Background
Freedland, Jacob Berke was born on March 19, 1913 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Morris and Molly (Burke) Freedland.
Freedland, Jacob Berke was born on March 19, 1913 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Morris and Molly (Burke) Freedland.
Student, University North Carolina. Doctor of Dental Surgery, Emory University, 1936. Doctor of Public Service (honorary), University North Carolina, Charlotte, 1990.
Private practice dentistry, Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1938. Retired, 1987
Adjunct professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1963. Visiting lecturer Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, since 1970.
Consultant lecturer United States Army Dental Corps, Walter Reed, 1964-1986, United States Navy Dental Corps, National Naval Center, 1964-1978, Area Health Education Centers, Charlotte. Consultant department oral medicine Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, scientist-in-residence. Director dental programs Charlotte Area Health Education Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
Director program development Area Health Education Centers, 1990.
Board directors Charlotte Symphony, Mecklenburg Red Cross, Mecklenburg County Blood Bank. Board visitors University North Carolina, 1985-1989. Major Dental Corps United States Army, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow American College Dentists, International College of Dentists, American Association Endodontists (1st Distinguished Philathropist award Research Education Foundation 1993), Academy Dentistry International (named International Dentist of Year, 1994). Member American Dental Association (consultant, commission on accreditation, council on dental education 1964-1986, delegate to international professional organizations 1982, 86, 87, Presidential citiation 1988), American Association Endodontists (president 1964-1965), North Carolina Dental Society (president 2nd district 1964-1965), American Institute Oral Sciences (president 1965-1967), American Association Hospital Dentists, American Fund Dental Health (trustee, adviser), Dental Foundation North Carolina (president 1975, board directors), National Institute Dental and Craniofacial Research Foundation (board directors since 1998, member executive committee Friends chapter 1999-2000).
Married Charlotte Soble, September 7, 1939. Children: Martin B., Leslie Ann Freedland Locke.