Atlanta dentist - Goldstein, Garber & Salama

dental practice history


1929	Dr. Irving Goldstein establishes a dental practice in downtown Atlanta (the year of the Great Depression).

1956	Dr. Irving Goldstein moves the practice from the Grant Building to the Peachtree Manor Hotel, 826 Peachtree Street.

1957	Dr. Ronald Goldstein earns his DDS from Emory University School of Dentistry.
1959	Dr. Ronald Goldstein gives his first clinical lecture and meets Dr. Charles Pincus, “Dentist to the Stars."

1962	Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce names Dr. Ronald Goldstein “Atlanta’s Outstanding Young Man of The Year.”

1968	Dr. Ronald Goldstein authors “Study of Need For Esthetics in Dentistry” published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the first study on the need for cosmetic dentistry.
1972	Emory University School of Dentistry and University of Pittsburg School of Dental Medicine name Dr. Ronald Goldstein to their faculties.
1973	Time magazine interviews Dr. Ronald Goldstein for the article, “Today’s Dentistry.”
1974	Dr. Ronald Goldstein serves as President of the Fifth District Dental Society.

1975	Dr. Ronald Goldstein co-founds the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the world’s first academy devoted to cosmetic dentistry.
	Dr. Irving Goldstein’s practice relocates to 1218 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, where it remained for 30 years.
1976	Dr. Ronald Goldstein officiates as President of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity.
	JB Lippincot publishes Esthetics in Dentistry by Dr. Ronald Goldstein –– the first complete textbook devoted to cosmetic dentistry.
1977-78	Dr. Ronald Goldstein serves as President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.
1978	Dr. Ronald Goldstein presides as General Chairman of the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting.
1979	University of Pennsylvania names Dr. David Garber “Professor of the Year.”
1979-82	Dr. Ronald Goldstein serves as professional consultant to PM Magazine and helps produce over 70 TV programs on all phases of dentistry.
1982	Dr. Ronald Goldstein wins the John Muir Medical Film Festival Award for Dentistry; his is the first dental film ever to receive the award "Anterior Fixed Restoration Esthetic Principles.".
	David Garber, DMD, joins the dental practice.

1984	Quintessence Publishing publishes Change Your Smile – the first complete book devoted to cosmetic dentistry for consumers and now published in eight languages.

1987	The Medical College of Georgia names Dr. David Garber to its faculty.
1987	Quintessence Publishing publishes Bleaching Teeth (co-authors include Dr. David Garber and Dr. Ronald Goldstein).
1988	Quintessence Publishing publishes Porcelain Laminate Veneers (co-authors include Dr. David Garber and Dr. Ronald Goldstein).
1992	The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry presents Dr. Ronald Goldstein with the first annual Charles L. Pincus Award for his contribution to esthetic dentistry.
	The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry presents Dr. Ronald Goldstein with its highest award for “Outstanding Contribution to Cosmetic Dentistry.”
1993	Maurice Salama, DMD, joins the dental practice of Goldstein, Goldstein & Garber.
1993-98	Drs. Ronald Goldstein and David Garber serve as co-editors-in-chief for the Journal of Esthetic Dentistry.
1994	Drs. Ronald Goldstein and David Garber co-author Porcelain and Composite Inlays and Onlays.
	The Robb Report names Dr. Ronald Goldstein to its “Club 21 – Influential People in Luxury Businesses” along with Giorgio Armani, Richard Branson, and Steve Wynn.
	Angela Gribble Hedlund, DMD, joins the practice.
1995	Dr. Ronald Goldstein and Dr. David Garber co-author Complete Dental Bleaching.
1996	Louisiana State University names Dr. David Garber a member of its faculty.
1997	Dr. Ronald Goldstein receives the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity’s most prestigious award for “meritorious contributions to dentistry and its allied sciences,” joining past recipients Albert Einstein and Jonas Salk.
	Dentistry Today names Dr. Ronald Goldstein and David Garber among their Leaders in Continuing Education (and has continued to every year since then).
	Quintessence Publishing publishes Change Your Smile (third edition) by Dr. Ronald Goldstein.
1998	BC Decker publishes Esthetics In Dentistry, Vol. I by Dr. Ronald Goldstein.
1999	The Guinness Book of World Records lists Dr. Ronald Goldstein for “Most Teeth Bleached.”
2000	Dr. Ronald Goldstein co-founds the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry.
2002	Dr. David Garber receives The American College of Prosthodontics’ “Distinguished Lecturer Award,” and The Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics’ “Distinguished Lecturer Award."
2002-04	Dr. Ronald Goldstein facilitates as President of the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry.
2002	BC Decker publishes Esthetics In Dentistry, Vol. II by Dr. Ronald Goldstein.
2003	Drs. David Garber, Ronald Goldstein, Maurice Salama, Brian Beaudreau, Angela Gribble Hedlund, and Anita Tate are named by their peers to “America’s Top Dentists.”
2004	Drs. Ronald Goldstein, Maurice Salama, Anita Tate, and Angela Gribble Hedlund are named to “Best Dentists in America.”
	Maha El-Sayed, DMD, MS, joins the practice.
	Anita Tate, DMD, joins the practice.
	Howard Odom, MD, becomes a consultant to the practice.
2005	Glenn Maron, DDS, becomes a consultant to the practice.
	Drs. Ronald Goldstein, David Garber, Maurice Salama & Henry Salama are selected as “Leaders in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today magazine.
	Dr. David Garber receives the “Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award.”
	Goldstein, Garber & Salama, LLC relocates to Galleria complex.
	Dr. David Garber receives the “Northeastern Society Periodontics Award.”
	Dr. David Garber receives the “Professor David Serson Medal for Clinical Research.”
	Goldstein, Garber & Salama celebrates 75 Years of Service and Smiles with a benefit and silent auction event for Dress for Success on November 16 at The Atlanta History Center.

2006	Theresa M. Jarmuz, MD becomes a consultant to the practice.