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
Special needs, special dentists
“There are but a handful of dentists in the country who have the expertise to perform complex full-mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia. Dr. David Blende is the only dentist I know who has created a skilled team, and perfected an approach to treatment, that allows provision of this care on a routine basis. I have come to trust and respect his judgment, which balances choice of patient with realistic treatment expectations.”
– Ray A. Lyons, DDS, FADPD, Chief of Dental Services, LLCP Special Needs Dental Clinic, Albuquerque, NM