About the Collector

Dr. Steven Potashnick received his dental training at the University of Buffalo. He went on to receive certificates in both periodontics and periodontal prosthetics at the University of Pennsylvania. His career included private practice with an emphasis on solving advanced restorative and esthetic problems as well as participating in academic dentistry. He has written extensively with contributions to dental textbooks and journals and has lectured in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Dr. Potashnick is a life member of the American Dental Association, a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the Academy of Osseointegration, and a member of other organizations including the American Academy of the History of Dentistry. His passion for collecting focused on toothpicks in the early 1990s and continues today.