Richard G. Stevenson III, DDS, FAGD, FACD, ABOD
Dr. Stevenson earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1986 from UCLA, a certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry in 2001 from UCLA, and obtained Board Certification from the American Board of Operative Dentistry in 2008. He has been mentoring students to achieve superior results on Board Examinations and Entrance Exams since 1992. His work as a mentor of five Richard V. Tucker Study Clubs, combined with teaching at the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral levels at UCLA have forged his commitment to excellence and passing on the knowledge to others. His laudatory history with teaching has garnered him Teacher of the Year Awards from numerous classes at UCLA including the prestigious ADA Golden Apple Award for Teaching. He is a graduate of the famed Kois Center, and maintains a private practice at Stevenson Dental performing Complex Restorative Rehabilitations including Esthetics and Implant Dentistry.
Joan Pi-Anfruns, DDS
Dr. Joan Pi-Anfruns was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He earned his degree as a Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2004 from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Implant Program, Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, New York University (2007). He joined the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2007, where he completed a Fellowship in Surgical Implant Dentistry (2014). Currently, Dr. Pi-Anfruns shares his time between private practice in Los Angeles, CA and as a part-time Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA with a dual appointment in the sections of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration and the International Team for Implantology.
Mudit K. Yadav, DDS
Dr. Yadav is a graduate of Manipal University, India and completed the rigorous 2-year Advanced Clinical Training Program at UCLA under under Dr. Stevenson in 2017. He is an expert in dental photography and is the chief faculty of the waxing courses held at SDS. He has been teaching courses alongside Dr. Stevenson for two years at UOP Dental School, and at the SDS Learning Center. He was voted as the best tutor by students last year and has a calm and down to earth teaching style. His clinical interests include advanced prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and cast and direct gold restorations. He has been invited to lecture in India and continues to provide invaluable assistance with CAAPID applications and consultations via our Application Coach service. He practices general dentistry in Porterville, CA and teaches at SDS on the weekends and evenings.
Mark A. Cruz, DDS
Dr. Cruz graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry in 1986 and started a dental practice in Monarch Beach, CA upon graduation. He has lectured nationally and internationally and is a member of various dental organizations including the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He was a part-time lecturer at UCLA and member of the faculty group practice and was past assistant director of the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry. He has served on the National Institute of Health/NIDCR (National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research) Grant Review Committee in Washington D.C. and served 2 terms on the DSMB (data safety management board) for the NPBRN (national practice-based research network overseen by the NIDCR) as well as on the editorial board for the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (Elsevier) and a past reviewer for the JADA and current reviewer for PracticeUpdate (Elsevier). He currently is co-authoring the textbook, Airway Focused Clinical Dentistry: A Comprehensive Guide for Global Wellness Beyond Teeth, Gums & Joints to be published by Elsevier at the end of next year.
NOTE: Mark A. Cruz, DDS is a founding member of the Airway Collaborative, a California S-Corporation. All material presented will be based on the latest science and evidence available to the best of his ability.
Halden Yu, DDS
Dr. Halden Yu has been serving patients in Burlingame, CA, for over 20 years, blending his extensive clinical expertise with a warm, patient-centered approach. A graduate of UC Berkeley, where he majored in Molecular and Cell Biology, Dr. Yu went on to earn his dental degree at the UCSF School of Dentistry. His post-graduated training at USC-LA County Hospital equipped him with the advanced skills needed to handle a wide range of dental cases. In addition, Dr. Yu has completed multiple dental implant programs and holds a certificate in phlebotomy, reflecting his commitment to excellence in healthcare.
Muazz Zendaki D.D.S
Dr. Zendaki is a Restorative Dentistry specialist with a postgraduate certificate from UCLA And has an Oral surgery training from Cairo University.
He has a passion for high quality functional Restorative and surgical Dentistry.
As a dental educator Dr Zendaki has trained thousands of dentists through out his dental Teaching career.
Dr Zendaki is a graduate of UCLA Restorative Dentistry program with an extensive training under worlds renowned mentors in the arts and sciences of Comprehensive Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry.
He is a Member of the Academy or RV Tucker study clubs and an active Table clinician and member at the American Academy of Operative Dentistry and the Academy of Genral Dentistry.
Cristina D. Lopez, DMD
Cristina D. Lopez, DMD, is a 1991 graduate of the University of the East. After practicing general dentistry in the Philippines, she immigrated to the United States and obtained her dental license. She has held a Lecturer appointment at the UCLA School of Dentistry in Restorative Dentistry since 2007, where she has served in several roles, including assistant to the chair in both the fixed prosthodontics and operative dentistry courses. She has given presentations and table clinics throughout the U.S. and Asia in the areas of cast gold, veneers and dental materials. She is a member of the Stevenson Clinical Study Club, Academy of Richard V. Tucker
Cast Gold Study Club and the American Academy of Gold Foil Operators. She is a highly sought clinician in private practice. Her fellow dentists seeking treatment from her as well as dental students and dental technicians is a testament to her great clinical skills. She has taught with Dr. Stevenson since 2008. She is in the Executive Council of the of the Academy of Operative Dentistry where she also serves on the Rising (Faculty) Star Committee.
William W, Morgan D.D.S.
William W, Morgan D.D.S. graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry in 1973 and began private practice in Woodland Hills, California. Upon graduation, he was asked to teach part-time in the Section of Operative Dentistry, at UCLA School of Dentistry which he did for three years. After five years in full-time private practice, in 1981 he returned to UCLA School of Dentistry to teach in the Section of Fixed Prosthodontics on a part-time basis until 1996 when he taught on a full-time basis as a Clinical Professor until retirement in 2015. Since that time, he has been an Emeritus Clinical professor on a recall basis.
At UCLA he chaired the pre-clinical Indirect estorations course for over 25 years and currently co-chairs that course. In addition, he was co-chair of the Clinical estorative Dentistry course, which monitored student progress toward graduation and cleared them when they were completed.
While at UCLA, he served on several committees and received numerous teaching awards including being chosen by students as “Faculty of the Year” on several occasions.
He has been a member of the American Dental Association and the California Dental Association and is a member of the Academy of Operative Dentistry as well as a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor
society.
Savi Huang, MS
Born, raised, and obtaining her BS degree in Taiwan, Savi Huang came to the US and pursued her MS at UC Berkeley.
She worked in the IT field for nearly two decades before becoming a California Court Certified Mandarin interpreter, providing both on-site and telephonic interpretation and written-document translation services for courts, private industries, and many other organizations in Greater Los Angeles.
Ms. Huang is now the co-founder and owner of Stevenson Dental Solutions. She administrates the dental education branch alongside IT, marketing, dental supplies, and patient care.