Lenny Wayne Naftalin DDS, DADBA

Dr. Naftalin is a skilled dentist anesthesiologist providing hospital-quality sedation services in dental offices through his mobile anesthesiology practice. He earned his DDS degree from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC, and then completed a general practice residency at the Veteran’s Administration in West Los Angeles, followed by extensive anesthesia training at UCLA. Dr. Naftalin maintains a part-time teaching position at the UCLA School of Dentistry in both the dental anesthesia and pediatric dental departments, where he trains future dentist anesthesiologists.

Dr. Naftalin's professional organizations include the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology where he currently serves as board president and previously as treasurer and a board examiner; board member of the California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, California Dental Society of Anesthesia, and the Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children, where he also served as president. Dr. Naftalin has lectured locally and internationally on sedation, anesthesia, and emergencies in the dental office. He also participates in international volunteer projects providing dental and anesthesia services to patients with special needs in Nicaragua. Dr. Naftalin’s most proud accomplishment is his family. He is the father to two energetic daughters. They enjoy beach time, hiking and skiing in the mountains, and family bike rides.