PERIODONTICS

SPECIALIZED DENTISTRY

I received my dental degree in Moscow, Russia, after completing a rigorous, five-year long full-time undergraduate program that included many hospital rotations and several short internships in dental clinics. During my years in dental school, I realized that I was always interested in the surgical aspects of dentistry because I saw what positive changes it can bring to patients’ lives. My one-year internship in pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery further reinforced my interest, and I continued my training in an oral surgery residency. Even though residency was filled with long clinic hours, emergency rotations, and research, I also worked in several private dental practices to gain additional experience.

During my years in residency, I built a strong foundation in the profession that helped me in private practice as I was transitioning from simple clinical cases to the more challenging ones. My specialty gives me great professional satisfaction when I see how outcomes of my work are restoring patients’ ability to smile and how patients are regaining confidence.