Dr. Peter Auster reviewed his dental life 15 years ago and decided he wanted out. He scanned the want ads, couldn’t find an acceptable substitute and decided to rearrange his dental and physical world instead. Slowly, his dental life evolved and his goal is now to help other unhappy, unfulfilled dentists.  He was recently named a 2017 “Leader in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today Magazine. Dr. Auster has lectured from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon and recently in Kingston, Jamaica. In 2016, he completed his second term on the board of directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and is very proud of his selection as the AACD 2015 Humanitarian of the Year and a voted member of their leadership committee.  Dr Auster is founder and past-president of the New York Affiliate of the AACD, the Greater New York Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.  Dr. Auster’s series of articles in Dentistry Today is entitled “Conquering a Difficult Case”.  His October, 2015 article in "Inside Dentistry", entitled, "Cosmetic Dentistry for Patients with Bulimia“, discusses the role dentists can play in potentially saving the lives of patients with eating disorders in addition to re-vitalizing their smiles. His seminars include “How to be Thrilled in Dentistry (for the first time)? “(summarized in an October, 2015 article in Dental Economics),"Tackling Complicated Cases”and,“100 Cosmetic Products and Pearls”. He recently became a "Dawson Scholar" and received a "Concept of Complete Dentistry Award" from the Dawson Academy. Dr. Auster’s volunteer work includes 9 years of volunteer dentistry in Jamaica; Give Back a Smile; ADA Donated Dental Services, and Smiles for Life in which his office has contributed over $40,000 to children’s charities in the past 3 years. He has received a “Certificate for International Voluntary Service” from the ADA.  He has been voted a "Top Dentist in the Hudson Valley by his peers for the last 9 years. Dr. Auster is a graduate of the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine.   www.cosmeticdentistryassociates.com