Bill Dorfman
| Doctor Bill Dorfman | |
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| Born | William Dorfman September 16, 1958 Los Angeles, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States of America |
| 💼 Occupation | Dentist, Author, Founder |
| 🌐 Website | www.billdorfmandds.com |
Dr. Bill Dorfman (born September 16, 1958) in Los Angeles, California is a Century City-based American dentist, author, television co-host, founder of the LEAP (Leadership, Excellence, and Accelerating Your Potential) Foundation,[1][2][3] and former co-founder of Discus Dental (acquired by Philips)[4] His dental career began in 1983, when Dr. Dorfman graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco.[5] Known as having celebrity patients, his first was Esther Williams, when Dr. Dorfman was 29 years old. Other notable clients include, Anthony Hopkins, Katy Perry, Kelly Osbourne, Usher, Hugh Jackman,[6] Dolly Parton, Mark Wahlberg, Anne Hathaway,[7] Lindsay Lohan,[8] Eva Longoria, Britney Spears, Niecy Nash,[9] Paula Abdul, Kathy Bates, Brooke Burke,[10] and Lindsey Vonn,[11] as well as cast members from Seinfeld, Friends, Baywatch, and James Cameron's Titanic.
Dr. Dorfman’s involvement with Discus Dental, which sold Zoom!, Brite Smile, Day White, BreathRx, and NiteWhite, allowed the company to raise millions of dollars for children’s charities through its Smiles for Life Initiative. This philanthropic endeavour was recognized by UCLA, where he won the 2009 "Community Service Award."[12] Additionally, Dr. Dorfman helped grow the company to $1.3 billion in sales, making it the largest tooth whitening company before being sold to Philips.[5]
His dental work has been profiled on Larry King Live,[13] and featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover.[9][14] Dr. Dorfman also co-hosts the CBS Emmy Award-winning show, The Doctors,[15] and has provided dental reconstructions for guests on shows including The Real,[16] The Meredith Vieira Show,[17] Tyra Banks' FABLife,[18][19] and Hallmark Channel's Home & Family Show.[20][21] He also appeared on Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.[22]
Dr. Dorfman wrote the 2006 New York Times Bestseller, “Billion Dollar Smile.”[23] This book was cited in “Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic: A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification,”[24] and “Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.”[25] He made the 2018 Guinness World Records for creating the most expensive teeth grill in history.[7] The dental piece valued at $1 million, was worn by Katy Perry in her music video for Dark Horse.[26][27] Dorfman also appeared in the 2010 Guinness World Records for his work with LEAP for “Most money raised for charity through head shaving – individual.”[28] The Hollywood Reporter[9] listed him in their top dental list in 2015, and Los Angeles Magazine named him “Best Cosmetic Dentist in Los Angeles” in 1998.[29]
Beyond his contributions as a dentist, Dr. Dorfman’s LEAP program brings together 400 top global student leaders aged 15-25+ to participate in leadership training at UCLA’s campus. Throughout the program, he invites celebrities to share how they built their careers, including Michael Strahan, Apolo Ohno, Hannah Brown, and Bibop Gresta, among Dr. Dorfman's celebrity clients.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Anthony Hopkins Opens Up About Battling Alcoholism While Working as an Actor". www.newsweek.com. 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mark Wahlberg Talks Briefly Feuding With Leonardo DiCaprio and Feeling Depressed". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Anthony Hopkins Recalls Struggle With Alcoholism: "I Was Very Difficult to Work With"". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 25 July 2018.
- ↑ "Dutch Company Takes Shine to Teeth Whitener". www.labusinessjournal.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Dr. Bill Dorfman - Father. Mentor. Influencer. Brilliant". www.topdoctormagazine.com.
- ↑ "During awards season, a dazzling smile on the red carpet is pretty equal to wearing the perfect dress". www.latimes.com. 18 December 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Los consejos para una "sonrisa divina" del Doctor Bill, el dentista de los famosos de Hollywood". BBC News Mundo.
- ↑ "Whew! Lindsay Lohan Fixes Her Teeth". www.eonline.com. 30 October 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Hollywood's Top Doctors 2015: The Dentist List". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hugh Jackman's smile top of the LA A-list, says dentist to the stars Dr Bill Dorfman". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "A gold medal-worthy smile! Champion skier Lindsey Vonn shares a VERY graphic behind-the-scenes video of herself getting new veneers before showing off her dazzling pearly whites". www.dailymail.co.uk. 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "2009 Community Service Award". www.ucla.edu.
- ↑ "CNN LARRY KING LIVE". www.transcripts.cnn.com/.
- ↑ ""Extreme Makeover" Dentist Dorfman to lecture at La Sierra University". www.lasierra.edu. 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "Secrets to success with Bill Dorfman". www.dentistry.co.uk. 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dental Makeover: Alexandra's Family Sees Her For The First Time!". www.thereal.com.
- ↑ "What's Hot Now!/Actress Mena Suvari/Miracle Dental Makeover". Meredith Vieira Show.
- ↑ "Episode #1.59". FABLife.
- ↑ "Episode #1.59". FABLife.
- ↑ "Today on Home & Family: Bruce Jenner". www.hallmarkchannel.com. 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Today on Home & Family Monday, February 24th, 2014". www.hallmarkchannel.com. 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jessica Simpson's Dentist Shocked by Her (Lack of) Brushing Habits". www.people.com.
- ↑ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: October 22, 2006". The New York Times. 22 October 2006.
- ↑ McHugh, Tony (2017). Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification. Routledge. ISBN 9781138252530. Search this book on
- ↑ Otto, Mary (2017). Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. The New Press. ISBN 9781620974827. Search this book on
- ↑ "Most expensive teeth grill worn by Katy Perry: Guinness World Record". www.nation.com.pk. 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Million-dollar teeth grill worn by Katy Perry is confirmed as most valuable ever". www.guinnessworldrecords.com. February 2018.
- ↑ "Most money raised for charity through head shaving - individual". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
- ↑ "L.A. DENTIST HELPS ACTORS GET THEIR TEETH INTO A ROLE". www.chicagotribune.com.
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