ronald goldstein, dds, founder, author, cosmetic dentist

Dr. Ronald Goldstein is currently Clinical Professor of Oral Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, Augusta, Georgia, an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Prosthodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, an Adjunct Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas and formerly a Special Lecturer in Esthetic Dentistry at Emory University School of Dentistry, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Goldstein has presented continuing education courses at more than twenty universities and lectured at over 400 dental meetings in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, Asia, and throughout Europe. He is a contributor to ten books and author of the book Esthetics in Dentistry, published by BC Decker. He is co-author of other books, including: Bleaching Teeth, Porcelain Laminate Veneers, Porcelain and Composite Inlays and Onlays, and Complete Dental Bleaching, all published by Quintessence Publishing Company. His best-selling consumer book, Change Your Smile, now in its third edition, is also published by Quintessence, and has been read by over 1,000,000 people. The book has been translated into eight languages.

Dr. Goldstein served three years as resident dental consultant and produced over 70 consumer-oriented programs on all phases of dentistry for the popular television feature "P.M. Magazine". He has also been featured in numerous dental-related video productions. His film "Anterior Fixed Restoration Esthetic Principles," made for the American Dental Association, was the winner of the 1982 John Muir Medical Film Festival Award for Dentistry.

Dr. Goldstein is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, The International College of Dentists, an Honorable Fellow of the Georgia Dental Association, and an honorary member of O.K.U. Scholastic Fraternity. He is also a member of the American Association for Dental Research and The International Association for Dental Research. In 1986, Dr. Goldstein was elected to the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Practitioner. In 1992, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry awarded him the first Charles L. Pincus Award for his contributions to Esthetic Dentistry. The same year, he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Cosmetic Dentistry Award from the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

He is co-founder and past-president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a past-president of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity, and the fifth District Dental Society in Atlanta, Georgia. He also is a member of The International Academy of Gnathology, and the American Academy of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics.

Dr. Goldstein is married to Judy, and the father of three dentists and one physician. He enjoys photography, travel and fine wine.