Special Needs Need Special Dentists
The Blende Dental Group works with the following group of specialists in our community to service the complex needs of our patients.
Anesthesiologists
Bill Halsey, M.D.
University of Texas, Galveston – M.D.
UCSF Medical Center – Residency
Michael Lam, M.D.
Tulane Medical School – M.D.
Stanford University Hospital – Residency
Edwin Lee, M.D.
University of California, San Diego – M.D.
University of California, Irvine – Residency
Endodontists
Vladimir Shuster, D.D.S.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine – D.M.D.
Specialty training at UCLA
Jerome Stroumza, D.D.S.
Garantiere University of Paris VII (Paris, France) – D.D.S.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry – Master of Science in Oral Biology
Boston University – Doctorate in Science for research
Ralan Wong, D.D.S., M.S.
Master of Science – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Oral Surgeons
Michael E. Barkin, D.D.S.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry – D.D.S.
Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein Institute of Medicine – Residency
Juan Luque, D.D.S., M.D.
Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia – D.D.S., M.D.
Northwestern Medical Center and King Drew Medical Center – Residency
Dennis Song, D.D.S., M.D.
University of California, San Francisco – D.D.S.
University of California, Davis – M.D.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) – Residency
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) – Associate Clinical Professor
California Pacific Medical Center- Attending Surgeon and Vice Chief of the Dental Division
St. Mary’s Medical Center – Attending Surgeon
Len Tolstunov, D.D.S.
Moscow Dental University (Moscow, Russia) – D.D.S.
University of the Pacific (UOP) School of Dentistry – Faculty Member
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Faculty Member (Oral and maxillofacial surgery residency training program)
Kaiser Permanente – Assistant Chief of the dental division
Oral Medicine
Sarah S. de Sanz, D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – D.D.S.
Dental degree from UCSF
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco – Residency
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Fellowship in oral medicine and post-graduate training in periodontology
Orthodontists
Rodney Lee, D.D.S.
University of San Francisco (USF) – Pre-dental degree
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Regents Scholar
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Certificate in Orthodontics
Glen C. Young, D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Residency in Orthodontics
Bella Shen Garnett, DMD, MMSc, PC
Harvard School of Dental Medicine – D.M.D.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine – Orthodontic Residency,
M.D.S, Masters of Medical Science
University of the Pacific (UOP) School of Dentistry – Faculty Member
Pediatric Dentists
Gila C. Dorostkar, D.D.S.
University of Southern California School of Dentistry – D.D.S.
V.A. Hospital, West L.A. – Residency
Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati – Pediatric Specialty
Doris Lin-Song, D.D.S.
University of San Francisco (USF) – D.D.S.
University of San Francisco (USF) – Pediatric Dental Residency
David L. Rothman, D.D.S.
New York University College of Dentistry- D.D.S.
Albert Einstein Medical Center- General Practice Residency
Medical College of Pennsylvania – Anesthesiology Residency
Children’s Hospital in Oakland and UCSF- Pediatric Dental Residency
Periodontists
Brand Ahn, D.D.S.
Columbia University – D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Residency
Sarah S. de Sanz, D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – D.D.S.
Dental degree from UCSF
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco – Residency
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Fellowship in oral medicine and post-graduate training in periodontology
Victor Lee, D.D.S.
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Harvard University – postgraduate work
Doina Panaite, D.D.S., M.S.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry – D.D.S.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry – Master of Medical Sciences degree in Oral Biology
Kirk L. Pasquinelli, D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – D.D.S.
University of Washington, Seattle – Certificate of specialization in Periodontics
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy
Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education
Jay R. Salzman, D.D.S.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – D.D.S.
Boston University – post graduate training in Periodontics
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