Compassionate, patient-focused general dentist seeking associateship following a general practice residency rich in comprehensive general dentistry and other experiences including emergency dental procedures as well as treating oncology and special needs patients.
Surgical Extractions Alveoloplasties Soft Tissue Biopsies Incision & Drainages Dental Trauma | Endodontics CEREC - CAD/CAM CBCT, CT, Digital Radiography Epic, Axium, MiPACs, WinOMS Systems Conversational Farsi, Beginner Spanish |
CA Dental License #104601
CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Invisalign
Provided comprehensive care to medically complex patients at multiple UCSF affiliated hospitals:
o Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center: performed comprehensive exams, treatment plans, fabricated over 20 complete and partial dentures, performed non-surgical root canal therapy, simple and surgical extractions, operative dentistry, and enhanced communication skills with the interdisciplinary health-care team for majority special needs and wheelchair-bound resident patients
o UCSF Dental Oncology Clinic: performed comprehensive exams, treatment plans, operative dentistry, removable and fixed prosthodontics, and fabricated scatter guards for individuals treated for or undergoing head and neck cancer therapy; worked with the patients' head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and oral surgeons to streamline effective and timely treatments
o Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Oral Surgery Clinic: worked up, treatment planned and triaged new patients in need of oral surgery; performed simple and surgical extractions, including third molars, and alveoloplasties; assisted OMFS residents during IV sedation and general anesthesia cases; provided night and weekend call services at ZSFGH and Mission Bay Children's Hospital, fabricated splints for trauma patients and performed incisions and drainages in the clinic, ED, and Urgent Care Clinic; worked up, booked and rounded on inpatients pre and post-op; supervised and trained groups of fourth-year dental students during their oral surgery rotation; attended weekly service meetings and didactic lectures alongside the OMFS residents
o UCSF Oral Medicine Clinic: worked up new patients and performed excisional and incisional soft tissue biopsies in the oral cavity; followed up with patients post-operatively and interpreted their pathology reports
o UCSF Center for Orofacial Pain Clinic: worked alongside specialists to work up patients endorsing orofacial and TMJ pain; reviewed head and neck CT scans; worked alongside sleep medicine specialists and helped fabricate mandibular advancement splints to open patients' airways who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea
o Hospital Dentistry:
· Comprehensively treated a high volume of patients diagnosing dental diseases, operative dentistry, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, removable and fixed prosthodontics and pediatrics
· Provided comprehensive dental treatment to a wide variety of patients; learned how to diagnose dental diseases radiographically and clinically; enhanced skills in operative dentistry, fixed and removable, implant restoration and endodontic treatment; assisted post-doctoral students on endodontic and periodontic procedures
· Assisted volunteer dentists and hygienists in providing top-of-the-line care to patients of the Greater Bay Area; performed radiographs on clients, sterilized equipment, set up procedure trays, and trained new cohorts of volunteers; delivered oral health and hygiene instruction to patients; attended annual California Dental Association conventions to recruit volunteer dentists and form partnerships with various dental vendors
UCLA Pre-Dental Mentor: Online, San Francisco, CA 2019-present
Board Member; Secretary: ADEA, Boston, MA 2016-2019
Pre-doc Dental Instructor: ADEA, Boston, MA 2017-2019
Dental Screener: Rosie's Place, Roxbury, MA 2016- 2019
Mouthguard Technician: Special Olympics “Special Smiles,” Boston, MA 06/2017 & 06/2018
Pediatric Dental Screener: Nurtury Pre-School, Roxbury, MA 02/2018
Radiology Instructor: RDA Certification Class, Boston, MA 01/2018
Dental Screener: Mattapan Community Health Fair, Mattapan, MA 09/2017
Happy Teeth at UCLA: Los Angeles Preschools, Los Angeles, CA 2011-2012
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