EDUCATION
1939-43 Hempstead High School, New
York
1943-44 University of North Carolina
1944-48 Degree DDS Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery
1961-62 Degree MPH University of Michigan, School of Public Health
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1972-90 Lecturer, UCLA School of
Dentistry
1964-72 Researcher, UCLA School of Public Health
1971-80 Lecturer, UCLA School of Public Health
1971-77 Clinical professor, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
1994 Special Merit Award, American
Association of Public Health Dentistry
1968 Editorial Award, Journal of Hospital Management, for a publication
1962-63 U.S. DHEW, Public Health Service, National Institute of Health Research
Fellowship
1962 U.S. DHEW, Public Health Service Traineeship
DENTAL LICENSURE
California
New Jersey
New York
Washington
CHRONOLOGIC PROFESSIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE
1995 to 2003 Dental Director, Universal Care, Signal Hill, CA
1986-87 Director of Dental Operations, Western Region CIGNA Dental Health of California
1980-85 Dental Director, Los Angeles Hotel-Restaurant Employer-Union Welfare Fund Dental Center
1973-80 Dental Director, U.S. Administrators
1979-93 Head Dental Consultant, United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Food Employers Joint Trust Funds, Cypress, CA
1964-72 Researcher, UCLA School of Public Health
1963-85 General dental practice, Los Angeles, part-time
1962-63 U.S. Public Health Service Research Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
1961-62 Postdoctoral studies in public health, University of Michigan, School of Public Health
1960-61 General dental practice, Seattle, Washington
1955-60 Dental Director, Group Health Dental Cooperative, Seattle, Washington
1952-54 General dental practice, Farmingdale, N.Y
1951-52 U.S. Air Force Dental Corps
1948-50 General dental practice, Farmingdale, N.Y
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
1992-93 Consultant, DentiCare of
California, Inc
1988-90 Consultant, Affordable Health Care Concepts
1988-90 Consultant, California Department of Corporations
1985-88 Consultant, California Primary Physicians
1985-86 Consultant, United Firefighters of Los Angeles
1982-85 Consultant, Federal Trade Commission, San Francisco, Dental Pilot Study
1975 Consultant, California State Health and Welfare Agency-Negotiated DentiCal
Contract
1976-79 Consultant, Family Health Services HMO, Pomona, CA
1970-79 Consultant, Blue Cross of Southern California, Group Dental Practice
Program
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
1978 Advisory Conference, Health Care Professions Career Ladder Project, California State Department of Consumer Affairs
1976 Committee for Review of Dental Examination Procedures of the California State Board of Dental Examiners, Department of Consumer Affairs
1975 Advisory Panel on National Health Insurance, House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health
1975 Technical Advisory Committee, California Council for Health Plan Alternatives
1974-76 Board of Directors, National Health Law Program
1973-75 California Dental Association Task Force on Quality Evaluation
1973-74 Committee on Mechanisms of Quality Assurance, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine
PUBLICATIONS
Available upon request
KEYWORDS
Medical Expert Witness, General Dentistry Expert Witness, Dental Administration Expert Witness, Supervision Expert Witness, Insurance Expert Witness, Treatment Planning Expert Witness, General Practice Expert Witness, Quality Standards Expert Witness, Treatment Review Expert Witness, Abusive Third Molar Wisdom Teeth Extractions Expert Witness, Unnecessary Surgery Expert Witness, Root Canal Therapy Expert Witness, TMJ Expert Witness, Misdiagnosis Expert Witness