Joseph Solomon Bienstock, D’52, GD’54, a former clinical assistant professor of oral surgery in Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, died on July 17. He was 95.

Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Bienstock attended the Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1952, he received his DDS from Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, and completed a residency there two years later. He then became board certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery, practicing in New York City and then Philadelphia for several decades. Dr. Bienstock became a well-known oral and maxillofacial surgeon during tenures at Rolling Hill Hospital, Einstein Hospital Northern Division, and Kensington and Olney Hospitals. At multiple of these hospitals, he rose to the rank of chief of oral surgery. He served as a clinical assistant professor of oral surgery at Penn and as a clinical associate professor in the department of oral surgery at Temple University School of Dentistry. He served in many capacities in the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, including as oral surgeon chair of the dental division of the Allied Jewish Appeal. He served as the president of the Eastern Dental Society, the Philadelphia Society of Exodontists and Oral Surgeons, and the Greater Northeast Dental Society.

Outside of dentistry, Dr. Bienstock took pride in being a philanthropist, establishing scholarships at the Citadel and at Penn Dental and donating to the Chabad of Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Bienstock served his community in numerous ways throughout his life, providing weekly pro bono dental care to community members in need and serving on numerous professional boards and committees. Dr. Bienstock enjoyed travelling the world with his wife, Phyllis (who predeceased him), reading, dancing, staying current with world events, technology, and medical advances, and eating a good steak.

Dr. Bienstock is survived by his daughter, Michele Levin (Robert Marrazzo); and his grandchildren, Daniel Levin (Arielle), Laura Levin Schumacher (Christopher), and Sarah Levin.