Dr. William Maloney

Dr. William J. Maloney has been a member of the faculty at NYU College of Dentistry since 2000. He is the past Chairman of the dental practice committee for the Ninth District Dental Association of the State of New York.

Dr. Maloney is the author of over 323 professional publications and has lectured at various locations including including the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. His work has been featured by many media outlets including the Sporting News magazine, NBC News (NYC), the Washington Post, and the Detroit Free Press. Dr. Maloney currently serves on the executive committee of History of Medicine and Public Health at the New York Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Maloney received on-screen credit for his appearance in “Universal Babe,” which premiered at the New York Times building in 2012. In the film, Dr. Maloney discusses nasopharyngeal carcinoma — the disease which took the life of baseball icon Babe Ruth. Dr. Maloney is the author of six books, including Safari: Looking into the Eye of the Leopard, which has been called by one reviewer “a beautiful book that not only examines the self, but the country side of Africa.”

He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dentistry and Orofacial Surgery and is a member of New York City’s famed Explorers Club.

EDUCATION

BS, Biology, Siena College 1989
DDS, NYU 1992

HONORS/CREDENTIALS

  • American College of Prosthodontists Award
  • Student National Dental Association Faculty Appreciation Award
  • American Dental Association Certificate of Recognition for Service in a Foreign Country
  • Certificate of Recognition from The Floating Hospital of NYC (2017)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Dentistry International
  • Named as one of the top 6 most notable residents in the Lower Hudson Valley in 2014 by The Journal News
  • Certificate of Appreciation from Healthcare International
  • America’s Top Dentists Award
  • Certificate of Recognition presented by the Crestwood Historical Society
  • Fellow of The Pierre Fauchard Academy
  • Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine
  • Fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine
  • Award of Excellence from The Floating Hospital (NYC)
  • Dean’s Honors (2017, 2018)
  • Table Clinician Plaque: The Thomas J. Hinman Dental Meeting; Atlanta, Georgia (2018) 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • History of dentistry and medicine
  • Innovative cariology theories and techniques
  • Oral and head & neck anatomy
  • Oral/dental manifestations of systemic diseases
  • Oral/dental significance of illicit and prescription drug abuse and misuse