Daniel A. Burstein, D.D.S., P.C.
Dr. Burstein was born in Santiago, Chile in 1960. His parents moved their family to Topeka, Kansas in 1962, where he learned to speak both English and Spanish fluently while being raised in “America’s Bread Basket.” In 1976, the Burstein family was on the move again. Relocating to the sunny southern California town of Del Mar. Dr. B attended high school at Torrey Pines High School, then college at the University of California San Diego.
After college Dr. B moved to northern California and entered Dental School at the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry. After graduation in 1988, he practiced family dentistry for two years before returning to UCSF for their Orthodontic Residency Program. Dr. B received his Orthodontic Specialty Certificate in 1992.
In 1993, Dr. B moved his family to Marietta, Georgia and has lived there happily ever after.
Dr. B. and his wife, Yo, met on a house-boating trip during dental school. Thanks to Yo’s older sister, who was in dental school a year ahead of Dr. B. Yo’s move to Atlanta was a big step being a native Californian with Hawaiian roots, but she could not be happier!
Yo is an avid tennis player and marathoner. She is also active in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.
Besides making "Killer" smiles, Dr. B’s other passions include running and scuba diving. His running goal is to run a marathon in every state, (39 Marathons in 23 states so far). He would also like to take underwater photos of animals all over the world.
Dr. B. and his wife are also the proud parents of Sam and twins, Jake and Josh.