Leonard W. Naftalin, DDS. DADBA.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Anesthesia, School of Dentistry, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA; Private Practice - Comfort Dental Anesthesia Group - mobile dental anesthesia practice
Research interests: Remimazolam use in oral surgery, Tranexamic Acid use in Orthognathic Surgery
Leonard W. Naftalin is a dentist anesthesiologist who provides hospital-quality anesthesia and sedation services in dental offices and ambulatory surgery centers through his mobile anesthesiology practice in Southern California. 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 Anesthesiology residency.
He is currently President of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA). He served on the board and is the past president of the California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (CSDA). He is the past president of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology where he remains as an oral board examiner and an exam developer. He is the past president and former editor for the Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children.
Dr. Naftalin lectures on topics related to: office based anesthesia for dentistry and oral surgery; remimazolam; tranexamic acid use in orthognathic surgery; oral sedation; and medical emergencies in the dental office.
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Terms of Appointment: Jul 2023 - Jun 2025