Growing up Dr. Katz always had a passion for fixing things that were broken, or simply just building something from scratch. To this day he still remembers the first time his parents bought him a remote-control racecar set. He’d spend hours, building variations of cars and tracks, taking them apart, only to put them back together again. This led to model cars, which led to a summer job fixing and restoring outdoor decks. Little did Dr. Katz know this passion for restoring a racecar set and working with his hands would lead him to his career as a restorative dentist.
As a young adult, he shadowed a family friend for the summer. Over the summer there were hundreds of cases that Dr. Katz saw, but the ones that stood out were the deflated patients who had been through a trauma. He recalls how they sat in the chair as the Doctor came to speak with them, and how confidently the doctor was able to reassure them that he would restore their smile.
The tears of joy the patients cried the day their work was completed have stuck with Dr. Katz. It was then that Dr. Katz realized that dentistry was the profession for him. It would allow him to combine all of his passions; working with people, working with his hands, and restoration. Dr. Katz always says being able to work in a profession which allows him to make someone complete again is very special to him, and he hopes to be able to provide that service to as many patients as he can over his career.
In his down time, Dr. Katz enjoys watching the Yankees, enjoying a good book, or chasing his three boys around with his wife.
Dr. Zachary Katz graduated from Queens College and the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, where he was awarded membership to the Gorgas Odontological Honors Society. Dr. Katz proceeded to complete a GPR at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and two years of coursework in implant dentistry at the NYU College of Dentistry.
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