Rowshan Ahani, D.D.S., M.S.
I
grew up right here on the Peninsula, attending Burlingame High School,
where I graduated in 1988. Next, I went to UC Davis, where I received a
Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. After graduation, I worked as a
biochemical technician at Gententech for two years.
It during my time at Genentech that I
decided on a career in Dentistry. I was accepted into UCLA School of
Dentistry, where I received a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1999.
During my dental school years, I found endodontics to be the most
difficult, challenging, and confounding aspect of dentistry. So, of
course, I decided that this was what I was meant to do for the rest of
my life.
I spent the next two years in the
Endodontics residency program at sunny Buffalo where I earned my
Endodontics specialty certificate as well as a Master of Science degree
in oral Biology. While I enjoyed my time in Buffalo and was very lucky
to have met many great people, I was thrilled to move back home to sunny
California. After returning, I worked as an associate endodontist for 3
years until, in October 2004, we opened Bayside Endodontics in Daly
City.
Although I didn't have many concrete
reasons for choosing this specialty, fate would have it that I couldn't
imagine a better, more satisfying job than the one I have. Few other
professions can provide people relief from intense pain and suffering
every single day. I truly feel very lucky to have chosen to work in such a
rewarding field. When I am away from the office, I spend as much time as
possible with my wife, Tina (also a dentist!), and our three young sons. I am a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which I have
found to be a wonderful source exercise and stress relief.
EDUCATION
Certificate in Endodontics State University
of New York, Buffalo
M.S. in Oral Sciences Certificate Received July, 2001
D.D.S. University
of California, Los Angeles
Degree
Received June, 1999
B.S. University of California, Davis
Major:
Zoology
Degree
Received June, 1993
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1999-2001 QUANTITATIVE SEM COMPARISON OF
LIGHTSPEEDAND PROFILE ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTS
SUNY Buffalo School of
Dentistry
Department of Endodontics
1996-1998 IN VITRO
MICROLEAKAGE STUDY OF ENDODONTIC RETROFILL MATERIALS
UCLA School
of Dentistry
Department
of Endodontics
1995 INNERVATION
OF THE MANDIBULAR INCISORS BY THE
MENTAL NERVE
UCSF School
of Dentistry
Department
of Oral Surgery
1991-1993 PHARMACOKINETICS OF ZINC
PHTHALOCYANINE
TETRASULFONATE
IN THE TUMOR
BEARING 9L GLIOSARCOMA RAT MODEL
EFFICACY
OF ZINC PHTHALOCYANINE
TETRASULFONATE
IN PHOTODYNAMIC
THERAPY
USE OF
ANGIOSTATIC STEROIDS AS AN ADJUNCT TO PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
UC Davis School of Medicine
Department of
Neurological Surgery
PUBLICATIONS
Innervation
of the Mandibular Central Incisors by the Mental Nerve, J. Oral and
Maxillofacial
Surgery, 55: 961-963, 1997.
Abstract:
Pharmacokinetics of Zinc Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonate in the Tumor
Bearing
9L Gliosarcoma Rat Model, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Supplement
5:
350, 1993.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Clinical Instructor State University
of New York, Buffalo Preclinical Laboratory
Instructor School of Dentistry
1999-2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Diplomate American
Board of Endodontics
Cerification
completed April 2010
Member American
Dental Association
California Dental
Association
New York State Dental Society
American
Association of Endodontists
Board Member San Mateo
County Dental Society
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