BENJAMIN DENTAL GROUP

         Family, Aesthetic, Laser, & Implant Dentistry

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About Dr. Benjamin

Scott Benjamin, D.D.S

 Dr. Scott Benjamin is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine and has been in full-time private practice in the Tri-Town area for over 35 years. He has been a leader in advanced dental technology and dental lasers since their infancy and is an internationally recognized authority, author, and educator on lasers, dental technologies, diagnosis, and Oral Cancer and its early detection. He has presented internationally at major dental meetings, universities, workshops, study clubs, and user meetings and has authored more than 200 articles, textbook chapters, and ADA-ANSI Technical Reports and Standards on topics ranging from Oral Cancer and enhanced diagnostic modalities to computerization, lasers, and other advanced dental technologies. Dr. Benjamin is presently the Technology Section Editor for The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, and was the Technology Editor of The Journal of Practical Hygiene, and the Section Editor of Advanced Technologies for The Journal of Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry, and is currently on the editorial board of Inside Dentistry and, Dentistry Today.
 
Dr. Benjamin is an active member of ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (ADA-SCDI), and is the chairman of three separate Working Groups on: Data Redundancy, Archiving, and Storage; Digital Imaging, Photography and Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM); and The Electronic Patient Dental Record and was appointed to the Task Force on the National Healthcare Information Infrastructure (NHII). He is also a member of the ADA Standards Committee on Dental Products (ADA-SCDP) and serves as the Working Group Chairman for Dental Lasers. As the only practicing dentist that serves on both standards committees Dr. Benjamin also is the co-chairman of the Joint Working Group of both the ADA-SCDP and ADA-SCDI that acts as the liaison that connects the two standards committees together especially in the areas of CAD-CAM dentistry and terminology. He is a past member of the National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council (NDEDIC) Board of Trustees. He is also the Immediate Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD), a member of ANSI Sub-committee Z-136 on Laser Safety, and President of the Tri-County Dental Society and is a past President of the Sixth District Dental Society of the New York State Dental Association. He has served as the Scientific Program Chairman for the Academy of Laser Dentistry in 2007 and again in 2010. In 2014 Dr. Benjamin was honored by the ADA as “The Outstanding Volunteer” for his dedication to dentistry, especially as it relates to his efforts in the development of the ADA/ANSI Standards.
 
Dr. Benjamin has a faculty appointment at several universities and dental schools and was a participant at the World Health Organizations (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer and Precancer 2005 Closed Session Working Group on “Potentially Malignant Oral Mucosal Lesions and Conditions Terminology; Classification; Diagnosis and Prognosis”.
 
Dr. Benjamin’s interest in technology and advancing its proper utilization in dentistry began with his first computerized practice management system, in the early 1980’s, and was instrumental in the development and implementation of electronic communication and insurance submittals, in the mid 1980’s and is continuing to assist in the progression of digital communication, electronic patient records, and advanced technologies of many types into mainstream dentistry.
His interest continues today on a much broader scale with his involvement in the development of dental lasers, clinical screening, diagnostic, and treatment modalities and incorporating the appropriate utilization of advanced technologies into the everyday clinical dental practice. Dr. Benjamin is a consultant and advisor for many dental practices and several dental technology companies utilizing his expertise in clinical dentistry and oral health, oral cancer, lasers, digital radiography, imaging, practice management, dental computerization, diagnostics, ergonomics, and workflow.
 
 
EDUCATION
SUNY at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine
            Doctor of Dental Surgery
SUNY at Buffalo
            Bachelor of Science, Special Major in Health Science
 
 
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Eastman Institute of Oral Health at the University of Rochester School of Medicine 
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
            Adjunct Professor
SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
            Adjunct Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry
Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine
            Associate Professor and Director of Advanced Technology
Academy of Laser Dentistry
           Past-President
2009 FDA/CDRH and ALD Joint Symposium on Light Based Technology Utilization in Dentistry
            Facilitator and Presenter
ADA-Task Force on the National Healthcare Information Infrastructure (NHII)
            Voting Member
The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry
            Technology Section Editor
The Journal of Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry (PPAD)
            Advanced Technology Section Editor 
The Journal of Practical Hygiene (JPH)
            Technology Editor
Dentistry Today
            Editorial Board
Inside Dentistry
            Editorial Board
National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council (NDEDIC)
            Past Member of the Board of Trustees
Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD)
            2007 & 2010 Scientific Program Chairman
NYS Education Department Registered Certified Dental Assisting Modular Program (CDAMP) at the Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
            Curriculum Advisor
American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (ADA-SCDI) Chairman of:
            Working Group 12.1 -Digital Imaging, Photography, & DICOM
            Working Group 11.2 -The Electronic Patient Dental Record
            Working Group 10.4 -Data Redundancy, Archiving, and Storage
             Joint Liaison Working Group of the ADA-SCDP and ADA-SCDI
American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Products (ADA-SCDP) Chairman of:
            Working Group 6.58 -Dental Lasers
            Joint Liaison Working Group of the ADA-SCDP and ADA-SCDI
American Nation Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee Z-136 on Laser Safety
            Voting Member
New York State Dental Association’s Sixth District Dental Society
            Past President
Tri-County Dental Society of New York
            President
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the following organizations:
American Dental Association (ADA), and component societies
Academy of Laser Dentistry
Academy of General Dentistry
National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council
International Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
American Academy of Oral Medicine
International and American Academies of Dental Research
Practice Based Research Network
American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Products
American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Informatics
American Nation Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee Z-136 on Laser Safety
National Electronic Manufactures Association (NEMA), Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine (DICOM) Working Group 22-The International DICOM Standard of Dentistry
 
CIVIC LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Tri-Town Boys & Girls Club (Sidney, NY)
            Charter President & Founding Board Member
Afton Sertoma Club (Service to Mankind Service Club)
            Past President 

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