Dr. David Salomon

Sees patients in Hamden & Guilford

Hometown

Baltimore, MD

Education/Training

Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago (2017)

• Chief Resident, Jesse Brown Veteran’s Administration Hospital
• Chief Resident, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• Chief Resident, University of Illinois at Chicago

Internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery                             

University of Illinois at Chicago (2013)

General Practice Residency
Palo Alto Veteran’s Administration Hospital (2012)

Doctorate of Dental Surgery
University of Maryland School of Dentistry (2011)

• Gamma Pi Delta Prosthodontic Honor Society
• Dean’s Award for Community Service

Bachelor of Science, Finance
Syracuse University (2006)

• Cum Laude
• Dean’s List Honors
• Chancellor’s Scholarship

Professional

Dr. Salomon is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who practices the full-scope Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including:

• Dentoalveolar surgery
  • Impacted wisdom teeth 
  • Bone grafting
  • Dental implants
    • Including Full-arch reconstruction
      • All-On-Four and Zygomatic implants (All-on-X / Teeth-in-a-Day procedures)
• Orthognathic and Reconstructive surgery including
  • Dentofacial deformities, alveolar cleft repair, obstructive sleep apnea, tissue engineering
• Maxillofacial pathology (infections, cysts, tumors)
• Maxillofacial trauma (facial fractures, facial lacerations, dental trauma)
• TMJ surgery 
• Trigeminal microneurosurgery (nerve repair)
• Adult and pediatric IV (intravenous) sedation / general anesthesia

Dr. Salomon is a Clinical Instructor of Surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division and on staff at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he serves as faculty for the Yale Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency training program. There he oversees and teaches residents in both clinical and didactic settings.

Additionally, Dr. Salomon is the director of resident research, supervises the department Journal Club, serves on both the Resident Admissions and Clinical Competency Committees, and is the department representative for the hospital’s Peri-operative Patient Safety and Quality Committee. Dr. Salomon was awarded the Yale Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Bernard Levine Attending of the Year Award in 2023 and 2024.

Dr. Salomon has brought multiple expanded maxillofacial treatment options to southern Connecticut, including trigeminal nerve repair, facial bone reconstruction utilizing in-situ tissue engineering technology, and was the first surgeon to perform zygomatic implants in the Yale Health system.

Dr. Salomon has been involved in various research projects, presented at both local and national meetings, as well as authored and reviewed several peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters.

Dr. Salomon was recognized as a “Top Doctor in Connecticut” in 2024 and “Top Dentist in Connecticut” by Connecticut Magazine for the past 6 consecutive years (2019 – 2024).

Hospital Affiliations

• Yale – New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
• Yale – New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus, New Haven, CT
• Guilford Surgery Center, Guilford CT

Chapters and Publications

1. Salomon D, Johnson M: Panfacial Fractures; Essential Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. KJ Lee. 12^th Edition.
2. Salomon D, Heidel RE, Kolokythas A, Miloro M, Schlieve T: Does Restriction of Public Health Care Dental Benefits Affect the Volume, Severity, or Cost of Dental-Related Hospital Visits? J Oral and Maxillofac Surg 75:467-474, Mar 2017.
3. Salomon D, Kolokythas A, Miloro M: Outcome of Immediate Allograft Reconstruction of Long Span Defects of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve. J Oral and Maxillofac Surg 74:2507-2514, Dec 2016.

Professional Memberships

• American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Diplomate
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons – Fellow
• American College Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons – Fellow
• International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons – Fellow
• AO CMF
• Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Dental Association
• Connecticut State Dental Association
• New Haven Dental Association – Past President
• Shoreline Dental Association

Certifications

• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Volunteerism

• Connecticut Mission of Mercy
• Connecticut Donated Dental Services (Dental Lifeline Network)

Personal

Dr. Salomon lives in Fairfield, CT with his lovely wife, three children, and Japanese Chins.