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Expert Details

Pediatric Dentistry

ID: 732678 Arizona, USA

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Expert is a Pediatric Dentist with over 40 years of experience. Since 1981, he's served as an expert witness and consultant regarding cases of malpractice and fraud, including Medicaid fraud, on both the defendant side and plaintiff side. Expert received his BA and DMD from Temple University, and his Pediatric Dentistry certificate from St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. He is licensed in the states of Arizona, California, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Expert was the Attending Pediatric Dentist at Long Island Jewish Hospital and Schneider's Children's Hospital for 15 years. He was also the Director of Pediatric Dentistry for Nassau County Medical Center for 5 years, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Farleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry for 8 years.

Expert was the Dental Director for Health Choice of Arizona Insurance Plan and the Dental Director for Arizona Health Cost Containment System (AHCCS), where he was one of two Pediatric Dentists in the U.S. to ever hold the position. In this role, he dealt with dental issues in the state and nationally as an advocate for quality of care and children's issues. Expert served as a Member of Oral Health Collaborative and Arizona Alliance Community Health Centers, and he's served on several more committees for the betterment of care for Pediatric Dental patients. Expert has participated in Arizona's Sealant Program, First Things First Program, and Children's Autism Speaks Programs, and he's lectured to nursery schools, parent groups, dental study clubs, and community relations groups.

Additionally, Expert enjoys lecturing and mentoring fellow Dentists on quality of care issues, new materials, and practice management, and is currently involved with a dental tourism group in Mexico.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1979 Degree: D.M.D Subject: Pediatric Dentistry Institution: Temple University School of Dental Medicine
Year: 1975 Degree: BA Subject: Institution: Temple University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1981 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Dental Expert Witness & Consultant Department:
Responsibilities:
Focusing on malpractice and fraud.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 2015 Employer: Self Employed Title: Owner Department: Dental Private Practice
Responsibilities:
Expert ran his own dental offices in Long Island and in Scottsdale, Arizona for over 30 years.
Served as the Dental Director for Medicaid in the State of Arizona for 3 years where waste, fraud and abuse was a key portion of the job and he was responsible for policy changes and overseeing 7 health plans that participated in their dental programs in the state.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to 2014 Employer: Arizona Health Cost Containment System (AHCCS) Title: Dental Director Department:
Responsibilities:
One of two Pediatric Dentists in the country to hold this position. Dealt with dental issues in the state and on a national basis as an advocate for quality of care and children's issues.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2012 Employer: Health Choice Title: Dental Director Department:
Responsibilities:
Dental Director for Health Choice of Arizona Insurance Plan.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 2012 to 2014 Agency: Arizona Health Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) - Arizona Medicaid Role: Dental Director Description: Implemented and oversaw pediatric dental care for the state of Arizona's Medicaid population while creating policies to help the dental community in the state.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2015 to 2018 Country / Region: USA, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, Costa Rica, and Brazil Summary: Lecturer at the Austrian Pediatric Dental Society annual meeting.
Worked with Dentists in Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt and India.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Dental Association
American Association of Pediatric Dentistry
American Society of Dentistry for Children
American Cleft Lip and Palate Association
Arizona State Dental Society
Arizona State Pediatric Society
Licenses / Certifications
Licensure:
Arizona State Dental Board
California State Dental Board
New Jersey State Dental Board
New York State Dental Board
Pennsylvania State Dental Board

Certifications:
Pediatrics Dentistry - Pediatrics Certificate - St. Christophers Hospital for Children (1982)
Certificate from Institute for Teaching Program (2014)
Professional Appointments
2012-Present: Participated in First Things First Programs, Head Start Programs, Children's Autism Speaks Programs
1981-Preesent: Lecturer to nursery schools, parent groups, dental study clubs, and community relations groups
1981-Present: Consultant on other dental practices on marketing, team building, and practice administration
2012-2014: Member, Oral Health Collaborative, CHCS sponsored
2012-2014: Member, Arizona Alliance Community Health Centers
2012-2014: Served for many committees for the betterment of care for pediatric dental patients.
2012-2014: Participated in AZ's Sealant Program as a Pediatric Dentist
Awards / Recognition
Fellow of American Society of Dentistry for Children
Medical / Professional
Staff Privileges at Phoenix Baptist Hospital
Attending Pediatric Dentist, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Schneider’s Children’s Hospital (15 years)
Director of Pediatric Dentistry, Nassau County Medical Center (5 years)
Associate Professor Pediatrics, Farleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry (8 years)
Publications and Patents Summary
Chapter for a text book in Brazil on Silver Diamine Fluoride.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
NY - Plaintiff and Defendant experience
AZ - Worked on fraud and abuse cases on the state's side as the Dental Director for the state of Arizona's Medicaid program
Training / Seminars
Dental Training Program in Developmental Disabilities and Related Disorders – Long Island Jewish Hospital
I.V. Team Training – St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Orthodontic Training – Institute for Graduate Dentists, New York
Fellowship in American Society of Dentistry for Children
American Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry Sedation Course (every two years)
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Pediatric Review Course (every two years)
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Special Needs Course
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting CE regularly.
Sedation Techniques for Pediatric Dentists
Emergency Situations and Solutions
Advanced Pediatric Training in Laser Use in Pediatric Dentistry
New Advances in Dental Materials – Composite Restorations
Adhesion Dentistry – Breakthrough in Materials
Bleaching Techniques for Children and Adults – Cosmetic Alternatives
Caries Symposium for Young Patients
Nutritional Concerns for the Adolescent
Multi Media Approach in Pediatric Dentistry

Fields of Expertise

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