Poneh Ghasri, DDS
Dr. Poneh Ghasri has been living in Encino since 1990. She’s a proud wife and a mom of 2 beautiful children. She dedicates herself to providing the best quality dentistry for her patients using the safest and the most effective techniques dentistry has to offer. With over 20 years of experience as a premier cosmetic dentist, Dr. Ghasri creates smile makeovers on a daily basis.
Her advanced training and expertise in restorative, cosmetic, and implant dentistry allow her to successfully perform more complex procedures, such as full-mouth rehabilitation cases, alongside a team of expert specialists. Well-versed in a variety of dental procedures that make her a trusted name in the modeling and entertainment industries, Dr. Ghasri is recognized by Invisalign as a “Preferred Provider” and by Denmat as a “Top Lumineers Dentist,” based on her experience in her field.
She has also written multiple articles and has participated in several research studies in numerous areas of dentistry.
Dr. Ghasri’s passion for dentistry started when she was a young girl eager to visit her father at his dental office. Besides inheriting his genes, Dr. Ghasri also learned from her father the importance of serving the community both in and out of the dental office.
Raised and educated in Los Angeles as a proud Angeleno, Dr. Ghasri is working to improve the dental health and education of her community through her practice and outreach. She is a dual graduate of UCLA, first earning her Bachelor’s Degree with honors in Neuroscience from the UCLA College of Letters and Science before obtaining her Doctorate of Dental Surgery Degree from the prestigious UCLA School of Dentistry.
Dr. Ghasri is passionate about learning on a daily basis. Other than courses in dentistry, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking self-improvement, leadership, and communication courses, as well as listening to audio books.
Rafi Rafiee, DDS, MS
Dr. Rafiee received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychological Biology from UCLA. He then moved across town to receive his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from USC. After graduation, he performed surgical dental procedures in his first residency in the Central California Veterans Hospital and Fresno Community Hospital, the only Class I trauma hospital between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Dr. Rafiee then complemented this training by returning to USC to finish his second residency, this time in Periodontics.
There he specialized in treating periodontal disease and placing dental implants while completing a Master’s Degree in Craniofacial Biology.
Teacher:
USC School of Dentistry. Optimal Implant Placement and Bone and Soft Tissue Grafting. Directors Drs. Zadeh/ Jovanovich.
Editor of Scientific Journal Editor:
Past Contributing Editor, Journal of Western Society of Periodontology, Periodontal Abstracts
Lecturer/ Presenter:
The Hybrid Prosthesis: “The Implant Supported Fix/ Detachable Prosthesis”. USC Hispanic Student Dental Association Symposium.
Researcher in the Field of Dentistry:
Dental Papilla Analysis A Multifactorial Viewpoint. California Society of Periodontists Award for Excellence in Research in Clinical Periodontal Therapy.
Publisher of Scientific Articles in the field of Periodontology
Rafiee, RM. DIGO: drug-induced gingival overgrowth. Part II: molecular mechanism.
J West Soc Periodontol, Periodontal Abstr. 2010;58(4):99-101.
Rafiee, RM. DIGO: drug-induced gingival overgrowth. Part I: clinical features and pharmacology. J West Soc Periodontol, Periodontal Abstr. 2010;58(3):67-70.
Rafiee, R. Sodium hypochlorite mouthwash. J West Soc Periodontol, Periodontal Abstr. 2009;57(4):99-102.
Dr. Rafiee has worked in California for a number of years. In that time he has written several dental research articles in contemporary journals, presented many advanced cases in dental seminars, and taught advanced grafting to dentists in the USC School of Dentistry. His research interests are the esthetics of gingiva around natural teeth.
Specialty
Periodontics
Associations & Certifications
- American Dental Association
- American Board Of Periodontology
Kamran Yazdi, DDS
Dr. Yazdi graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the USC School of Dentistry in 1993. He has spent over 30 years practicing restorative and prosthetic dentistry, working closely with specialists to achieve the best outcomes for each patient. He also has diverse experience working in many different dental office settings.
George French, DDS
Originally from Bellevue, WA, Dr. George French is a 2022 USC graduate who is passionate about patient care and quality outcomes for all his patients. He finds profound satisfaction in educating patients and improving their oral health. He is friendly and makes the most effort to ensure patients are comfortable. Dr. French strives to provide quality dentistry by truly taking the time to educate the patient about the treatment. Outside of dentistry, Dr. French enjoys surfing, good food, and the sun in his free time.
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