Providing Services for Binghamton, Johnson City, Vestal, Owego, Elmira, Ithaca and Surrounding Communities
Dental Solutions Team
Our team consists of highly trained personnel with over 100 years of combined experience striving to provide only the highest quality of patient care. Together we attend yearly classes to hone our skills as a team and keep current with continuing education. Our friendly, professional staff will put you at ease while we attend to your dental needs in our state-of-the-art office.
About Ronald S. Sambursky, D.M.D.
Dr. Sambursky started on his path to becoming a renowned Prosthodontist (specialist in dentistry) in 1982 when he entered Syracuse University. There he majored in microbiology and immunology before earning his Bachelor’s in Biology. After gaining his Bachelor’s degree, Dr. Sambursky went on to the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. Dr. Sambursky has also completed the 6-week Externship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, during his dental school studies and graduated in 1990. The work inspired Dr. Sambursky to seek additional training in Aesthetic dentistry (also known commonly as cosmetic dentistry).
About Ronald Sambursky, D.M.D.
Dr. Sambursky started on his path to becoming a renowned Prosthodontist (specialist in dentistry) in 1982 when he entered Syracuse University. There he majored in microbiology and immunology before earning his Bachelor’s in Biology. After gaining his Bachelor’s degree, Dr. Sambursky went on to the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. Dr. Sambursky has also completed the 6-week Externship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, during his dental school studies and graduated in 1990. The work inspired Dr. Sambursky to seek additional training in Aesthetic dentistry (also known commonly as cosmetic dentistry), dentures, and Implant dentistry through a postdoctoral specialty residency in Prosthodontics at Eastman Dental Center which is part of the University of Rochester. It is this specialized training and dedication that has carried on for 29 years, as Dr. Sambursky has helped patients regain confident healthy smiles. Dr. Sambursky is currently a clinical professor at the University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health. It is here where he mentored Prosthodontic residents for 17 years.
Dr. Sambursky was the first dentist to train in Hybridge Dental Implants in 2008 and currently lectures and trains dentists to be able to provide Hybridge both the surgical and prosthetic sides.
A firm believer in continuing education, Dr. Sambursky is a perpetual student and exceeds continuing education requirements on a regular basis.
Dr. Sambursky lectures yearly to the Broome Community College Dental Hygiene program about Prosthodontics and has done so since 1993.
To learn more about prosthodontics and the specialized procedures, please feel free to select a service from the Services menu above.
About Fritz Zietsman, D.D.S.
Dr. Zietsman is originally from South Africa and immigrated to Westchester County where he completed a bachelor’s degree in Biology at Purchase College before entering dental school. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine on Long Island, N.Y. and he subsequently completed a three-year advanced specialty education in Prosthodontics at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health in Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Zietsman’s research includes the application and integration of digital technology to optimize results for complex dental treatments.
About Fritz Zietsman, D.D.S.
Dr. Zietsman is originally from South Africa and immigrated to Westchester County where he completed a bachelor’s degree in Biology at Purchase College before entering dental school. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine on Long Island, N.Y. and he subsequently completed a three-year advanced specialty education in Prosthodontics at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health in Rochester, N.Y.
Dr. Zietsman’s research includes the application and integration of digital technology to optimize results for complex dental treatments. He has presented on aspects of digital dentistry at various national and international meetings, including the American College of Prosthodontists, the American Prosthodontic Society, the International Association for Dental Research, and the European Association for Osseointegration. He has also lectured to the Broome County Dental Society and the Sixth District Dental Society.
Dr. Zietsman is a member of the American Dental Association, the American College of Prosthodontists and the American Prosthodontic Society.
After finishing his Prosthodontic training, Dr. Zietsman worked in a private practice as a Prosthodontist for 1.5 years. He and his wife decided that the Binghamton area was a perfect place to raise their family, so he accepted a position with his friend and mentor Dr. Ronald Sambursky at Dental Solutions of Binghamton in 2018.
About C. Michael Sostowoski, D.D.S.
Dr. Sostowski, a native of the Triple Cities has been practicing dentistry in Vestal, NY since 1982. After graduating from Vestal High School, Dr. Sostowski graduated with honors from Boston College with a B.S. in Biology. He then earned his D.D.S. degree from the University of Buffalo School of Dentistry, with a minor in Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics (crowns and bridges). He completed his General Practice Residency at University Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Sostowski has earned over 1500 continuing education hours.
About C. Michael Sostowoski, D.D.S.
Dr. Sostowski, a native of the Triple Cities has been practicing dentistry in Vestal, NY since 1982. After graduating from Vestal High School, Dr. Sostowski graduated with honors from Boston College with a B.S. in Biology. He then earned his D.D.S. degree from the University of Buffalo School of Dentistry, with a minor in Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics (crowns and bridges). He completed his General Practice Residency at University Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Sostowski has earned over 1500 continuing education hours, including techniques on implant surgery with renowned Dr. Gordon J. Christiansen and recession microsurgery with Dr Ed Allen. He has also completed training on the Laser Periodontal Therapy Innovations created by Dr. Robert Gregg and Dr. Delwin McCarthy.
Awards: Won the George B. Snow Award in Fixed Prosthodontics.
Associations/Memberships:
- American Dental Association
- Dental Society of the State of New York
- Sixth District Dental Society
- Past President and current member of the Broome County Dental Society
- Member of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Member of the International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Member of the Laser Dentistry Forum
- Member of the Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry
- Certified Lanap Regenerative Specialist
