CURRICULUM VITAE Irving Lebovics DDS 8631 West 3 rd Street Suite # 1010e Los Angeles, Ca. 90048 310-659-8152 isldds@aol.com Board & Passed Northeast Regional Boards-NERB (May 1978) Licenses Passed California Boards (October 1980) Education New York University School of Dentistry Graduate Program in Prosthodontics (September 1979 June 1981) Involved clinical and didactic training in all phases of Prosthodontics including Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Maxillo-facial prosthetics (treating acquired and congenital defects) Columbia University School of Dentistry D.D.S. (June 1979) Completed Elective Program in Prosthodontics Yeshiva University BA in Pre-Dental (June 1975) Magna Cum Laude Yeshiva University High School (June 1971) National Honor Society Field Training Private Practice in Prosthetic Dentistry at & Professional 8631 W. 3 rd St., Los Angeles, CA (July 1984 Present) Experience Co-Director, General Dental Practice Residency Hospital Dentistry Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1989 present) Co-Director of Division of Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, (January 1995 present) Attending Staff & Advisory Board Member in Dental Division of Dept. of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, (1984 present)
Hospital Bioethics Committee, Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, (1987 present) Chairman of Hospital Bioethics Comm. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, (2002 2010) currently, vice chair Clinical Chief Dental Division, Dept. of Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, (1989 1990) Chairman of Continuing Education, Dental Division Dept. of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, (1987 1989) Los Angeles Dental Society Board Member (1995 present) Served as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer And Legislative Chair Chairman California Dental Association Government Affairs Council (2005-2006) California Dental Association Policy Development Council (2011-present) Served on the Access to Care and Dental Benefits Task Forces California Dental Association Gov t. Affairs Council (2007) California Dental Association, Council On Legislation, (2001 2004) California Dental Association House of Delegates, Delegate from LADS ( 2000-present) Cal-D-Pac Board Member, (2001 present) Cal-D-Pac Executive Board Member (2005-present) American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs, 13 th district representative (California) (2012- present) American Dental Association House of Delegates, Delegate from CDA ( 2006, 2010- ) Los Angeles Oral HealthCare Foundation, Founding board member & Member of executive committee (2002 2005) (LAOHF is a Broad based coalition for Dental Schools Dental Association and Public Health organizations that run various Dental programs aimed at increasing access to dental care).
Organizing Committee Remote Access Medical (RAM) for the Los Angeles events ( and dental provider) 2009, 2010 American Dental Education Association, Legislative Action Committee (2010-2012) Private Practice in Prosthetic Dentistry at 6221 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (August 1981 June 1984) Visiting Lecturer at UCLA Dept. of Hospital Dentistry General Practice Residency Program in Prosthodontics Conducting lectures and seminars for the residents (June 1982 present) Private Practice in General Dentistry; 57 West 57 th St., New York City, (August 1979 June 1981) Proctor at the American Board of Prosthodontic clinical examination Held at New York University Dental School, (June 1980) Externship in Oral Surgery; St. Lukes Hospital, New York City (March 1979) Rotation through the Dentistry for the Handicapped Clinic at Columbia University; New York City involved maxillofacial prosthetics, (October 1978) Volunteer in Hospital Residency Program; University of California in Los Angeles, (July August 1977) Dental Assistant; Mt. Sinai Hospital Dental Clinic, New York City (January June 1975) Dental Lectures & Papers Lecture Physiology of Occlusion, Centric Relation, Centric Series: Occlusion and Rational for Various Occlusal Schemes 3 lectures given at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Dept. of Hospital Dentistry Annual Lecture Precision Attachments in Fixed and Removable Partial
Series: Dentures - 3 lectures given at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Dept. of Hospital Dentistry Annual Lecture Occlusal Trauma In Relation to Prosthodontic Restoration given at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Dept. of Hospital Dentistry Lecture Oral Concerns in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, January 2010 Lecture: Dental Care and Clearance for Transplant Patients given At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, February 2009 Lecture: Prosthetic Treatment Planning and Rehabilitation of Dental Implant Cases given as part of two day seminars By Implant Team System Seminars in 1986 & 1987 and at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Annual Presentation: Identifying Solutions for LA Access to Dental Care Los Angeles Dental Forum (July 2014) Seminars: Treatment Planning CSMC Dental General Practice Residency Annual (series) Seminars: Prosthodontic Lit. Review CSMC Dental General Practice Residency Annual (series) Lecture: Dental Cements given at New York University Dental School to the Post Graduate Division (February 1980) Article: Article: Paper: Mid-level Providers, Again The Nugget ( a publication of the Sacramento Dental Society) (March 2013) The Capacity of the Dental Systems in California Study, A Review CDA Journal (March 2012) Occlusal Schemes and Tooth Position for Complete Dentures; Presented this paper at New York University Dental School, (January 1981)
PROFESSIONAL Los Angeles Dental Society AFFILIATIONS California Dental Association American Dental Association Academy of Laser Dentistry American Academy of Implant Dentistry American Academy of Implant Prosthesis American College of Prosthodontists Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry American Association of Hospital Dentistry American Society of Geriatric Dentistry Invited to Meetings of: Academy of Denture Prosthetics Greater New York Academy of Prosthetics Northeast Gnathological Society COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT President Lay Board Rabbinic Council of California (1996 present) President Board of Etta Israel Center, a Special Education Organization (1996 2001) and Currently Board Member Chairman of Commission on Legislation & Civic Action of Agudath Israel of California involving the passage of 5 laws in California to protect religious freedom and advocacy on behalf of The Jewish Community Commissioner Neighborhood Council Review Commission, City of L.A., (July 2006 September 2007) Former Board Member of the Community Relations Council of Los Angeles, CA Jewish Federation Former Board Member of The Bureau of Jewish Education, Los Angeles, CA Mid City West Community Council: original Board member representing Medical category (July 2000 2006) Served as: 2 nd Vice Chair, Chair of Friends of MCWCC, Chair of Election Committee, member of Budget Committee and Public Policy Committee.
OTHER LECTURES PRESENTATIONS & PAPER Lecture: Jewish Law Issues in End of Life Care, Baylor and Presbyterian Medical Centers, Dallas Texas (September 2008) Lecture: A Jewish Durable Power Of Attorney for Healthcare Kaiser Los Angeles, (July 2008) Lecture: Medically Inappropriate and Ineffective Treatment Policy Review Cedars Sinai Bioethics Committee, (January 2008) Lecture: Jewish Issues in Bioethics at DATA in Dallas, Texas (February 2007) Lecture: Concerns About National Trends in End of Life Care. Agudath Israel, Professional Conference, New York, (May 2006) Lecture: National Trends in End of Life Care Iranian Medical Society Los Angeles, California (March 2005) Chaired Subcommittee of Bioethics Committee to Develop policy On Medical Inappropriate Treatment CSMC (2004) Chaired Search Committee for new Director of Healthcare Ethics Center CSMC (2004) Spiritual Issues affecting Patient Care CSMC Bioethics Seminar (2003) Concept of Jewish Bioethics CSMC Bioethics Seminar (2001) Assisted Suicide panelist on television program Beyond The Issue / Jewish Television Network, J.T.N. (March 1998) Lecture: Bioethics of Managed Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dental Staff Meeting (January 1996) Lecture: Bioethics of Managed Care Second National Conference on Dentistry and Jewish Law, Assoc. of Orthodox Jewish Scientists (AOJS) (December 1995) Roundtable panelist: How Should the Orthodox Jewish Community
Relate to the Jewish Federation at National Convention of Agudath Israel of America (November 1994) Roundtable Panelist: The Jewish Legislative Agenda at National Convention of Agudath Israel of America (November 1992) Member of Subcommittee on Futile Treatment, Cedars-Sinai Bioethics Committee. The Subcommittee formulated guidelines For terminating futile medical treatment (March 1994) Debate: Proposition, Physician Assisted Suicide at Common Cause (October 1992) Termination of Life Support Systems & DNR Orders presented at The International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics in San Francisco, California (March 1991) Issue of Organ Transplantation in Jewish Law presented at the International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics in San Francisco, California (1990) Physician Assisted Suicide Initiative an Opposing View. Presented At an educational program sponsored by the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Bioethics Committee (March 1988) Bioethical Concerns in Contemporary Society presented at the National Convention of Agudath Israel of America in New York (November 1987) Legislative Priorities of the Jewish Community presented at the National Convention of Agudath Israel of America in New York (November 1985) The Case for Government Aid to Private Schools presented at the Community Relations Council of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation (1984) Participation in numerous panels and presentations on Bioethics and Legislative Issues
PERSONAL DATA Born: August 11, 1953 Married: July 6, 1976 to Shirley 4 children, 9 grandchildren