Dr. James Pasternak, a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, has practiced family and esthetic dentistry for over 35 years. Dr. Pasternak has studied with Dr. Robert Ibsen, the founder of DenMat, since 1982, and has placed over 1500 Lumineers since 2009.
He lectures nationally for DenMat, as well as local study clubs, on Lumineers, Snap on Smile, Velscope, the SOL laser, and a variety of other dental topics, including practice management, team development, and sales and marketing techniques. Dr. Pasternak maintains a busy, high-tech practice that serves Chatsworth, a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
He has published articles on oral cancer screening, the use of magnification in dentistry and physician-dentist communication in Inside Dentistry and Dentistry Asia Magazine.
Dr. Pasternak is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a member of the American College of Forensic Dentists, a special dental consultant to the state of California, and a member of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute.