Dr Craig Foisie

Dr. Foisie is a native of Canton, CT and attended the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT followed by Brown University, where he obtained a bachelor of science in biology. He then pursued his dental studies at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. During a subsequent 10-year career in the Navy, he received a certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry from the Naval Dental Center Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk, VA, then spent three years as a general dentist at the US Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. He returned to the United States for residency training in periodontics at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD and completed a master’s degree in oral biology from George Washington University. During his residency, Dr. Foisie also received advanced training in general anesthesia and intravenous conscious sedation. After his residency, Dr. Foisie served as the Department Head of Periodontics at the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Groton, CT for three years before joining River Valley Periodontics and Implant Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a diplomate and fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. An active member of the local dental community, Dr. Foisie has served as president of the Connecticut Society of Periodontists as well as the New London County Dental Society and is a delegate of the Connecticut State Dental Association. He is also a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American Dental Association, Academy of Osseointegration, Shoreline Dental Society and is a director of the local branch of the Seattle Study Club (the River Valley Study Club). He volunteers providing dental care to underserved populations via the Dental Lifeline Network as well.