Joseph Graskemper, DDS, JD

Graskemper, J. P., “A new perspective on dental  malpractice,”  Journal of the American Dental       Association, 2002, 133 6: 752 – 757.        

Graskemper, J. P., “The standard of care in dentistry,” Journal of the American Dental Association, 2004, 35: 1449 - 1455.

Graskemper, J. P., “Informed consent: a stepping stone in risk management,” The Compendium, April 2005, 26: 286 – 290.  

Graskemper, J. P., “Ethical advertising in dentistry”, Journal of the American College of Dentists, 2009, 76: 1, 44 – 49

Graskemper, J. P., “Ethics is how you respond to life”, Journal of the American College of Dentists, 2011, 78: 3, 14 – 17.

Graskemper, J.P., “Professional responsibility in dentistry: what it is and how it works”, Ethics in Biology; Engineering & Medicine – An International Journal, 2 (2):171-174 (2011)

Graskemper, J.P., “Elder abuse: time for dentists to be aware”,  Oral Health Journal, May 2013, p 14 -19.

Graskemper, J. P., “Review of the Peer Review Process”, Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, July/August 2015, p. e1 – e4

Graskemper, J. P., “Are We Losing control of our Dental Practices?”, Journal of Dentistry and Biology, February 9, 2017

Graskemper, J. P., “The Collapse of the Doctor-Patient Relationship due to Insurance Company Intrusions”, Journal of Dental Humanities, Winter/Spring 2018, Vol. 2:Issues 1/2,  p 6

Graskemper, J. P., “Burnout from Patients, Practice and Life”, The New York State Dental Journal, January 2020, p. 28 – 31.

Graskemper, J. P., Professional responsibility in dentistry: a practical guide to law and ethics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Graskemper, J. P., Forensic and legal dentistry, chapter 1 4: dental law in the united states,  Klaus Rotzsche et al, Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland, 2014

Graskemper, J. P., Leadership and Communication in Dentistry”, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019.

Graskemper, J. P., Professional responsibility in dentistry: a practical guide to law and ethics, (2nd Edition), Wiley-Blackwell, 2023.

1975, Full Navy Scholarship for Dental School

1983, Fellowship – American Endodontic Society

1985, Fellowship – Academy of General Dentistry

1992, Fellowship – International Congress of Oral Implantologists

1992,  Fellowship – American Society of Osseointegration

2007, Fellowship – American College of Legal Medicine

2011, Diplomat – American Board of Medical Malpractice

2012, American College of Legal Medicine Certificate of Distinction

2013, Diplomat – American Board of Legal Medicine

2015, Fellowship – American College of Dentists

2023 , Fellowship – Pierre Fauchard Academy

Dr. Joseph Graskemper is a clinical professor at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine. He currently is the course director of Professionalism and Ethics in Dentistry, a residency level course that applies ethics, professionalism and legal concepts to the management of a dental practice. Graskemper graduated from Xavier University with an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences, received his dental degree from Ohio State University and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson College of Law. He has published numerous textbooks on risk management and leadership in dentistry. Graskemper has practiced 50 years, including developing one of the first multi-specialty fee for service practices in La Jolla, California. He has served as an expert witness/consultant regarding dental-legal issues including dental malpractice since 1987.