Abraham Lifshitz, D.D.S., M.S., is the new chair of the Orthodontics Department. He comes to UMKC from New York University College of Dentistry, where he worked as the Orthodontics Residency Program director. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and has more than 25 years of experience in private practice. He earned his D.D.S. from the Technological University of Mexico in 1980 and went on to complete a Certificate in Orthodontics and a Master of Science degree at the University of Iowa.