TMJ Expert Witnesses in Nevada

This highly qualified expert completed her BS from Syracuse University and earned her DMD from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry. She completed a Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Mt Sinai Medical Center. This expert is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a member of prestigious associations such as the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, the American Dental Education Association and the American Dental Association, She received the Hands to Heart Award from the Department of Veteran Affairs. This expert has published 11 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 abstract posters and has contributed in 1 book chapter. She is the co-editor for a new textbook on temporomandibular joint disorders, with anticipated date of completion of Winter 2017. She is the former Section Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and she is the current Dental Service Chief at a major medical center. She also serves as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at a private surgical practice. Her major areas of clinical and research expertise are temporomandibular joint disorders and mandibular reconstruction.

This expert has 26+ years of experience in the dental supply industry. He began his career as a Purchaser for SmartHealth and held this role from 1991 until 1998. After three years as a Territory Manager for Dentsply, the expert joined Patternson Dental as an Equipment Specialist & Office Designer. In this position, he was responsible for assisting practice owners in finding the proper equipment and technology for their practice. He also provided 3-D renderings of potential office plans and acted as a liaison between the practice owner and contractors, architects, and interior designers. He was with Patterson from 2003 until mid-2016, when his position was eliminated as part of a massive restructuring. He now works at another dental equipment supply company.

This highly qualified expert is a California Board Certified Dentist with over thirty years of Post-Doctoral Teaching and Private Clinical Practice experience. Clinically, he primarily focuses on general dentistry, restorative dentistry and prosthetic dentistry. He is a graduate of McGill University School of Dentistry and also holds a Post-Doctoral, Advanced Master’s Degree in Professional Education [A.M.Ed.] from the University of Southern California. He served has the president of the Southern California Academy of General Dentistry and is a member of numerous dental associations including the The American Academy of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, American Dental Association and the Federation of Prosthodontic Organizations. He has served as a consultant to dental manufactures in regards to design and use of dental artifacts for companies in USA, Canada, Germany and Japan. Currently he practices dentistry at a private practice in California while also teaching at two California dental colleges.