Leonard G. Horowitz, D.M.D., M.A., M.P.H., P. O. Box 402, Rockport, Massachusetts 01966.

Telephone: 508-546-6586;
Fax: 508-546-9226;
E-mail: mailto:tetra@tetrahedron.org;
URL: http://www.tetrahedron.org

Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience

1992-1993, Hydrodent Laboratories, Woodbridge, New Jersey, Professional consultant and media spokesperson for the corporation. Responsibilities include developing marketing surveys and conducting behavioral research to evaluate consumer attitudes towards oral hygiene performed in the shower; writing research reports, and conducting television interviews with regard to dental self-care behaviors and dental consumerism.

1982-1993, Magnolia Dental & Medical Center, Co-Director, Magnolia, Massachusetts. Responsibilities include the general practice of dentistry with emphasis on prevention and total patient care. Interdisciplinary health care services administered include health education, nutritional counseling, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, traditional medicine, chiropractic care, and acupuncture.

1984-1985, Leslie College, Institute For The Arts and Human Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Course Instructor. Instructed Masters degree candidates in pain, fear and stress management.

1978-1982, Private Practice Dentist, Gloucester, Massachusetts. General practice director with emphasis on prevention, periodontics, endodontics and prosthedontics.

1981-1982, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Visiting Lecturer for senior selective program in behavioral science in dentistry: self-care behavior motivation, anxious patient management, and related practice management topics.

1980-1981, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Clinical Assistant in the Department of Dental Care Administration. Research Associate in study of the effects of psychosocial stress factors and periodontal disease.

1974-1977, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Course Instructor in general and oral histology.

1978-Present, Tetrahedron, LLC., Rockport, Massachusetts, Co-Founder and President of this nonprofit (501 C-4) health educational social service agency and publishing company.Responsibilities include overseeing all activities of the corporation including: product and educational service marketing, health research, corporate programs development and evaluation, advertising and accounting.

1990-1994, Tetrahedron, LLC Industries, Rockport, Massachusetts, Chief Executive Officer of this workplace environmental health and ergonomic safety product distributing and corporate consulting company. Responsibilities include overseeing all activities of the corporation including: product and educational service marketing, health research, corporate programs development and evaluation, advertising and accounting.

1990-1993, Henry Schein Inc., Woodbury, New York, Professional consultant, Chairman and organizer of the Schein Professional Advisory and Research Council (SPARC). Director of Educational Division, and Administrative Director for C.E. Seminars. Professional liason to the American Fund for Dental Health. Responsibilities include working with senior level managers to evaluate customer services, new products and marketing practices, conduct research, evaluate trends in dentistry, develop new dental products, patient and professional education services to support professional development and practice building initiatives. Developer and Director of the �Dentistry in the Age of AIDS� national professional development, patient education, and practice building campaign.

Publications

Horowitz LG. AIDS, Ebola: Evidence shows they�re man-made. International Council for Health Freedom Newsletter. (Spring) 1997;1;1:1,23.

Horowitz LG. AIDS and Ebola�Where did they come from? The Probe 1997;3;2:17-26.

Martin R and Horowitz LG. Cold diabolical truth behind Emerging Viruses. Contact: The Phoenix Project (January 28) 1997;15;12:1,6-9.

Horowitz LG. Moratorium on vaccines recommended by Nation of Islam�s health minister. Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients (July) 1997; 168:161.

Horowitz LG. The great AIDS cover-up. Health Freedom News (May-June) 1997;16;3:18-23.

Horowitz LG and Cantwell A. A new theory on the origin of AIDS. International Journal of Medicine submission June, 1997.

Horowitz LG and Grossman G. The Protocols and Propaganda for Genocide: Population Control for a New World Order. Tetrahedron, LLC, In press.

Horowitz LG. Taking Care of Yourself: Securing Greater Health, Happiness and Success. Tetrahedron, LLC, In press.

Horowitz LG. Deadly Exposures: If You Think You May Have Been Exposed to AIDS or Hepatitis, This Book Can Save You Time, Money, and Maybe Your Life. Rockport, MA: Tetrahedron, LLC, In press.

Horowitz LG. New evidence on man-made origin of AIDS. The Choice 1996; 22;3:28-30.

James CA and Horowitz LG. Are AIDS and Ebola military designer bioweapons? American Freedom Magazine (December) 1996;1;8:14-20.

Horowitz LG. Murder and cover-up could explain the Florida dental AIDS mystery. (Letters) British Dental Journal 1996; In press.

Horowitz LG. �Kimberly�s Story��A 60 MINUTES Cruel Hoax. TMDiary. Hurst, TX: American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain). In press.

Horowitz LG. Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola�Nature, Accident or Intentional? Rockport, MA: Tetrahedron, LLC, 1996.

Horowitz LG. AIDS debate built on hysteria. (Letter) Dentistry Today 1996 (February) 15;2:8-9.

Horowitz LG. Murder and cover-up could explain the Florida dental AIDS mystery. (Letters) British Dental Journal 1995;178;12:446-447.

Horowitz LG. Ebola outbreak 1995: Separating fact from fiction. Dentistry Today 1995, Submitted on request.

Horowitz LG. Murder and cover-up could explain the Florida dental AIDS mystery. British Dental Journal 1994;1;24:423-427.

Horowitz LG. Sexual homicide with HIV in a Florida dental practice? Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 1994;19;1:61-64.

Horowitz LG. Correlates and predictors of sexual homicide with HIV in the Florida Dental AIDS tragedy. AIDS Patient Care, 1994;8;4:220-229.

Horowitz LG. Risks for doctor and staff can be minimized with post-exposure follow-up plan. Dental Office. Waco, Tx: Steven�s Publishing Company, July, 1993, pp. 4-6.

Horowitz LG. Risk communication in dental practice: responding assertively to AIDS, fear and infection control. J. Tennessee Dental Association 1993;73; 3:16-18,65.

Horowitz LG and Kehoe L. Fear and AIDS: Educating the public about dental office infection control procedures. J. Am. Acad. Gen. Dent. 1993;41;5:385-392.

Horowitz LG. Risks for doctor and staff can be minimized with post-exposure plan. Dental Office. 1993;July:4-6.

Horowitz LG. The �Dentistry in the Age of AIDS� initiative: Health education research applied to dental professional development. J. Greater Houston Dental Society 1993;February;9-15.

Horowitz LG, Lewis PL, and Cohen P. AIDS-related fear: Beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Chicago Dental Society Review. 1993;86;2:18-23.

Horowitz LG. Comparing shower-based oral hygiene with traditional and electric toothbrushing: Implications for patient motivation and compliance. J. Clin. Prev. Dent. 1992;14;6:11-16.

Horowitz LG. Preventing desk-job stress and computer strain: A corporate wellness assurance program. Wellness Managment, the Newsletter of the National Wellness Association 1992;8;2:1,6.

Horowitz LG and Lipkowitz RD. Survey on AIDS, Fear and Infection Control: Attitudes Affecting Management Decision. J. Clin. Prev. Dent. 1992;14;6:31-34.

Horowitz LG. AIDS, Fear and Infection Control: A Professional Development, Risk Management and Practice Building Manual. Rockport, MA: Tetrahedron, LLC. 1992. Expressly prepared for distribution by Henry Schein, Inc., Medical Products Division, Port Washington, New York.

Horowitz LG. Dentistry in the Age of AIDS: A Practice Building Manual. Rockport, MA: Tetrahedron, LLC. 1992.Expressly prepared for distribution by Henry Schein, Inc., Dental Products Division, Port Washington, New York.

Horowitz LG. Fear of AIDS. RDH. July 1992, pp. 34-40.

Horowitz LG. How to take the sting out of OSHA compliance. Dentistry Today. June/July 1992, pp. 84-87.

Horowitz LG. Audiotaped relaxation, implosion, and rehearsal for the treatment of patients with dental phobia. J. Am. Acad. Gen. Dent. May/June 1992, pp.242-47.

Horowitz LG. Personal empowerment: seven steps to life-fulfillment. International Patient Education Council Newsletter, August, 1992.

Horowitz LG. Gaining reimbursement for infection control. Dental Economics. June 1992, pp. 41-46.

Horowitz LG. Fear and AIDS: A deadly duo. Dentistry Today. May 1992, pp. 88-92.

Horowitz LG. The right steps will help guide anxious patients through treatment. RDH. April 1992, pp. 42-44.

Horowitz LG. Facts about AIDS, HIV and dental office infection control. Tetrahedron, LLC. 1991. Patient education pamphlet expressly prepared for distribution by Henry Schein, Inc., Dental Division, Port Washington, New York.

Horowitz LG. Learning your patients’ values toward oral hygiene is a valuable lesson. RDH, Stevens Pub. Co., Waco, TX., January, 1992.

Horowitz LG, Kehoe L, and Jacobe E. Multidisciplinary patient care in preventive dentistry: the enigma of idiopathic dental pain reconsidered. J. Clin. Prev. Dent. 1992 13;6:23-29.

Horowitz LG and Kehoe L. Fear and AIDS: Challenge and opportunity for patient education. International Patient Education Council Newsletter 1991; 4(5):1-2.

Horowitz LG and Sarkin JM, Video display terminal operation: from sympathetic nervous system activation to temporomandibular disorders. J. Am. Chiropractic Assoc. December 1991.

Horowitz LG and Sarkin JM, Video display terminal operation: A potential risk in the etiology and maintenance of temporomandibular disorders. J. Craniomandibular Prac. 1992;10;1:43-50.

Horowitz LG. Dental patient education: self care to healthy human development. J. Patient Education & Counseling. 1990;15:65-71.

Horowitz LG. Patient education stresses perio health: Oral hygiene in the 1990�s. Dentist, Stevens Pub. Co., Waco, TX., January/February 1990.

Horowitz LG. Handicapped dental patient education. Dentist, Stevens Pub. Co., Waco, TX., July, 1989.

Horowitz LG. Geriatric dental patient education. Dentist, Stevens Pub. Co., Waco, TX., October, 1989.

Horowitz LG. Pedodontic patient education. Dentist, Stevens Pub. Co., Waco, TX., June, 1989.

Horowitz LG. Audiotaped guided relaxation, implosion and rehearsal: A self-care program for changing dental phobic behavior. J Am Anal Soc. 1989;23;2:20-24.

Horowitz LG. Overcoming your fear of the dentist. Your Health Magazine, Meridian Pub. Co. Inc., Ellensburg, WA, January 1988.

Horowitz LG. Wholistic dental practice management. Dental Management, Edgell Communications, Inc., Cleveland, OH. July, 1987.

Horowitz LG, Dillenberg J, and Rattray J. Self-care motivation: A model for primary preventive oral health behavior change. J School Health 1987;57;3:114-18.

Horowitz LG. Wholistic dental practice: A developmental perspective. J Dent Prac Admin 1986;3;1:13-19.

Horowitz LG. Progressive relaxation and implosive therapy for dental phobias. J Clin Prev Dent 1985;7;3:11-16.

Horowitz LG. The self-care motivation model: theory and practice in healthy human development. J School Health 1985;55;2:57-61.

Horowitz LG. In defense of holistic health. Letter to the editor (13 references). JADA 1981;102:154-56.

Horowitz LG. Holistic health. Letter to the editor (9 references). JADA 1981;103:385-86.

Goldberg HJV, Horowitz LG, Somerman M, and Carberry F. Your mouth is your business: The dentists� guide to better health. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1980

Horowitz LG and Goldberg HJV. Preventive dentistry: psychosocial perspectives. J Prev Dent 1980;6:119-23.

Horowitz LG. The use of progressive relaxation and imaginal flooding (implosive therapy) for anxiety reduction in the presurgic dental phobic. J Prev Dent 1980;6:35-41.

Horowitz LG and Nersasian R. A review of marijuana in relation to cardiovascular and stress response mechanisms in the dental patient. JADA 1978;96:983-86.

Abstracts

Horowitz LG, Strecker R, Cantwell A, Vid D, and Grossman G. The mysterious origin of HIV: reviewing the natural, iatrogenic, and genocidal theories of AIDS. XI International AIDS Symposium. Vancouver, Canada, July 7-11, 1996. Submission.

Horowitz LG and Lavin P. A survey of dental professionals� attitudes, beliefs and behaviors regarding infection control and AIDS patient care. AAPHD 56th Annual Session, San Francisco, CA. November 3-5, 1993.

Horowitz LG. Dentistry in the age of AIDS: The educational and behavioral challenges to dental office infection control compliance. APHA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov. 11-12, 1992.

Horowitz LG and Kehoe L. Fear and AIDS: Educating the public about dental office infection control and universal precautions. APHA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov. 11-12, 1992.

Horowitz LG. A survey of dental patients attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding AIDS, fear and infection control. AAPHD 55th Annual Session, Orlando, FL, October 14-16, 1992.

Horowitz LG. A survey of patients’ attitudes towards dental office infection control. International Patient Education Council, Annual Confernece, Alexandria, VA., May 8, 1992.

Horowitz LG, Sarkin J and Silveria M. Video display terminal operation risks and temporo-mandibular disorders. AAPHD 54th Annual Session, October 1-4, 1991 page 4.

Horowitz LG, Dillenberg, and Rattray J. Self-care motivation: A model for primary preventive oral health behavior change. J Am Pub Health Assoc 1985; November 17-20.

Horowitz LG, Douglas CW, Garvey AJ, and Chauncey HH. Psychosocial factors and periodontal disease. J Dent Res 1981; March 19-22:424.

Horowitz LG and Blank T. The effects of marijuana smoking on the gingival health of young adults. J Dent Res 1980; March 20-23:55.

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of General Dentistry
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
American Dental Association
Harvard University Alumni Association
Massachusetts Public Health Association
Massachusetts Dental Society
National Speakers Association
New England Speakers Association
Rutgers College Alumni Association
Tufts University Alumni Association