Staff Spotlight Dr. Rubenstein

Today we wanted to highlight someone very special, Dr. Loretta Rubenstein!  She chose dentistry and ultimately orthodontics because of the difference braces made in her own life as a 13-year-old military dependent living in Germany. That experience and the relationship she developed with her orthodontist and his family is what originally got her interested in dentistry. Her orthodontist and his family played a significant role in helping her get to where she is today. That is the kind of difference what she hopes to inspire in her young patients’ lives.

Dr. Rubenstein received her undergraduate education at the University of South Carolina and attended dental school at the University of North Carolina. Her general practice internship was completed through the United States Air Force, and both her pediatric dental specialty training and orthodontic specialty training were completed at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College.  In today’s world of medicine and dentistry technology is constantly advancing with many new and exciting changes emerging. Dr. Rubenstein strives to stay 100% current on all new technologies and information in her orthodontic specialty, while also staying informed on the advancements in general dentistry. There is no way to be the best orthodontist she can be unless she is current, educated, and informed.

Before becoming an orthodontist, Dr. Rubenstein worked in every area of dentistry and continued to specialize until finding orthodontics in 1988. “It has been a fun, challenging, and rewarding journey; what more could anyone ask for?”  Dr. Rubenstein has been practicing at the Newport News location since 1992. “Over that time we have become a large family, and have been able to see our patients mature and grow into adulthood. It is so very rewarding to be able to develop those types of friendships with our patients! One of the best parts is getting to follow each patient’s unique journey and watch their smiles and personalities transform over time.”  Dr Rubenstein and the team love developing wonderful relationships with patients, and absolutely love helping them achieve the smile they always dreamed of having!

Dr. Rubenstein, her husband,  two children, and their three big dogs moved to Newport News when she resigned from her position as a professor at the Medical College of Virginia Dental School in Richmond. They have lived here now for 26 years! Her husband grew up in this area and they both love the proximity to the beach, because they are all water people, including their Labrador Retrievers. They all enjoy being on the water, boating, jet skiing, scuba diving, throwing tennis balls for the dogs, and watching sunsets or sunrises.