EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE
Clinical Excellence
About
Kristen Pelczar, DMD is a dentist anesthesiologist with advanced specialty training focused exclusively on general anesthesia and sedation in dentistry. Beyond fulfilling the credentials required of every dentist anesthesiologist, Dr. Pelczar remains actively engaged in advancing the specialty through leadership, education, and a commitment to patient safety.
Immediately after graduating dental school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Pelczar completed a 3-year residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She received extensive training in hospital-based anesthesia, as well as experience in critical care medicine, emergency pediatric medicine, internal medicine, and more. This involved training at numerous hospitals across the city of Pittsburgh, including the well-renowned Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Pelczar has been in private practice for the last five years, providing safe anesthesia to 2,600+ patients.
She is actively involved as a participating member of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA), as well as a diplomate of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology (ADBA).
Dr. Pelczar is on the national board of directors of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA)- an organization of dentists and specialists that practice anesthesia.
ASDA Speaker
ADSA Chicago Speaker
ADSA Annual Session Speaker
ASDA Faculty for Hands-On Simulation Course for Difficult Airway
Palm Beach County Dental Society Speaker
ADSA Chicago Course Director and Speaker
ADSA Kentucky Component Society Speaker
ADSA Las Vegas Course Director and Speaker
ADSA Annual Session Course Director and Speaker
ADSA Chicago Course Director and Speaker
2024
2025
American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists
American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Board of Directors
2026
Through her professional involvement, Dr. Pelczar is a course director for conferences and teaches dentists and specialists all over the country. She is committed to providing high-quality continuing education with a strong focus on patient safety.
She has been featured at the following professional meetings: