Dr. Tanenbaum currently holds several prominent positions, including:
- Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York in Stony Brook
- Section Head of the Division of Orofacial Pain/TMD/Dental Sleep Medicine in the Department of Dental Medicine at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Hofstra North Shore, LIJ School of Medicine
He has also authored scientific articles and given lectures at medical grand rounds and to numerous dental societies and study clubs.
Dr. Tanenbaum is a past president of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and an active member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Board of Orofacial Pain, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the New York Academy of Dentistry, and the American Dental Association.
Dr. Donald Tanenbaum, DDS MPH
- ADA Board-Certified Specialist in Orofacial Pain
- Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain
- Fellow, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery –
School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook University - Section Head, Facial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine Dept. of Dental Medicine,
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Education
- B.A., Biology, 1978, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- D.D.S., Doctor of Dental Surgery, 1982, Columbia University, NY, NY
- M.P.H., Masters of Public Health, 1982, Columbia University, NY, NY
Honors
- 2010- 2012 Council Chair, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 2009-2010 President, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 2008-2009 President-Elect American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 2007-2008 Treasurer, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 2007 Program Chairman, AAOP Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006-2007 Secretary, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 2001-2009 Member of Council, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 1998-2001 Newsletter Editor, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- 1998-2001 Secretary and Board Member, American Board of Orofacial Pain
- 1996-1997 Board Member, American Board of Orofacial Pain
- 1996-1997 Test Formulation Committee, American Board of Orofacial Pain
- April 1995 Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain
- April 1991 Fellow, American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- April 1991 Elected for Membership in The American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- Jan. 1989 Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management
- 1991-1992 President, Northeast Craniomandibular Society
- 1989-1990 Vice President, Northeast Craniomandibular Society
- 1981 Dunning Memorial Scholar, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
- 1978 B.A., Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
Academic Appointments
- November 2010 to Present: Clinical Assistant Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
- January 2004 to Present: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,
School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook University - May 1994 to Present, Section Head, Associate Attending Orofacial Pain/TMD Dental Sleep
Medicine Section Department of Dental Medicine Northwell Health System New Hyde Park NY - October 1989 – 2000: Assistant Attending – Facial Pain Section Department of Dental Medicine
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York NY - September 1984 – 1994: Assistant Attending – Head and Neck Pain Clinic Department of Dentistry
Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica NY - November 1984 – December 1985: Clinical Instructor – Facial Pain Center Columbia University,
New York NY
Teaching Responsibilities
2018 to Present:
Course Director/TMD and Orofacial Pain/SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine/3rd year
students, 14 hours of orofacial pain/sleep education from January –March.
1994 – 2017
Course Director/TMD and Orofacial Pain/SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine/4th year
students, 14 hours of orofacial pain/sleep education from January –March.
Director of yearly Facial Pain/TMD/Sleep lectures for the General Practice Dental and Pediatric
Dental Residents within the Dept. of Dental Medicine, Northwell Health System at Long Island
Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
2013-2017:
Host of orofacial pain/sleep clinical rotations for residents of the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, Dental Anesthesia Residency Program
Recent Presentations
2020:
- Planned: Fall Lecture Series on TMD/Orofacial Pain, NY County Dental Society
2019
- February 2019, Diagnosing Orofacial Pain Problems, The University of Michigan, School of Dental Medicine,
Lecture to Orofacial Pain and GPR dental residents - March 2019: Orofacial Pain Problems in the Dental Office, Brooklyn Dental Study Club
- April 2019: Temporomandibular Disorders, Half Day Lecture to the Second District Dental Society, Brooklyn NY
- December 2019: Temporomandibular Disorders, Half Day Lecture, Greater NY Dental Meeting
- December 2019: Persistent Orofacial Pain Problems- Common and Complex, Half Day Lecture, Greater
NY Dental Meeting
2018
- May 2018: Persistent Orofacial Pain Problems, Hudson County Dental Society
- October & November 2018, TMD and Orofacial Pain: The Basics – Three-Part Lecture Series to
the NY County Dental Society - November 2018: Long Island Dental Study Club, Orofacial Pain: Successes, Failures and a look to the Future
- November 2018: The Greater NY Dental Meeting, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, International
2017
- December 2017: TMD Problems, Spear Physical Therapy Seminars
- November 2017: Sleep Disordered Breathing and the Practicing Dentist, Greater NY Dental Meeting
- November 2017: Persistent Orofacial and Toothache Problems, The Oral Surgery Wisdom Study Club
- October 2017: Integrating Sleep Care Services into Dental Practices, Dental 365 Seminar
- October 2017: Persistent Orofacial Pain Problems, Lecture at the American College of Prosthodontics
- October 2017: Trigeminal Neuralgia Thru The Eyes of an Orofacial Pain Dentist, The TN Support Group
- September 2107: TMD Disorders, Lecture at NY Oral Surgery Study Club
- September 2017: Lecture at New Jersey Dental Study Club, Identifying the Patient at Risk For Developing Persistent Orofacial Pain
- April 2017: Identifying the Patient at Risk For Developing Persistent Orofacial Pain and Painful Disorders of the Head and Neck, NY County Dental Society
- April-May 2017: TMD/Orofacial Pain Lectures, New York VA Dental Residency Program
- April 2017: TMD Lecture to the Cohen’s Veteran Network at NYU
- April 2017: Identifying the Patient at Risk For Developing Persistent Orofacial Pain, Columbia University School of Dental Medicine, Alumni Day
- March 2017: University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Orofacial Pain Challenges, Lecture to Dental Students and GPR/Specialty Residents
- February 2017: Identifying the Patient at Risk For Developing Persistent Orofacial Pain, American Equilibration Society, Chicago, Illinois