Periodontist

B.Sc.(McMaster),

D.D.S.(Toronto),

Ph.D. (Periodontics, Toronto),

Periodontal Specialty (Toronto),

F.R.C.D. (Canada),

M.B.A. (Kellogg/Northwestern),

L.L.M. (Toronto)

Dr. Fritz is an intrepid lifelong global learner. He is a certified specialist in periodontics and is in full-time private practice in Fonthill, Ontario where he leads an extraordinary, collaborative, empowered team of clinicians, educators, scientists, artists and explorers who are all working together to innovate the dental specialty of periodontics and to redefine the patient experience using their head, heart, and hands. The focus of his periodontal practice is dental implant therapy, bone and soft tissue reconstruction, and periodontal wellness.

As a futurist and advocate of perpetual change and innovation, Dr. Fritz sets a clear and ambitious path to success for all those around him based on powerful partnerships, scientific rigour, and clinical excellence. He strives for constant improvement guided by the prevailing goal in all elements of his life, “Give me success or its eternal pursuit, and I’ll take the pursuit.”

Dr. Fritz has lectured extensively across the globe and he and his team have presented research from their clinic at international meetings since 2005. In the past 20 years, Dr. Fritz and his team have benchmarked best practices at more than 40 world-class clinics in 28 countries and have brought the best ideas back to Fonthill.

In 2015, Dr. Fritz completed an MBA and, recently, a law degree focusing on blockchain, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence from the University of Toronto.  Dr. Fritz is presently pursuing a second law degree at the University of Toronto.  He lives by his academic mission: “Never stop learning because the world around you never stops teaching.” 

While Dr. Fritz continues to learn, he also provides others unique opportunities for continued education. He has founded Perio in the Peninsula and the Big Red Canoe Dental Explorers Study Club. Each of these registered continuing education programs for health professionals in the Niagara Region boast speakers of the highest caliber. Similarly, Dr. Fritz has developed and implemented the first Dental Hygiene Periodontal Residency Program in North America.

Dr. Fritz is also an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University and Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Centre for Bone and Muscle Research Brock University where he is engaged in graduate student mentorship through his many ongoing research projects.

Dr. Fritz is the Staff Periodontist for the Niagara Health System, President of the Welland District Dental Society, past President of the Ontario Society of Periodontists and past President of the Niagara Peninsula Dental Association.

In 2024, Dr. Fritz is most excited about restarting an international research study investigating Oral Cancer, Betel Nut and Tea in a Bhutanese cohort of monks which began in 2019.  This year he will lecture in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana and South Africa.