Charles N. Bertolami, D.D.S., D.Med.Sc., a 1969 graduate of Lorain County Community College, was recently named as the 14th Dean of the 142-year-old New York University College of Dentistry.

Bertolami, a leader in the dental research, education, and clinical communities was previously the dean of the University of California - San Francisco School of Dentistry.

“I see this as a great opportunity as the next chapter in my life where I hope to be able to make a substantive contribution,” Bertolami said.

Dr. Bertolami held the post of Dean and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry since 1995. Prior to that, he held positions at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Dentistry, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and at the University of Connecticut.

A native Lorain resident, Dr. Bertolami received an associate of arts degree with distinction from Lorain County Community College in 1969, majored in liberal arts at the Ohio State University, and then received his D.D.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Ohio State in 1974. Subsequently he began graduate work at Harvard, receiving a Doctor of Medical Sciences (D.Med.Sc.) degree in 1979. He received specialty training in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, serving as chief resident from 1979-80.