Dr. Ferencz graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and New York University College of Dentistry in 1971. He joined the faculty at NYU in 1972 where he has taught pre-clinical, undergraduate clinical and post-doctoral prosthodontics. In 1990, Dr. Ferencz became Clinical Professor of Post- Graduate Prosthodontics and was certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics in 1998. Active in dental organizations for many years, Dr. Ferencz became a Fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics in 1984 and served as its President in 1995. He became a Fellow of the Northeastern Gnathological Society in 1988 and its President in 1995 and 1996. He has served in many leadership positions in the American College of Prosthodontists and was its President in 2003. In addition, Dr. Ferencz is a Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics, New York Academy of Dentistry and a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. In addition to private practice and part-time teaching at NYU, Dr. Ferencz has been very active in continuing dental education, having given over 150 courses and programs throughout the United States and several other countries.