CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky
Senior Dentist/Chief Executive Officer 2018-Present
Atlanta TMD Institute, LLC
1640 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 876-8123 Fax (404) 873-2231
website: www.atlantatmdinstitute.com
Senior Dentist/Chief Executive Officer 1982-Present
Atlanta Dental Group PC
1624 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
(404) 874-7428 Fax (404) 873-2231
website: www.atlantadentist.com
Independent Dental Malpractice Expert 1996-current
retained by CNA Dental Malpractice Section for 1997-2000 (exclusive)
State of Georgia Attorney General’s Office 2012
County of Los Angeles 2011
EDUCATION
Chelsea Senior High School 1972
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Diploma
Junior Class Vice President, Varsity Football, Varsity Track, Chess Club President
University of Massachusetts – Amherst, 1972-1974, 1975-1977
Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry 1977
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Emory University School of Dentistry, 1978-1982
Atlanta, Georgia
Doctor of Dental Surgery 1982
Honors Clinical Program and Honors Periodontal Program
Post Doctoral Training
Medical College of Georgia, 1986-1987
American Association of Implant Dentistry Maxicourse (First Completion)
University of Alabama School of Dentistry 1997-2001
Academy of General Dentistry Mastership Program Completion
Medical College of Georgia 2001-2002
American Association of Implant Dentistry Maxicourse 2002 (Second Completion)
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry 2007-2008
Postgraduate Program in Esthetic Dentistry
Level I Lecture and Laboratory Series Completion 2008
Rutgers University School of Dentistry 2013-2014
Post Graduate Program in Orofacial Pain Completion
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute 2015-2016
Craniofacial Pain Mini-residency Completion
Tufts University/AACP 2015-2016
Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-residency Program Completion
Tufts University 2016-2017
TMD Mini-residency Program Completion
PROFESSIONAL
Academic Appointments
Harvard University
School of Public Health
Department of Environmental Safety and Health
Research Assistant, 1977-1978
University of Alabama School of Dentistry
TMD Lecturer 2002
Department of Continuing Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry
Visiting TMD Lecturer for three academic years 2004 through 2006
Continuing Education Department
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor – December 2011 to 2017
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Administrative Responsibilities/Appointments
Hinman Dental Association, past Continuing Education Committee,
current Information Committee 1982 to present
Atlanta Craniomandibular Society, President 2000
Atlanta Craniomandibular Society General Meeting Chairman 1999
AWARDS/HONORS
National Science Foundation 1971
Young Scientist Award (high school)
Northeastern University, Department of Anatomy
Massachusetts Boys State 1971
Elected Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Massachusetts 1977
Magna Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts 1977
Honors Thesis: The Significance of Vitamin C in Dentistry
Emory University School of Dentistry 1982
Clinical Honors
completed more crown and bridge restorations than any student in the history of the dental school
Emory University School of Dentistry 1982
Periodontal Honors
American Academy of General Dentistry 1988
Fellow
Atlanta Craniomandibular Society 1990
Fellow
American Orthodontic Society 2000
Fellow
American Academy of General Dentistry 2002
Master
International Congress of Oral Implantologists 2008
Fellow
American Association of Implant Dentistry 2009
Associate Fellow
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain 2016
Fellow
American Academy of Orofacial Pain
Fellowship track
Life Long Learning Award
Academy of General Dentistry 2020 (about 250 dentists have earn this award since the AGD was founded)
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Dental Association 1982-present
American Academy of General Dentistry 1982-present (Fellow and Master)
American Orthodontic Society (Fellow)
International Congress of Oral Implantologists (Fellow)
Atlanta Craniomandibular Society (Fellow and Past President 1990)
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (Fellow 2016)
American Academy of Implant Dentistry (Associate Fellow)
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
Georgia Dental Association 1982-present
Hinman Dental Society (previous Continuing Education Committee, current Information Committee)
Northern District Dental Society 1982-present
American Academy of Oral Medicine
American Academy of Orofacial Pain
Medical College of Georgia Alumni Association Honorary Member
University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Honorary Member
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity 1982-2022
Chicago Dental Society
International Headache Society
American Headache Society
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Northside Kiwanis 1985-1987
Board of Directors and Advisor to Georgia Tech Circle K Club
Atlanta Ballroom Dance Club
Board of Directors 2012 – 2015
Ballroom Dance Camp Director 2012-2015
Vice President 2015
Atlanta Area Ballroom Dancers
Board of Directors 2015-2020
President 2015-2020
Mercy Mobile Dental Program Volunteer
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Head of Residence John Adams Tower 1973-1974
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Greater Boston League Discus Champion 1972 (ten 1st places and one second place in 11 track meets)
Chelsea High School Chess Club
President 1971-1972
Chelsea City Chess Club 1971-1972
Vice President 1971-1972
PUBLICATIONS
Mark A. Padolsky DDS, “Dental Treatment of Cardiac Patients,”
Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, vol. 72, 215-216, March 1983