After a long and valiant battle with misdiagnosed cancer, Dr. Allan J. Lazare of New York City, died at age 85 peacefully in his sleep. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Arlene and their children. He was known for his endearing, personality and quick wit, as well as his outstanding achievements in his life. Allan was president of Lincoln high school In Brooklyn. He graduated from Columbia University and NYU College of Dentistry, and then postgraduate school, where he wrote a textbook that was required reading in the dental schools for many years. He was a world renowned periodontist, and lectured around the world. He retired in 1988 and formulated, and invented a product called Plax, which is a pre-brushing rinse that loosens and detaches the film of plaque. Plax ultimately became Pfizer‘s largest acquisition at that time and was featured in Fortune magazine, as one of the top 10 products of the year. After selling Plax and retiring from dentistry, Allan became involved in various creative projects, including writing, comedy and painting. Allan loved the theater, music and dancing, and he was an avid tennis player. His last creative and outstanding project was writing his second book, which was the 560 page book called who would ever believe it. It is the story of his extraordinary life experiences. Allan was proud of his life and accomplishments, but he considered his greatest achievements to be his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Arlene, son Dr. Marc Lazare (wife Milda), daughter Lauren Ratner (husband Seth) and his grandchildren Hunter and Sydney Lazare, Devin and Justin Shell (and his stepchildren Dean and Ashley Ratner).
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