About Frank J. Romano, DMD

Since 1993 Dr. Romano has provided all phases of general and cosmetic dentistry for adults and children. He was one of “America’s Top Dentists” In 2017, 2018 and 2019 by the Consumers Research Council of America. While at Fairleigh Dickinson University, he was awarded a teaching fellowship in both endodontics and complete dentures. He completed a General Practice Residency in 1989 at Danbury Hospital in Advanced General Dentistry with special emphasis in emergency, restorative and surgical dentistry. Treating patients with special needs was another major component of his training. He now serves as a consultant for the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation for general practice residency programs. Presently , Dr. Romano is Vice Chairman of the Department of Dentistry at Danbury Hospital. There he provides direct patient care and supervision of the dental residents. He teaches and lectures the residents on various general dentistry topics, including treatment planning, practice management, emergency care and restorative dentistry. Dr. Romano is the Director of the General Dentistry Operating Room Program at Danbury Hospital, where he provides comprehensive dental care to special needs and handicapped adults and children with the assistance of the dental residents. In addition, Dr. Romano is Section Chief of the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bridgeport Hospital , where he also provides comprehensive dental care to patients with special needs in the operating room. Caring for patients with special needs has remained a passion for Dr. Romano. Dr. Romano volunteers for the Open Wide Foundation which operates the SPEAR Dental Clinic in Peronia, Guatemala. Dr. Romano has completed many service trips to Peronia where he treats special needs patients in the community. The Open Wide Foundation awarded Dr. Romano an Ambassadorship in 2019 in appreciation of his work with special needs patients in Guatemala.