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