Our Doctors
Joseph B. Silberman, DMD, MAGD
Dr. Silberman is committed to staying up-to-date on the latest advances in dental treatments and techniques through ongoing continuing education. In addition to completing the curriculum offered by the world-renowned Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education, he has completed courses in periodontics (gums), orthodontics (braces), occlusion (bites), endodontics (root canals), dental sleep medicine (apnea), implants, and cosmetic dentistry.
In July of 2022, he was awarded a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry which is a credential reserved for dentists who have taken 1100 hours of continuing education, 400 of which need to be hands on coursework. Only 2% of US and Canadian dentists have achieved this status. He is very proud to have received this award. Dr. Silberman is on staff at Evanston Hospital where he instructs dental residents on procedures and treatment options so they can be the best dentist they can be.
Dr. Silberman and his wife, Renee, are blessed with 4 sons, 1 Daughter-In-Law (Dr. Adina) and 2 wonderful granddaughters. Their family hobbies include sports, gardening, FaceTiming and babysitting whenever possible!
Dr. William Hays
Dr. William Hays joined Evanston Dental Associates in the fall of 2024 and is excited to continue compassionate and exceptional care with the team.
A native of North Carolina, Dr. Hays graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School and then continued his residency training at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. During this time, he gained valuable experience treating medically complex patients and practicing in a variety of settings including community health clinics and local hospitals.
Dr. Hays strives for clinical excellence and is extremely passionate about continuing education in order to provide the best care for his patients. He attends the prestigious Kois Center in Seattle, a post-graduate training institute and is working toward his fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry. He also is a member of the American Academy of Clear Aligners.
Apart from clinical aspects of dentistry, Dr. Hays values trust and empathy and appreciates guiding patients towards individualized plans that best align with their particular goals. With his calming demeanor and gentle touch, Dr. Hays hopes that patients have the best experience possible.
When not treating patients, Dr. Hays enjoys playing tennis, running, and spending time with his family and Boykin spaniel.
“I’m very excited to work with the team at Evanston Dental Associates. Having an environment that mirrors what I think dentistry should be about is extremely valuable and I’m excited to meet you and deliver top notch care!”.
Dr. Tolga Tozum
Dr. Tozum is a licensed dental specialist in Periodontics, who focuses on advanced gum treatments as well as implant surgeries for more than 20 years. He is a Professor of Periodontics at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), College of Dentistry and an Academy of Osseointegration (AO) Diplomate in Surgical Dentistry. He serves as the chair of AO Website Education committee and chair of AO Osseointegration Fund Research Grants Committee, where he supports the advanced implant education and research efforts of dental clinicians who are interested in implant dentistry.
He has been serving in the editorial board of 27 internationally recognized 3D-digital dentistry, periodontics and implant related scientific journals, and he has 10 awards/honors for his clinical efforts in dentistry and periodontics. Dr. Tozum organized national and international dental meetings as well as implant dentistry related organizations, he lectured more than 100 times at national/international scientific meetings (US, Europe, Middle East and Asia), and published 155 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals related to implant surgeries, 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) imaging, and advanced periodontics.
Dr. Tozum wrote and translated 14 book chapters about clinical periodontology, bone grafting and dental implant surgeries. He also served as the translation editor of a text book related to full-arch dental implant rehabilitation. He believes that evidence-based applications and communication with the patients are the keys for a successful treatment outcome.
More than 20 years, he incorporates the contemporary advances in periodontics and implant surgeries in the treatment of his patient and providing a wide variety of services including surgical and non-surgical periodontal & peri-implant treatments, esthetic periodontal procedures and implant related surgical rehabilitations, i.e., conventional, and 3D-guided/CBCT/digital applications.
In his free time, Dr. Tozum enjoys long-distance walking, and spending time with his family.
WE LOVE TO SEE OUR PATIENTS SMILE
"The best way to describe Dr. Silberman is to say he’s an artist. The more complicated the problem is, the more of a perfectionist he becomes. I’ll say, ‘It’s fine, it’s fine,’ and he’ll say, ’No, it can be a little better.’"
—Rick C, patient for 10 years