Dr. Joel Pearlman has been working continuously with the Tufts Dental Facilities serving Persons with Special Needs since the late 1970’s. He has dedicated his career to improving the oral health of patients with developmental disabilities, where he ensures that his patients and their families are treated with the dignity and compassion that they deserve. In that time, in addition to the thousands of patients he has seen, he has served as a mentor to numerous post graduate dental students and 4th year dental students alike.
He has shared exceptional clinical skills, with his many students over the years, and mentored and inspired numerous clinicians to become experts in the treatment of individuals with special needs. Several of those individuals remain as clinicians in those facilities today. Many of his former students and colleagues spoke up to nominate Dr. Pearlman for this award. These individuals describe Dr. Pearlman as selfless, giving, committed, kind, compassionate, and a “true oral health hero.”
Watch Your Mouth will honor the relentless work of Dr. Pearlman, as well as Senate President Therese Murray and Representative William Smitty Pignatelli on February 2, 2009 at our Fourth Annual Oral Health Heroes Event. The event will take place in Nurses Hall at the Massachusetts State House from 1-2pm. Please join us in thanking Dr. Pearlman for his dedication to the health of our community.
If you can join us, please RSVP by January 27th to Czarina Biton at 617-275-2838 or Biton@hcfama.org.
To learn more about Watch Your Mouth, visit www.watchyourmouth.org.
Christine Keeves
