canadian Academy of Periodontology, and Ontario Society of
Periodontists.