About Alan Friedel, DDS

Alan E. Friedel DDS grew up in North Miami Beach, graduated from North Miami Senior High School and went to Tulane University. Upon transferring to the University of Georgia, he met his wife Suzanne. After graduation they moved to New York City so that Alan could attend New York University School of Dentistry where he received his doctorate in 1980. Dr. Friedel has been extremely active in local community affairs, state and national affairs concerning dentistry and dental health. On a local level, he has served as President of Temple Solel in Hollywood Florida. On a professional level, he was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. After serving as President of the South Florida Dental Association, Dr. Friedel became a Trustee from that district to the Florida Dental Association. He eventually became President of the Florida Dental Association in 2005 where he shaped professional standards for dentists who were members of the Florida Dental Association. He continued this role as Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Florida Dental Association from 2009 – 2012. The South Florida District has an annual award for the outstanding dentist of the year and it is called the “Alan Friedel Award”. On a national level, Dr. Friedel was appointed to or counseled various committees of the American Dental Association, where he continued his work on setting standards for dentists on a national level. Every dentist in the United States uses insurance codes on a daily basis that were developed by Dr. Friedel when he chaired the American Dental Associations Committee on Insurance Coding. He continues to this day as a consultant to the insurance industry on dental coding issues. He has been awarded two Presidential Citations for his council and outstanding contributions to the American Dental Association. He is a member of the American Dental Association, a Fellow of American College of Dentists and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.