Dr. Joseph B Breitman, DDS

Dr. Joseph B. Breitman is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.  At Temple University School of Dentistry, he completed a prosthodontic specialist training program in 1979.  That same year, he established a practice limited to prosthodontics in Northeast Philadelphia, where he continues to practice today.  In addition to his full time practice, Dr. Breitman is an Associate Professor at the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University, where he supervises students in their clinical training in prosthodontics. In 2010, Dr. Breitman was certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics as a Diplomate and is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists.  This Board Certification is the highest level of achievement in the dental specialty of Prosthodontics.
Since he was eleven years old, Dr. Breitman has trained in Korean Martial Arts.  In 1971 he was awarded a first dan black belt by the World TaeSooDo Association.  After a …hiatus  during college and dental school, Dr. Breitman returned to training and was awarded a first dan black belt by the Kukkiwon (The Korean National Gym) in 1988.   Continued diligence in training and teaching Taekwondo has enabled Dr. Breitman to rise to the high rank of sixth dan black belt from the Kukkiwon of the World Taekwondo Federation.  As a volunteer, Dr. Breitman has run a Taekwondo program for the Huntingdon Valley Activities Association for many years.  The program has over thirty students currently.  Dr. Breitman is also an avid amateur musician, playing bagpipes, flute and piccolo.
Dr. Breitman lives in Huntingdon Valley with his wife Barbara and their three children:  Ilana, 20, a student at Columbia University (a second degree black belt), Ari, 18, a student at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan (a third degree black belt), and Leela, 16, a student at Abington Friends (whose doting father says she is an incredible artist).