Dr. Philip R. Barbell
Dr. Barbell had been a practicing general dentist in New Jersey for 39 years and is now a Dental Risk Management Consultant and serves on the board of the National Society of Dental Practitioners. He was the Director of Risk Management for the Dentist’s Advantage malpractice insurance program for 4 years and now runs their Hotline service. He is also Associate Director – Florida for Dynamic Dental Safety, LLC, a dental regulatory and malpractice consulting service. He has been involved in organized dentistry at the local, state and national levels in several capacities, having served as President of Southern Dental Society of N.J. and the New Jersey Dental Association. He had been Chairman of the ADA National Advisory Committee on Health Literacy in Dentistry for seven years. He has been involved in the insurance arena for his entire professional career having served as either a board member or officer of several dental insurance entities. He has been involved in the dental liability area for over 24 years, having served for 11 years as President and Chairman of the Board of the National Dental Mutual Insurance Co., a national dentist owned and controlled malpractice insurance company. Dr. Barbell is a member of the Southern Dental Society of New Jersey, New Jersey Dental Association and the American Dental Association. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Barbell has volunteered for several charitable and civic organizations. He currently manages the Coral Springs, FL office of “Seniors vs. Crime”, a Special Project of the Florida Attorney General, a voluntary non-profit organization assisting residents of Florida with civil complaints.