Prior to moving to the Bay Area, Dr Chong spent many of her earlier years in warm and sunny Southeast Asia and the beautiful British Columbia, Canada. In Vancouver Canada, Dr Chong worked in several dental offices during her high school summer breaks and it was through these experiences that Dr Chong developed a passion for helping others create beautiful smiles. Dr Chong then moved to the City of Brotherly Love to pursue her passion in dentistry at the prestigious Ivy League Institution – the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tara Aghaloo is a Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She completed her dental training at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency, M.D., and PhD in Oral Biology at UCLA. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and her practice focuses on bone and soft tissue regeneration and dental implant surgery. She is also active in professional organizations where she is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Past-President of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO).

Dr. Kaspers has created a course to aid both orthodontists and dentists diagnose their patients more accurately by utilizing 3D technology.  Course participants will learn how to diagnose their patients correctly to help them find the structural imbalances which are the cause of their TMD.  Participants will also learn how to treat the patient to a balanced occlusion. 

Nita Chainani-Wu received her DMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. She then completed her specialty training in Oral Medicine (2000) and a Master's in Science in Oral Biology (2001) from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She received a Master’s in Public Health in 1999 and a PhD in Epidemiology in 2005 from the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine.

Dr. Anderson graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry, completed a GPR at USC and then practiced dentistry in San Diego for 19 years. His personal investment success allowed him to retire from dentistry at the age of 43. He became Treasurer of the National Academy of General Dentistry, where he dramatically turned around the fortunes of the AGD portfolio, increasing the Academy’s reserves from $2.2 million to $6.4 million in two years. 

Ms. Goldman, a native Northern Californian, specializes in defending dentists, specialists, and other doctors and small to mid-size employers, in the areas of business and employment law.  Ms. Goldman had a very informative session reviewing for us the Dental Practice Act.

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Dr. Ralan Wong is a 5th generation San Franciscan and a 3rd generation alumnus from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. Dr. Wong helped us in understanding pulp pathosis and its relation to dental pain as well as the treatment and management options of the acute dental emergency patient. 

Roland G. Chew, DDS, is a forensic dental consultant for Alameda, San Mateo, and Contra Costa County and other northern California counties.  He is a consultant to the Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified Persons.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and has lectured in the field of forensic dentistry in local and national meetings.   Dr. Chew is a 1993 graduate of the Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of Pacific, and he maintains a private practice in General Dentistry in Fremont, CA.

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Duane E. Spencer, DDS, FACD

USC School of Dentistry 1965

Pediatric Dental Residency  1970-72

U.S. Naval Dental Corps; retired 1991

Pediatric Dental Practices:  Berkeley, Walnut Creek;  retired 2015

Forensic Dental Consultant since 1977; numerous CA counties + CA Dept of Justice + National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Odontology

Masters of Science in Geriatric Dentistry and Oral Medicine from University of Southern California, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, 2017; Doctor of Dental Surgery from University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 1986; Bachelors of Science in Biology from Loyola Marymount University, 1982; Honored Fellow in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry; Master of the Academy of General Dentistry; Faculty lecturer UCLA School of Dentistry,  Department of Restorative Dentistry; Course Director of Occlusion, UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry,  2005-2023; Course Director of Occlusion, California Implant Institute; Past President of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Western US; Past Trustee of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry;Private Practice Ventura, California, since 1986

Dr. Kan received DDS from Loma Loma University School of Dentistry (LLUSD), California, USA, and completed both  Advanced Education in Prosthodontics and Advanced Program in Implant Surgery with MS degree. He is currently a Professor for Implant Dentistry and maintains a private practice. 

Dr. Stephen E. Lockwood graduated from UC Irvine before attending Oral Roberts University, School of Dentistry.  After earning his DMD (’84) he entered a one-year GPR program at Loma Linda VA Hospital. After a three-year associateship he opened his private practice in La Jolla, CA (’89) where he currently practices comprehensive dentistry with an emphasis in Cosmetic Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Implant Dentistry. 

Dr. Orta is Board Certified with the American Board of Prosthodontics and is both a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Dr. Orta is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, Division of Prosthodontics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry where she enjoys sharing her passion for minimally invasive restorative dentistry with the Pre-doctoral students, Prosthodontic residents and Perio/Prosth fellows. Prior to academia, Dr. Orta practiced in Washington, DC.

 Dr. Orta is past Editor-in-Chief to the American College of Prosthodontists Messenger publication. Outside of dentistry, Dr. Orta enjoys spending time with her husband and family on their 100-year-old horse farm. 

Dr. Timothy Kosinski is an Affiliated Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of  Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and serves on the editorial review board of Reality, the information source for esthetic dentistry and is the past editor of the Michigan Academy of General Dentistry. He is currently the Editor of the AGD journals General Dentistry and AGD Impact,  and was named editor of IMPLANTS TODAY,  the implant publications of DENTISTRY TODAY. He is a Past-President of the Michigan Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Kosinski received his DDS from the University of Detroit Mercy Dental School and his Mastership in Biochemistry from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Society of Osseointegration.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and received his Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry.

Dr. Leary had a fee for service dental practice in Menlo Park, CA. He lectures on comprehensive restorative dentistry, case presentation, team building/practice development, and health-centered dentistry.

University of Pacific School of Dentistry, USAF General Practice Residency. Schuster Center--Practice Development and Mastery programs. Mentor at Schuster Center.

Advanced Restorative training: FACE graduate, PAC–Live Functional Esthetics & Advanced Anterior Esthetics, Bioesthetic Dentistry/OBI graduate, all levels. UCLA Esthetic Continuum.

Dr. Jon Suzuki holds Clinical Professorships at the University of Maryland, the University of Washington and Nova Southeastern University. He is also on the faculty of the US Navy Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Dr. Suzuki is Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology (School of Medicine) and Professor Emeritus of Periodontology and Oral Implantology (School of Dentistry)  at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. USA.  He served as Chairman and Director of Graduate Periodontology and Oral Implantology, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education at Temple University. He also served as Dean, Chief of Hospital Dentistry, and CEO of the Faculty Practice Plan at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Dr. Ziv Simon is a periodontist practicing in Beverly Hills. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He teaches surgery at USC. Dr. Simon is a creator of SurgicalMaster®, a global education platform that teaches dentists how to excel in surgery and enjoy growth and fullfillment.