Mitchell Rubinstein, DMD, has been practicing dentistry in New York City for more than 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and serves on the research faculty of the University of Rochester's Eastman Dental Institute. He has advanced training in anesthesia/pain management, implantology, oral medicine, and geriatric dentistry. He is engaged in clinical research with the National Dental Practice Based Research Network, a NIH funded network focused on improving outcomes in dental and oral health care.