Dr. David Sokol's Curriculum Vitae
Dr. David Joel Sokol
488 Route 32, P.O. Box 472
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Dr. Sokol had been in the private practice of dentistry from October 1964 until 1994. He was admitted to the New York State Bar on January 14, 1987 and currently is in the exclusive practice of law.
Education:
| NYU-University College | A.B. awarded June 1958 |
| NYU-College of Dentistry | D.D.S. awarded June 1962 |
| Pace University-School of Law | J.D. awarded June 1986 |
| Pace University-School of Law | Certificate in Health Law & Policy |
Armed Services: Captain- United States Air Force -1962 to 1964.
Teaching-Hospital Affiliation: Jewish Memorial Hospital.
Associate Attending Dentist 1965 to 1983
Section Chief, Prosthodontic Section
Past and Present Professional Affiliations:
American Bar Association
American Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
American Society of Law and Medicine
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
International Psychosomatics Institute
International Dental Ethics and Law Society
National Dental Consultants
National Health Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association
New York Trial Lawyers Association
Orange County Bar Association
Professional Ethics in Dentistry Network
Society for Health and Human Values
Honors Awarded:
Fellowship in the American College of Legal Medicine -F.C.L.M., July 2006
Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
Fellowship in Academy of General Dentistry -F.A.G.D., July, 1983
Ranking Scholar -Fall '84, Spring '86- Pace University-School of Law
Member of Who's Who Among American Law Students -1985
Community Service: Previously Member of Board of Directors -Family Counseling Service of Orange County, Inc.
Publications:
Executive Editor - International Journal of Psychosomatics.
Editorial Board - Journal of Law and Ethics in Dentistry.
Books:
Guest Editor - Dental Clinics of North America, Vol 32. No. 1, Practice Management, January, 1988.
Ozar, D.T. & Sokol, D.J., Dental Ethics at Chairside: Professional Principles and Practical Applications, St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 1994.
Ozar, D.T. & Sokol, D.J., Dental Ethics at Chairside: Professional Principles and Practical Applications, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2002.
Articles:
1. Sokol, D.J. & Sokol, C.K., "A recall system that gets great results" -Dentalpractice, Vol. 3, No. 7, 1982 and in the 1983 Dr. Book.
2. Sokol, D.J., "A failsafe policy for collecting every fee" - Dental Management, Vol. 23, No. 10, 1983.
3. Sokol, D.J., "Current core and post concepts" - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Vol. 52, No. 2, 1984.
4. Sokol, D.J., "Counter-suits Deter Frivolous Malpractice Actions" - Dental Economics, Vol. 74, No. 11, 1984.
5. Sokol, D.J., Sokol, S. ~ Sokol, C.K., "A review of nonintrusive therapies used to deal with anxiety and pain in the dental office" - Journal of the American DentalAssociation, Vol. 110, No. 2, 1985.
6. Sokol, D.J., "Word-processing: maximize your patient communications" -Dental Management, Vol. 25, No. 5, 1985.
7. Sokol, D.J., "The Current Status of Medical Malpractice Countersuits" -American Journal of Law & Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1985.
8. Sokol, C.K., Sokol, S.M. & Sokol, D.J., "Attitude Change Through Affective Dentistry: The Initial Assessment" - International Journal of Psychosomatics, Vol. 33, No. 1, 1986.
9 Sokol, D.J., "A Reply to Dr. Jeffrey Parker, (The Failure of the Medical Malpractice Countersuit Movement)" - American Journal of Law & Medicine, Vol. XII, No. 2, 1986.
10. Katz, B. & Sokol, D.J., "Legal Implications and Considerations in Dental Practice Management" - Dental Clinics of North America, Vol. 32. No. 1, 1988.
11. Sokol, D .J., II Increasing Profitability Through Computerization " -Dental Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No.1, 1988.
12. Sokol, D.J., "Some Aspects of the Emerging Dental Malpractice Crisis" - Journal of Law and Ethics in Dentistry, Vol. 1. No.1, 1988.
13. Sokol, D.J., "Endodontic intervention -is it paternalism-" -Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol. 117, No.1, 1988.
14. Sokol, D.J. & Tse, J., "Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Pain and Dysfunction" -Trauma, Vol. 31, No.2, 1989.
15. Sokol, D.J., "Informed Consent: The Impact of 'Who Pays the Bill-"' - Journal of Law and Ethics in Dentistry, Vol. 2. No.2, 1989.
16. Sokol, D.J., "Treatment of Temporomandibular Pain and Dysfunction" - Trauma, Vol. 31, No.3, 1989.
17. Sokol, D.J., "Informed Consent in Dentistry" -The Journal of Dental Practice Administration, Vol. 6, No.4, 1989.
18. Sokol, D .J., " Aumento de Nuestras Ganacias por Medio de la Computacion " -Revista de la Asociacion Odontologica Argentina, Vol. XX, No. XX, 1991.
19. Sokol, C.K., Sokol, S.M. & Sokol, D.J., "Cambio de Actitud a Traves de la 'Odontologia Afectiva' .La entrevista inicial" -Revista de la Asociacion Odontologica Argentina, Vol. 79, No.11, 1991.
Presentations:
1. Sokol, D.J., "The Dental Malpractice Dilemma", Farleigh Dickinson College of Dental Medicine, April 1987.
2. Sokol, D.J.,"an Ethical Dilemma", PEDNET Conference, November 1987.
3. Sokol, D.J., "Dental Risk Management”, Farleigh Dickinson College of Dental
Medicine, March, 1988.
4. Sokol, D.J., Sokol, S.M. & Sokol, S.J. "Informed Consent in Principle and in Practice" -PEDNET Conference, November 1988.
5. Sokol, D.J., "Dentistry -Ethics and the Law", Greater New York Dental Meeting, November 29, 1988.
6. Sokol, D.J., "Dentistry and the Law", Dutchess Dental Society (New York), January 16, 1990.
7. Sokol, D.J. "Basic Legal Concepts of Doctors-Patients Relations", American College of Legal Medicine, March 1, 2008.