When a dental procedure causes lasting harm, attorneys need more than a credentialed clinician. They need someone who can walk a jury through what should have happened.
New York, NY (PRUnderground) September 21st, 2026
Legal Experts AI, a platform that connects attorneys and clients with thoroughly vetted expert witnesses, has announced its selection of the top dental expert witnesses in practice in the United States. Each professional on this list has built a reputation beyond the clinic and into the courtroom, offering testimony in dental malpractice, oral surgery disputes, insurance litigation, and personal injury matters where the standard of care is at the center of the case.
Jurors do not arrive knowing what informed consent requires, what a reasonable treatment plan looks like, or when a missed diagnosis crosses the line from misfortune to negligence. A skilled dental expert witness does not just provide an opinion. They give the jury a framework for understanding what happened and the confidence to act on it. The professionals recognized on this list have done exactly that, case after case, across some of the most technically demanding matters in dental litigation.
The Top 5 Dental Expert Witnesses
1. Dr. Richard Williamson -- University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dr. Richard Williamson is a Board-Certified Prosthodontist with over 46 years of combined clinical and academic experience, including 25 years at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry.
He is an Associate Professor at the UNMC College of Dentistry. He currently serves as Director of Implants and Director for the Global Student Engagement program. He teaches Clinical Implantology and Removable Partial Dentures, and holds a Certificate in Prosthodontics and an M.S. in Oral Biology.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of both the American College of Prosthodontists and the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Williamson's academic contributions include peer-reviewed research on implant prosthetics, diagnostic classification systems for dentate, partially and completely edentulous patients, mandibular prosthesis stability, and evidence-based treatment for edentulous patients, published across leading prosthodontic journals. He has served as a Subject Matter Expert for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He has lectured nationally throughout the United States and internationally in Kenya, Vietnam, Kuwait and Canada. For more on his background and availability, visit Dr. Williamson's profile on Legal Experts AI.
Specialty: Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry, Dental Malpractice, General Dentistry
Location: Lincoln, NE
2. Jeff Rabinowitz, DMD, FICOI -- Dentist Witness
Dr. Jeff Rabinowitz is a nationally recognized dento-legal consultant and dental expert witness with 25 years of litigation experience and over 35 years in active clinical practice. A former Chairman of the New York County Claims Committee, he has advised, opined, and testified across multiple states on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. His case analysis spans general dentistry, oral surgery, implants, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, and nerve injury matters.
Specialty: Dental Malpractice, Standard of Care, Implants, Oral Surgery, Endodontics
Location: New York, NY
3. Dr. Chanelle Small -- The Dental Witness
Dr. Chanelle Small is a full-time practicing dentist and dental expert witness with active retained experience across more than 15 states. She offers impartial case evaluations and testimony for both plaintiff and defense in matters involving general dentistry, root canal therapy, dental diagnosis, infection, and standard of care. Her work is distinguished by clear, accessible communication that makes complex clinical findings understandable to all parties in litigation.
Specialty: Endodontics, Root Canal Therapy, Standard of Care, Dental Diagnosis
Location: New York, NY
4. Dr. George C. Georgaklis, DDS -- Private Practice
Dr. George Georgaklis is a dental expert witness with over 40 years of clinical experience and a record of more than 600 depositions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. He devotes the majority of his professional time to clinical practice in general dentistry, oral surgery, implantology, orthodontics, and TMJ dysfunction, bringing hands-on expertise directly to his litigation work. He has examined over 4,000 TMJ patient records and provided defense testimony for numerous insurance carriers in complex dental and cosmetic dentistry cases.
Specialty: TMJ Dysfunction, Dental Malpractice, Implants, Oral Surgery, General Dentistry
Location: San Diego, CA
5. Dr. Avrum Goldstein, DMD, FRCD(C) -- Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Avrum Goldstein is a Board-Certified periodontist licensed in New York and holding a Dental Expert Witness Certificate in Florida, with dual board certification in both the United States and Canada. He completed his specialty training at the University of Pennsylvania, served 15 years as Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, and has placed thousands of dental implants over the course of his career. He has been retained as an expert more than 100 times, with particular focus on periodontics, dental implants, and nerve injury matters.
Specialty: Periodontics, Dental Implants, Nerve Injury
Location: Naples, FL
Attorneys handling dental malpractice or oral health matters can search available dental expert witnesses and connect directly with qualified professionals through Legal Experts AI.
About The Selection
Legal Experts AI reviewed each candidate on the aforementioned list for active licensure, sustained clinical experience, and a verifiable record of expert testimony. Priority was given to professionals with direct experience in the disputes most commonly brought before courts, including treatment planning failures, surgical complications, periodontal and endodontic negligence, implant outcomes, and informed consent violations. Professional affiliations, peer recognition, and the scope of each expert witness' prior engagements were also a consideration.
About Legal Experts AI
Legal Experts AI is a legal marketplace and modern directory connecting clients with lawyers, law firms, paralegals, and expert witnesses through AI-powered matching and verified professional profiles. Based in Springfield, Illinois, the company modernizes how legal services are accessed by replacing referral-dependent processes with transparent, data-driven connections and rankings.
