William J. Friedrich, D.D.S.

While Dr. Friedrich’s excellence as a general dentist is based on many qualities, he is most distinguished for two sets of activities: His extensive work as an administrator and teacher, and his dedication to continuous professional development. As a result, he has been named to the 2004-2005 edition of The Best Dentists in America based on a vote of 9,700 U.S. dentists.

Dr. Friedrich’s patients benefit from his experience as Deputy Director of the Walter C. Kurz Dental Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He is also Chairman of the Dental Quality Management Committee, and serves on the Medical Staff Quality Management Committee, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His dental knowledge is further enhanced by his teaching in the General Practice Residency program at Northwestern University.

A graduate of Loyola University College of Dentistry and Northwestern University's General Practice Residency program, Dr. Friedrich has lectured to other dentists on a wide range of topics, including pain control, anesthesia, quality management, and the oral impacts of chemotherapy, eating disorders, and other conditions. He continues to enhance NDC’s knowledge of oral cancer, prosthetic dentistry, and many other areas by attending numerous conferences each year. Most importantly for his patients, he explains these complex subjects so that they are easy to understand and specific to each patient’s situation.

Dr. Friedrich’s work is inspired by his family. His wife, Barbara, is a professor at Loyola University, and their children are Alexandra, Christian, and Katharine.