Dr.
Scott Benjamin is a native of the Tri-County area and 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 25 years. He has been a leader in computerized
dental practice management since its' infancy.
Dr. Benjamin has presented
internationally at major dental meetings, universities, workshops, study clubs,
and user meetings and has published more than 100 articles on dental technology
in over a dozen publications on topics ranging from computerization, and the
Internet to micro air abrasion, diagnostic modalities, and lasers. Dr. Benjamin
is presently the Technology Editor of “The Journal of Practical Hygiene”
(JPH), the Section Editor of Advanced Technologies for “The Journal of
Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry” (PPAD), and is on the
editorial board of “The Journal of the Academy of Laser Dentistry”
(JALD).
Dr. Benjamin has been appointed as a member of the Presidential Task Force on
the National Healthcare Information Network (NHIN). He is also a member of ADA
Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (ADA-SCDI), and is the Working Group
Chair for three sub committees: Data Redundancy, Archiving, and Storage; Digital
Photography and Imaging; and The Electronic Patient Dental Record. He is also a
member of the ADA Standards Committee on Dental Products (ADA-SCDP) and is on the
Board of Directors for the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD), a member of the
National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council (NDEDIC) Board of Trustees,
President of the Tri-County Dental Society and Vice-President of the Sixth
District Dental Society of the New York State Dental Association (NYSDA).
Dr. Benjamin also is a Visiting Professor at the SUNY at Buffalo School of
Dental Medicine, participated in the World Health Organization's (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 computerization in dentistry
began with his first practice management system, in the early 1980’s, and was
instrumental in the development and implementation of electronic insurance
submittals, in the mid 1980’s while serving as an advisor to several dental
technologies companies, and is continuing to assist in the progression of
digital electronic patient records into mainstream dentistry.
His interest continues today on a much broader scale with his involvement in the
development of 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, digital radiography, imaging, practice
management, dental computerization, and workflow.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Dental Surgery, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Science, Special Major in Health Science, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo,
NY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the American Dental Association (ADA), and component societies
Member of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
Member of the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD)
Member of National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council (NDEDIC)
Fellow of the International Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE)
Member of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP)
Member of the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP)
Member of the American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Products
(ADA-SCDP)
Member of Working Group 6.58-Dental Lasers
Member of the American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental
Informatics (ADA-SCDI)
Member of Subcommittees:
10-Dental Informatics Architecture and Devices
11-Electronic Dental Records
12-Informatic Component Interoperability in Dentistry
Member National Electronic Manufactures Association (NEMA),
Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine (DICOM) Working Group 22
The International DICOM Standard of Dentistry
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Visiting Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry
SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Presidential Task Force on the National Healthcare Information Network (NHIN)
Advanced Technology Section Editor
“The Journal of Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry”
(PPAD)
Technology Editor
“The Journal of Practical Hygiene” (JPH)
Editorial Board
“The Journal of the Academy Laser Dentistry” (JALD)
Member of the Clinical Board of Directors
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
Member of the Board of Trustees
National Dental Electronic Data Interchange Council (NDEDIC)
Member of the Board of Directors
Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD)
Curriculum Advisor
NYS Education Department Registered Certified Dental Assisting Modular
Program (CDAMP)
at the Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services
(BOCES)
American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (ADA-SCDI)
Co-Chairman:
Working Group 11.2- The Electronic Patient Dental Record
Chairman:
Working Group 10.4- Data Redundancy, Archiving, and Storage
Chairman:
Working Group 12.4- Digital Photography and Imaging
Member of the American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Products
(ADA-SCDP)
CIVIC LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Founder and Charter President
Tri-Town Boys & Girls Club, Sidney, NY
Past-President
Afton Sertoma Club (Service to Mankind Service Club)