Dr. Mark Cohen graduated with a degree in Biology from Brooklyn College, CUNY and then received his doctor in dental surgery (DDS) with honors from the Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, DC. He then went on to complete a General Practice Residency (GPR) at the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Dr. Cohen returned as a supervising Attending at Montefiore in the Dental Department and as a Clinical Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
He currently holds a Mastership and Fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD and FAGD), a Fellowship from the American College of Dentists (FACD) and a Fellowship from the American Association of Hospital Dentists.
Dr. Cohen is a former president of the New Jersey Academy of General Dentistry and served the national organization as a committee chair, as Regional Director, National Trustee and was elected for two terms as the National Treasurer.
Dr. Cohen has donated his services to the Donated Dental Services Program which offers assistance to medically compromised seniors who are unable to afford necessary treatment. He also donated time to the New York City Medical Examiners office to aid with the identification of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. For these services, Dr. Cohen received a congressional citation.
More recently Dr. Cohen has served as a consultant to a major insurance company as well as to several dental manufacturers. In addition, he serves as a clinical investigator for the PEARL Network, a joint project of the National Institutes of Health and New York University conducting clinical dental research.
He has published articles, appeared on television, and edited a textbook on dental pharmacology.
Dr. Cohen has served as a member and president of the Board of Health in his home town, as well as serving on the Board of Trustees of his temple. Dr. Cohen and his wife, Professor Joan Cohen, are the proud parents of three sons and currently have four grandchildren.