Friday, August 5, 2016
The Denver Dental Community and the Pediatric Dental Community world-wide has lost one of our greats this week. I only spoke with him on the phone myself a few times, but here is just a little about his esteemed career from our archives.
After receiving his dental degree from Northwestern University in 1950, Dr. Eisenson went on to have one of longest, most successful careers in the history of the dental profession.
After studying under Dr. George Teuscher of Chicago who was the first dentist in the United States to obtain a Master’s Degree in Pedodontics (pediatric dentistry), Eisenson resolved never to work on an adult patient again.
Among his many achievements, Dr. Eisenson pioneered hospitalization for children’s full-mouth-rehabilitation under general anesthesia at St. Anthony Hospital. He is a former staff member of Denver General Hospital, Children’s Hospital and Colorado General Hospital. He has served as a past president for both the Colorado Dental Association and the Metro Denver Dental Society and has won the highest awards of recognition from both.
He shined as a guiding light on what was best for the patient and dentist. We are sure he will continue to shine on in heaven -
Our condolences to his family, what a wonderful legacy he leaves behind.
Sincerely, Elizabeth Price MDDS Executive Director on behalf of myself and the MDDS Board of Directors
