| The Division of Dental Anesthesia is responsible for providing anesthesia to pediatric and adult patients who require dental rehabilitation, dental alveolar surgery, treatment for facial trauma and treatment for orthognathic surgery. A major responsibility for this division is providing care for pre-cooperative children and children and adults with special needs. The Division of Dental Anesthesia has three members: Dr. Martin Boorin, Dr. Ralph Epstein & Dr. Robert Reiner. |
The Division of Dental Anesthesia is responsible for a 3-year accredited dental anesthesia residency program which accepts 4 residents per year. Following completion of the residency program these dentist anesthesiologists provide anesthesia for patients receiving dental and oral surgical care in multiple venues,
i.e., office -based, ambulatory surgical centers, and hospitals. In addition, many of our graduates join the faculty of dental schools to provide didactic and clinical education to pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral residents in multiple specialties. Our graduates have accepted positions in states throughout this country and in Canada
During their training, the dental anesthesia residents are responsible for providing anesthesia care for all types of medical procedures. They are scheduled in a similar way to the physician anesthesia residents except they are not scheduled in the cardiac or obstetric rotations. A major part of the clinical portion of the anesthesia residency program is spent with Dr. Boorin and Dr. Epstein in dental and oral surgery offices providing the full spectrum of anesthesia care in an office-based venue. Dr. Boorin and Dr. Epstein also supervise anesthesia care in the operating room of Stony Brook University Hospital. Dr. Reiner supervises the dental anesthesia residents in Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine and he is also in charge of teaching moderate sedation to the periodontal post-doctoral student
During the 1st year, the dental anesthesia residents receive extensive training with rotations in Stony Brook University Hospital on the following services: cardiology, internal medicine/medical optimization, radiology, perioperative services and rapid response team. In the 2nd year, the residents continue this training with a 4-week rotation in pediatric medicine. During the 2nd and 3rd years, the residents attend the comprehensive didactic education program provided by the physician faculty within the Stony Brook Department of Anesthesiology. This training includes extensive time in the simulation suite with nationally recognized experts in simulation
Clinical anesthesia training in the 1st year takes place in University Hospital, School of Dental Medicine and in private offices. In the 2nd year of the program, clinical training occurs in the main operating room at University Hospital, Northport VA Medical Center, the School of Dental Medicine and in private offices. The third year starts with PACU/ICU rotations where the dental anesthesia resident is the resident in charge of the PACU/ICU for 4-weeks. This is a very challenging rotation but one that brings all aspects of anesthesia care together and prepares the resident for challenging and difficult situations they may encounter once they graduate. Clinical anesthesia training for this year expands to the Stony Brook Ambulatory Surgical Center providing a variation on anesthesia care to pediatric and adult patients in another type of ambulatory
Our faculty and residents have given poster presentations, PowerPoint presentations and workshops at local, regional and national physician and dental anesthesia meetings. Residents and faculty within the Division & the Dental Anesthesia Residency Program have published in peer reviewed journals.
Division Members & Hospital Committees:
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| Ralph Epstein D.D.S. is the Program Director for Dental Anesthesiology Residency & has the academic position of Clinical Associate Professor. Dr. Epstein is a member of the Anesthesia Department’s Executive Committee & the CCC Committee and is also a member of the GME Program Director’s Committee. | Robert Reiner, D.M.D. is the Acting Chair, Hospital Dentistry and Dental Anesthesiology & has the academic position of Clinical Associate Professor. Dr. Reiner is a member of the Medical Board, Perioperative Executive Committee and the Anesthesia Executive Committee | Martin Boorin, D.M.D has the academic position of Clinical Assistant Professor |
Residency Training
The Residency Training program for Dental Anesthesia is described on their website.
Recent Division Activity
Dr. Ralph H. Epstein, was appointed to a four-year term on the Commission on Dental Accreditation’s Residency Review Committee on Postdoctoral General Dentistry Education. The Committee reviews changes in accreditation standards for dental residency programs before they are voted on by the Commission. Dr. Epstein is the only representative from dental anesthesiology on this committee. (October 2014). Dr. Epstein is an extended member of the NYS Board for Dentistry and is a past Chair of the Board for Dentistry and Chair of the Anesthesia Committee.
