His death came one day after he was honored with the first California Dental Association Foundation Humanitarian Award.

Goldstein devoted his career to providing access to care for underserved populations, especially the children of California. He spearheaded the creation of the USC School of Dentistry Mobile Clinic, a program that brought dental care to communities throughout the state.

In 1970, one of the first tasks Goldstein and the dental students he supervised took on was to provide care for the children of migrant farm workers in Central and Southern California. With just one trailer, portable dental chairs made of cardboard and “the Octopus,” a makeshift dental device created by the students, Goldstein and his team provided 30 weekend clinics in one year. Since its inception, the clinic has treated more than 93,000 children.

Goldstein led the students tirelessly during his 12-year tenure as mobile clinic director. Even after he left the position in 1982, he continued to participate in the mobile clinics until his death.

In 2000, he also helped create the USC Dental Clinic at the Union Rescue Mission on 5th and San Pedro streets in downtown Los Angeles to provide care for the homeless.

Goldstein earned his DDS from the University of California, San Francisco, in 1944 and was assigned to the U.S. Navy training station at Farragut, Idaho. He maintained a private practice in Santa Monica, Calif., for 26 years before becoming the senior partner and cofounder of a group practice in Los Angeles from which he retired in 1983.

In 1959, he became a part-time member of the USC School of Dentistry’s periodontal faculty. He was a professor in the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Epidemiology and director of Community Outreach Programs.

Goldstein is survived by his brother, Mort, and sister, Clara; children Jeffrey, Jonathan, Judith and Joel; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.