Walter Guralnick Explained

Walter Charles Guralnick, DMD (November 1916 – September 6, 2017)^[1] was a Boston-based dentist who helped launch dental insurance in Massachusetts. He was Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Emeritus, at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He lived in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. His wife of 68 years, Betty Marson Guralnick, died in 2010 at age 89.^[2]

Guralnick worked for 65 years at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.^[2]

Education

• Graduated from Boston Latin School and went to Massachusetts State College, which later became the University of Massachusetts Amherst^[3]
• Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1941^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://hsdm.harvard.edu/news/losing-legend-hsdm-mourns-loss-walter-c-guralnick Losing a Legend: HSDM Mourns the Loss of Walter C. Guralnick. September 7, 2017
2. https://giving.massgeneral.org/walter-guralnick-100-years/ Walter Guralnick, DMD: Looking Back on 100 Years. News Article: MassGeneral News, Massachusetts General Hospital website. Friday, November 11, 2016. Accessed September 8, 2017
3. Web site: Marquard . Bryan . Dr. Walter Guralnick, 100; helped launch dental insurance in Mass. . Boston Globe . 11 February 2019.
4. https://hsdm.harvard.edu/news/losing-legend-hsdm-mourns-loss-walter-c-guralnick Losing a Legend: HSDM Mourns the Loss of Walter C. Guralnick. September 7, 2017