Educational Background and Professional
Accomplishments

	Alex Farnoosh, D.M.D., M.S.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Farnoosh is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received specialty certificate in Periodontology and M.S. degree in 1974 and a Ph.D. degree in Pathology in 1978. He has been teaching at the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) since 1981, where he has been the director of Doctoral and Post Doctoral courses. He has also served as the chairman of Admissions for the School of Dentistry. He was promoted to Tenured Associate Professor at U.S.C. in 1988 and subsequently to Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontology. 

Dr. Farnoosh has received the Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Southern California and his work has appeared in more than 40 publications in the Journals of Periodontology and Pathology & other scientific Journals. He was nominated by the International Association of Dental Research for Edward H. Hatton Award for his research presented in IADR in London. Also nominated by the American Academy of Periodontology for Balint Orban Prize for his research on periodontal disease.  He has has served as chairman of Scientific programs of the American Association of Dental Research.  He has lectured nationally and internationally and was Guest Lecturer at the University of Moscow.

Dr. Farnoosh has invented methods for treatment of discolored and dark pigmented gums (Bleaching Gums) and his treatment methods were published in the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative dentistry (Click here to see photos of Gum Bleaching treatment). In addiiton, Dr. Farnoosh, owns two other patents for his dental invention.

Dr. Farnoosh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantology and fellow of American College of Oral Implantology and a member of numerous scientific societies such as American Academy of Periodontolgy, American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Los Angeles Dental Society, Beverly Hills Academy of Dentistry and has more than 25 years of private practice experience limited to Periodontics and Dental Implants (Click here to see photo of reconstruction of upper jaw by Dental Implants).

Dr. Farnoosh is a
Diplomate, Board Certified
of the American Board of Periodontology.

What does it mean to be a Diplomate?

A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology is a periodontist who has made a significant achievement beyond the mandatory education requirement of the specialty. To be qualified for the Board requires:

• Certification as a dentist, including basic collage education and completion of four years of dental school to earn the DDS of DMD degree and;
• Certification as a peridontists after at least two years of postdoctoral study in an approved program. This period of study is concentrated on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of periodontal diseases.

In addition, Board certification requires:

• At least five years of actual experience in the clinical practice of periodontics.
• Comprehensive oral and written examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including relevant biomedical subjects.
• Presentation of detail reports on a broad range of actual treatment provided personally by the candidate.

What this means to you?

The in-depth self-evaluation that goes into the years of preparation for Board certification is a voluntary effort in continuing education. It applies earlier academic work to the reality of patient care, culminating in presentation of the results for critical review by a panel of nationally respected peers.

The significance of Board certification lies beyond achieving the approval of that panel of experts. It lies also in the inner motivation for continual professional development and in the knowledge and skills that are gained from the ongoing critical review of the results of one's efforts.

The American Board of Peridontology was founded in 1939. It is the only certifying board in the dental specialty of periodontics.