General dentist with demonstrated work ethic and academic excellence.  Committed to patient care and evidenced based practice. Experience in many facets of general dentistry including crown & bridge, removables, direct restorative, endo, pediatric, and digital dentistry with E4D, CEREC, Carestream and 3M. Invisalign certified and nitrous trained. Advanced CE completed in implant placement and restoration, 3D printing, and treatment planning. 
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Member of Academy if General Dentistry, California Dental Association, American Dental Association 
Work History
  • Dental Design SD 9540 Waples St, Ste A, San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 490-4281
Education
  • DMD, WesternU College of Dental Medicine, Pomona, Ca 
  • BA, Psychology Dec 2002, University of California Santa Barbara

Continuing Education
  • Implant Pathway  Justin Moody DDS. AGD/ADA approved dental implant continuum.  Implant history, rationale, anatomy, ridge preservation, grafting, case selection, surgical protocols, guided surgery, restorations, and complications. Live patient surgery in Tempe, Az included single implants to full arch all on 6 cases, and a lateral window sinus augmentation.  
  • DSI Dental Success Summit Mark Costas DDS. Business summit featuring multiple lectures on non-clinical aspects of dentistry. Topics included case presentation, overhead control, economic forecasts, financial planning, practice transitions, creating systems based practice, and team leadership. 
  • RETP Rapid Efficient Treatment Planning Lincoln Harris DDS. Approaches to quickly generate treatment plans for complicated cases. Communication techniques focusing on patient care . 
  • Essentials of 3D Printed Guides Rick Ferguson DDS.  Introduction to Blue Sky Bio software and meshmixer for the design and 3D printing of implant surgical guides. 
  • Digital Dentistry Boot Camp PDS institute. CEREC, prep design, scanning, 3D design and milling, esthetic staining. 
  • Whats New and Whats Not in Adhesive Restorative Materials Edmond Hewlett DDS. UCLA Vice Chair of Restorative Dentistry lecture covering current best practices of bonding as well as strengths/weaknesses of latest advancements.
  • Clean, Shape, Pack Cliff Ruddle DDS. Concepts and techniques to successful endo procedures.

Honors
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) The national dental honor society. ​