We are dentists that serve the Downey comunity by doing dental checks on every 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students in the Downey Unified School District.

We meet every fourth Thursday of the month, at 6:00 pm at the New RioHondo Country Club 10627 Old River School Rd, Downey (between Florence and Firestone).

The Downey Dental Academy is pleased to present 

The Downey Dental Academy is pleased to bring Dr Gregg C. Miller, DDS MS on January 28 2010 at 6pm at The Rio Hondo Country Club.  He will be presentisg ""The Rationale Behind Phase I Treatment". 

Greg C. Miller, DDS, MS

(415) 730-3322

gmillerdds@gmail.com

Work Experience:

Miller and Kan Orthodontics, Long Beach, CA March 2009 – November 2009

Seaside Dental Care, Huntington Beach, CA June 2008 – Present

Dental Specialty Center, Glendale, CA December 2008 – Present

Office of Frank K Yorita, DDS, Inc. Garden Grove, CA July 2007 – March 2009

Board member of the Harbor Dental Society January 2009 – Present

Delegate to the California Dental Association November 2009

Education:

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Certificate in Orthodontics, June 2007

Masters of Science in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, June 2007

Columbia University, New York, NY

Doctor of Dental Surgery, May 2004

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, May 1999

Postgraduate Training

Orthodontic Residency Curriculum, July 2004 – present

UCSF, Division of Orthodontics

• Clinical Experience

• Appliances: .018 & .022 Straight Wire (Unitek, Ormco, GAC) & self-ligating brackets (Damon, In-Ovation, Smartclip), Invisalign, removable appliances, functional appliances, headgear, miniscrew implants (placement & mechanics)

• Cases: orthognathic, multi-disciplinary, craniofacial anomalies, Phase I & II

• 3-D Cone Beam Computerized Tomography

• Over 1200 hours of orthodontic didactics, journal club, literature review, treatment planning, and practice management seminars

Masters Program Curriculum, July 2004 – present

UCSF, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

• Original research correlating 3-D Cone Beam CT images of the cervical vertebrae to growth potential, leading towards a published Master’s thesis

• Didactics in basic sciences, scientific methodology, and growth & development

Extern Resident Orthodontist, November 2005 – December 2006

La Clinica de la Raza, Oakland, CA

• Provide interceptive orthodontic care for underprivileged children

Andrews Orthodontic Philosophy Segment I, February 2006

Lawrence Andrews Foundation for Education and Research, San Diego, CA

Tweed-Merrifield Course, April 2006

Charles Tweed International Foundation, Tucson, AZ

Invisalign Certification Course, January 2006

 

The Downey Dental Academy is pleased to present Joel Brodsky DDS MS Thurday November 19 at 6pm.


He will be speaking on "3D imaging in Orthodontics"


Dr. Joel Brodsky prides himself in not only providing clinical excellence in orthodontic treatment but also in creating lasting relationships with his patients.  Dr. Brodsky has practiced exclusively in Lakewood since 1976.  Because he has remained in the same neighborhood for an extensive period of time, he has gotten to treat as many as three generations of some local families. 

Dr. Brodsky is a "home grown" Southern California orthodontist.  Born in Los Angeles, Dr. Brodsky attended UCLA for eight years where he first studied Engineering and then received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1974.  He journeyed to Rochester, New York, where he studied orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Center - University of Rochester and earned both his Certificate in Orthodontics and Masters of Science degree in 1976. 

While maintaining a full-time private practice he held an academic appointment at the UCLA School of Dentistry where he donated time as a clinical instructor in orthodontics and oversaw student research in the field.  Dr. Brodsky believes in the incorporation of "cutting-edge technology" in his orthodontic practice and is a sought-after lecturer at dental schools and meetings across the country.  His present day research involves the areas of digital imaging, the Pendulum appliance and Invisalign® treatment.

He is associated with the cleft palate teams at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Orthopedic Hospital Los Angeles and Southern California Kaiser Permanente.  Dr. Brodsky finds that his most challenging and satisfying cases involve patients with craniofacial problems and/or skeletal disharmonies that require a “team” approach and/or orthognathic surgery.

Dr. Brodsky loves his profession and his family.  Dr. Brodsky currently lives in Long Beach with his wife, Edie.  In his free time, he likes to spend time with his two children and finds time to tinker with computers, exercise regularly, play golf, snow ski, and travel.





The Downey Dental Academy is pleased to present Nelson Yen DDS MS on October 29.

Speaker: Nelson T. Yen, D.D.S., M.S.

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009

Topic: "Incorporating Locator Attachments Into the Treatment of your Partial and Complete Edentulous Patients"

 

The Locator Implant Attachment System is designed for use with dentures or partial dentures retained by endosseous implants.  This system has provided patients greater satisfaction in the retention, function, esthetics and cost-effectiveness in their removable prosthetic treatment.  Dr. Yen will discuss in detail the surgical and restorative concepts of Locator Attachments and present patients cases that have incorporated Locators in the treatment plan.  He will also discuss effective conversational strategies that you and your staff can have with your patients when discussing treatment options.

 

Dr. Yen received his dental degree and periodontal specialty certificate from UCLA School of Dentistry.  He maintains a full-time practice in periodontal medicine, oral plastic surgery, and dental implants in Fullerton, CA.  He is a past recipient of achievement and research awards from the California Dental Association, American Academy of Periodontology, and the California Society of Periodontists.  Currently, he is the Co-Director of the Regenerative Solutions Dental Institute and he lectures nationally on the topics related to periodontics and implant dentistry.

 

The Downey Dental Academy is pleased to present

Reza Malek zaheh DDS on September  24 at 6pm.  He will be speaking on  "Contemporary Surgical Periodontics" 

 

 

Dr. Malek received his BS in Biology from the University of California Riverside and was on the Dean’s list all four years. He received his DDS degree from UCLA and certificate in Periodontics from Oregon Health Science University. He is board certified from the American Academy of Periodontology: a distinction only one third of all practicing periodontist have achieved. He has co-authored several published articles in Scientific Peer Review Journals and is frequent speaker to numerous groups and professional societies regarding periodontics and dental implants. Previous teaching responsibilities include Clinical Instructor at Pasadena City College Dental Hygiene Department and Associate Professor, Department of Peridontology at USC. Dr. Malek holds dental licenses in the states of Washington, Oregon and California.