Meet Karl A. Rose, D.D.S.

Dr. Karl Rose, whose nickname is Tony, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 1972 and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1976. After graduation, he was stationed in San Antonio, Texas while serving in the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps. After leaving the Air Force in 1978, he received his post-doctoral specialty training in Periodontology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. He also maintained a general dental practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at that time. In 1980, he moved to Washington, DC to join the faculty of Georgetown University Dental School and began practicing Periodontics, privately.

From 1986 to 2009, Dr. Rose held an appointment as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Pennsylvania where he trained dentists specializing in Periodontics and Periodontal-Prosthodontics. After a one year separation from academics, Dr. Rose was invited to assume, and accepted, a similar position at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Rose is married and has two adult daughters. He has many interests ranging from music to motorcycles, movies to dancing, computers to skiing and has a very active social life. Despite the diversity of interests, dentistry remains a primary focus of Dr. Rose's life.