NEWPORT ORAL SURGERY

The new year is bringing exciting changes to Newport Oral Surgery. One change that arrived last July is that Dr. Ouzhan B. Kalantari, DDS, MD joined the practice. Dr. Kalantari earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the UCLA School of Dentistry and his Medical Degree (MD) as well as his Oral Surgery certificate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

When searching for a practice to join, Newport Oral Surgery was the perfect fit. “I was drawn to the scope of oral surgeries— from temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) to orthognathic surgery for jaw disorders,” Dr. Kalantari says. Newport Oral Surgery also performs wisdom tooth and dental extractions, bone grafting, facial injuries and tooth fractures. Cuttingedge technology is used for dental implants by pairing the X-Guide surgical system with 3D Cone Beam imaging for accurate and precise placement. The practice will be adding new technology, with a 3D printer joining the 3D imaging techniques currently used.

Newport Oral Surgery’s team of maxillofacial surgeons is headquartered in two locations. Dr. Kalantari joined Vivian Jui,

DDS, in the Irvine office. Thomas R. Michaelis, DDS, MD, and Ryan M. Kriwanek, DDS, MD, are based out of the Newport Beach location. What to be on the lookout for in 2023—a move to a new Irvine office in May. “We’re doubling in size, expanding from three operating rooms to six,” Dr. Kalantari says.

Additionally, Dr. Kalantari says, “All four partners take trauma calls at the Hoag Hospitals, where Dr. Kriwanek is the head of the oral surgery department. This is another aspect of working with Newport Oral Surgery that helps me fulfill my goal of serving the community.”

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