Credentials

Dr. Walter E. Gay, Jr. is a 1972 graduate of Vanderbilt University. He married a Vanderbilt graduate, Sperrie Kalanzis, of Cincinnati. They lived in Germany while he served as a field artillery officer in the United States Army for 5 years. After their return, he graduated from Emory University Dental School in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1982. He was selected and completed a postgraduate residency at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, in General Practice Dentistry.

Dr. and Mrs. Gay then decided to make their home in downtown Cincinnati and selected a location in the historic Gwynne building to begin his practice in 1983.

Education

  • Vanderbilt University B.A. 1972
  • Emory University D.D.S. 1982
  • Miami Valley Hospital General Practice Dental Residency 1983
  • L.D. Pankey Institute, Levels I, II, III
  • Kois Center for Restorative Excellence
  • Seattle Study Club 2000-2009

Honors

Affiliations

  • Academy of General Dentistry
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
  • American Dental Association
  • Ohio Dental Association
  • Cincinnati Dental Society

Teaching

  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine – Guest lecturer
    • Annual seminar for plastic surgery residents
    • “Cosmetic Dentistry”
  • Miami Valley Hospital – Guest lecturer
    • Seminar for general practice dental residents
    • “Treatment of Dental Trauma”

Media

  • Fox Channel 19 television segment series
    • “Dental Procedures” (included live viewer questions)
  • Public broadcast segment series
    • “Cosmetic Dentistry”
    • “Dental Ramifications of Cancer Treatment”
  • Women’s Today Conference – Guest Speaker
    • “Cosmetic Dentistry”
  • Joint Seminar with Mark Mandell-Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S.
    • “Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Dentistry”
  • “Beauty in the Night”
    • Kenwood Country Club
    • Devinder S. Mangat, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Daniel G. Kuy, M.D. – Plastic Surgery
  • WCPO-TV Channel 9
    • “A New You” (see link on home page to view!)

Community Service