Education:

1992-1995 University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco

Completed Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree

1988-1992 University of California, Davis

Completed Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Physiology

Work Experience:

Owner/Dentist of practice focused on placement and restorations of dental implants.   This is a referral based implant dedicated practice.  Experienced on multiple systems (, Hiossen, Dentis, Nobel, Zimmer, Endopore plus others).  Experienced in bone grafting, sinus grafting, and difficult cases of narrow or short bone and free-handed surgery with correct spacing and esthetic outcomes. Experienced in trouble shooting difficult cases including poor/awkward placements, fractured implants, restoring old/obsolete systems, correcting and improving esthetics. Completed over 5000 implant placements.

Teaching Experience:

2019-Present

Faculty for Dentis Implant system. Developed and presented course teaching Basic Implant Surgical Placement. 4 day course given twice per year.

2010-Present

Faculty for Hiossen/Osstem Basic Implant Surgical Course. Developed and presented course Management of the Pneumatized Sinus, Implant Complications, and Advanced Bone Grafting and Management Course. Courses are given 1-4 times per year.

2010-Present

Provide in office surgical mentorship for dentists wanting to learn implantology. Teaching correct patient assessment, bone evaluation, ideal implant placement, good aseptic technique etc.

2009 Lectured for Southern Implant to peers regarding advantages of this implant

2003-2007

Helped support basic implant surgical course for Innova Implant Systems.  Course was given approximately 5 times during this time period.

2007-present

I conduct an implant study group for colleagues once a month to help them with their implant cases. I have been available to mentor for individual surgeries at their request.