Lecturer
UCLA
Playa del Rey, California
Dr. Leonard Naftalin DDS, DADBA, President-Elect American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, Faculty UCLA School of Dentisty
Dr. Naftalin is a dentist anesthesiologist that provides hospital-quality anesthesia and sedation services in dental offices through his mobile anesthesiology practice. He earned his DDS degree from the USC School of Dentistry and completed a general practice residency at the Veteran’s Administration in West Los Angeles. He then completed the UCLA Dental Anesthesia residency. Dr. Naftalin maintains a part time teaching position at the UCLA School of Dentistry in both the dental anesthesia and pediatric dental departments.
He is currently the President-Elect of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. He served on the board of the California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. He is the past president of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He is the past president and former editor for the Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children.
Dr. Naftalin is dedicated to a program that provides anesthesia for dental patients with special needs in Nicaragua. Without this program these patients would have no access to dental care.
Dr. Naftalin has been interested in what happens to our patients and their brains during and after the anesthesia care.
Dr. Naftalin is a dedicated family man and proud father to two energetic daughters. As a family, they enjoy beach time, biking, hiking, and skiing in the mountains. Well, Lenny enjoys these activities and forces his family to come along.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
7:40 AM – 8:40 AM CDT