DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 2013
Norman Blumenstock, DDS
Norman T. Blumenstock, DDS,
earned his dental degree from
Columbia University College
of Dental Medicine, after
earning his bachelor’s degree
from Brooklyn College. Prior
to entering private practice,
he served a general practice
and Medical Center in New York
City. He is proud to have earned
both Fellowship and Mastership
awards from the Academy of General Dentistry.
For the past 25 years, he has focused on dental sleep medicine.
Since 1991, Dr. Blumenstock has attended the weekly sleep
clinic sessions at the medical school where he is currently
appointed to the Medical Department as an Assistant Clinical
Professor at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
This year marks 30 years as an attending staff member at
the Dental Department of Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital, where he shares his dental sleep medicine knowledge
with dental residents. He is Dental Director at the 14-bed Capital
Health Center for Sleep in the Hamilton-Trenton, NJ area. In
addition to memberships in the Academy of General Dentistry,
American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association,
and Middlesex County Dental Society, Dr. Blumenstock is a
charter member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep
Medicine (formerly the Sleep Disorder Dental Society in 1991)
and has been credentialed by the American Board of Dental
Dr. Blumenstock’s recent involvement with the American
Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine includes writing
examination questions for the American Board of Dental
Sleep Medicine written test, participation in the task force for
structuring the facility accreditation process and subsequently
serving as Chairman for the facility Accreditation Committee.
He also serves on the Ethics Committee and has participated in
the consensus committee for formulating the definition of an
oral appliance for dental sleep medicine.
