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Healthy tooth vs. periodontitis

Ending this week with Dental Assistants Recognition Week! We celebrate our wonderful assistants not just today, but everyday. Not only are they the best at their job, but they make the practice a fun place to be!

Happy National Dentist Day to our wonderful dentists! We appreciate your amazing work, kindness, and positive attitudes!

Meet our doctors! Dr. Jeffrey Hsu Dr. Hsu received his D.D.S. degree from the USC School of Dentistry and followed that with a general practice residency at the UCLA School of Dentistry. After practicing general dentistry for a year, he decided to pursue his certificate in Periodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he was also afforded the opportunity to treat patients at the local Veterans Administration. Dr. Hsu has developed skills in implant surge...ry, periodontal surgery, and site preservation procedures including soft tissue and bone augmentation. He has performedextensive research on different soft tissue grafting techniques and attended vital continuing education courses on the same topic. In the near future, Dr. Hsu would like to teach and educate students at the USC School of Dentistry.

Meet our doctors! Dr. Sarvenaz Angha Dr. Sarvenaz Angha received her Bachelor degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California Berkeley in 2000. She then earned a D.D.S. degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry and continued her education at UCLA as a Postdoctoral Resident in Periodontics and Implant Surgery, spending an additional three years, training with world-renowned professors in Periodontics. Upon completion of her Postdoctoral program, Dr. A...ngha followed her life-long passion for education, dedicating her time to teaching as a Lecturer at UCLA School of Dentistry, where she has trained hundreds of dental students since 2007. In 2010, she was asked to teach at the Postdoctoral Periodontics Program at UCLA, as the youngest clinical Faculty joining her mentors. She is an advocate of public health awareness. She employs her passion for teaching both by training students in an academic environment and through patient education. She thoroughly discusses all clinical findings, contributing factors, and treatment options, to assist her patients in making the best decisions about their treatment. See more

Meet our doctors: Dr. Wilson Morishita Dr. Morishita completed his dental education at the University of California, Los Angeles with honors. He received his certificate in periodontics from the University of Southern California. He has been in practice limited to periodontics in Pasadena since 1976. His philosophy has been to "treat patients the way that he would want to be treated", with kindness and compassion. Throughout his career, Dr. Morishita has striven to provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment.

Meet our doctors! Dr. Allan Charles Dr. Charles received his D.D.S. from the University of Illinois and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Southern California. Following completion of his post-graduate education, he remained at U.S.C. for 7 years as an associate clinical professor and director of Junior and Senior Periodontal Clinics. Dr. Charles currently lectures on various topics related to periodontics, implant surgery, and periodontal microsurgery. I have been fortunate in my professional career to be able to share knowledge with my colleagues and our practice has been a leader in dental education locally and nationally.

Happy Valentine’s Day from our PPA team!