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Expert dentist Goli Javaher, DDS, brings more than 15 years of experience in restorative and cosmetic dentistry to her Brentwood, Los Angeles, practice. 

Dr. Goli began her professional education at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychobiology. After completing her undergraduate degree, Dr. Goli remained at UCLA and earned her Doctor of Dental Science.

 After graduation, Dr. Goli completed a general practice residency at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, followed by several postgraduate courses in various fields of dentistry, including dental implants. Before entering private practice, Dr. Goli also completed a residency in comprehensive esthetic dentistry.

As a dentist, Dr. Goli focuses on patient comfort and keeping up to date on the latest advances in dentistry. People from all over Los Angeles County seek out Dr. Goli’s expertise because they know she provides the highest quality of care in the field. 

Dr. Goli loves spending one-on-one time with her patients, and is a compassionate listener to their goals and concerns. After completing a thorough exam, she develops a diagnosis and treatment plan, tailored to each patients’ individual needs.  

Dr. Goli is a proud member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the Los Angeles Dental Society. She welcomes any man or woman seeking high-quality dental care in the Los Angeles area. 

Tricia Feist, DMD, is a caring, professional expert in dentistry at Santa Monica Bay Dental in Santa Monica, California. Her passion is to build relationships with her patients while helping them maintain their oral health and beautiful smiles.

Dr. Feist understands the importance of helping a patient build trust with their dental professional and gives them a caring, comfortable experience. She develops strong personal relationships with her patients, many of whom consider her a friend, in addition to their talented and effective dentist. In addition, she believes that maintaining oral health is one of the keys to a person’s overall mental and physical well-being.

Dr. Feist earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD) from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, she completed her residency at Denver Health Medical Center in Colorado, where she received advanced training in all aspects of general dentistry, emergency dentistry, and management of medically compromised patients.

To honor her passion for continuing education, she’s a faculty member for Spear Education, which provides innovative continuing education for dentists, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

She lives in the South Bay area of Los Angeles with her husband, James, and her two young children. She’s an avid baseball, hockey and Disneyland fan, and she enjoys watching movies, playing games, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

If you’re in the Los Angeles area and you’d like to meet with Dr. Feist for a consultation or service, call or book an online appointment today.

Spencer Face, DDS, provides a top-notch dental experience for his patients while delivering an exceptional level of care at Santa Monica Bay Dental, located in Santa Monica, California.  His focus is cosmetic, general, and full-mouth rehabilitation dentistry. 

Dr. Face earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington in Seattle, while simultaneously completing his dental prerequisite courses. He then continued at the University of Washington School of Dentistry, earning his Doctor of Dental Surgery. Dr. Face found a passion for taking care of patients who are afraid of the dentist while rotating through the Dental Fears Research Clinic at UW. He takes great pride in creating a gentle, personalized approach in solving patients’ dental needs.  

After graduating, he moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he discovered a passion for cosmetic dentistry and utilization of advanced dental technology. Dr. Face completed continuing education courses at the Spear Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona and the Midwest Implant Institute in Ohio to further support his goal of excellence in cosmetic and full-mouth rehabilitation dentistry. With years of experience with two generations of digital scanning and milling technology, he is an expert in providing same-day crowns. 

With a deep desire to give back to the community, Dr. Face has served at the Union Gospel Mission, providing dental care for the homeless population, and has also volunteered at KidSMILES, providing free dental care to children. 

In his free time, Dr. Face enjoys spending time with his wife and their daughter, working out, and watching college football. He especially likes to cheer for his Washington Huskies football team. Go Dawgs! 

If you’d like a consultation with Dr. Face, call or book an online appointment today. 

Brett Lent, DDS, provides the highest level of quality, professional dentistry for his patients at Santa Monica Bay Dental in Santa Monica, California. He stays on the cutting-edge of state-of-the-art technology with services such as CEREC® (chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramics), same-day crown technology.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in cell and developmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and a master’s in oral biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

During his time at UCLA, he served as a research assistant in a study on chewing efficiency in denture wearers and implant patients at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Lent then graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry in Los Angeles, California.

He continues his pursuit of excellence in dentistry through continuing education courses to stay current on advances in dentistry. 

Dr. Lent maintains his passion for teaching others as an active faculty member of Spear Education, which provides innovative continuing education for dentists in Scottsdale, Arizona. He’s also known for being involved with his community in local athletics and as a Boy Scout leader.

Dr. Lent enjoys an active lifestyle with his wife and two young children. Together, they like to travel, ski, snowboard, snorkel, walk their dogs, and appreciate great meals with close friends.

If you live in the Los Angeles area and you’d like to meet with Dr. Lent, call or book an online appointment today.

Dr. Marc LeBel was extensively trained over many years by Dr. Paul Nogier, MD, in the fields of Dr.Nogier’s own Auriculotherapy and Auriculomedicine. Dr. LeBel is the leading expert in those fields in North America. He was concurrently trained in the connected fields of homeopathy, herbology, nutrition, deep tissue work, Total Postural Reprogramming (TPR), Shiatsu, and Jin Shin Do Acupressure.

In 1991, after 7 years of preceptorship work with Dr. Paul Nogier, MD, Dr. LeBel became the first American member of the Ecole Internationale Paul Nogier (EIPN) -the Paul Nogier International School. Formed exclusively of Dr. Nogier's direct students, the school's mission is to uphold the spirit and safeguard the integrity of Dr. Paul Nogier's teachings and inventions as well as to promote and maintain the highest standards of practice and service to patients in the primary healthcare modalities of Dr. Nogier's creations: Auriculomedicine and Auriculotherapy.

Dr. LeBel's work focuses on seeing patients needing the benefits of Auriculomedicine (an alternative healthcare modality complemented with the adjunctive healthcare disciplines of homeopathy, herbology, and proper diet refined through meticulous food-testing (to identify dietary allergies/intolerances and proper diet-planning,) effective oxygenation of the body through aerobic exercise and stretching – as promoted, for instance, in yoga and meditation. In brief, all aspects of energized healthy living, aiming to maintain good health and positive, energetic, happy living.

Dr. LeBel has published in the field of Auriculomedicine and Posturology via duxlucisbooks.com or Dux Lucis Books on Amazon. As founding vice-president of ICAMAR.org (The International College of Auriculomedicine and Auriculotherapy Review), he currently dedicates his off-practice time to working with a dynamic group of international colleagues – a number of whom were Dr. Paul Nogier's early direct students who, by now, as friends and colleagues for over three decades, work together to round out the publishing of Dr. Paul Nogier's works in the English language for his worldwide readership.

DEGREES AND APPOINTMENTS

B.A. (1969); M.A. (1973): University of Sherbrooke, Canada

C.A. (1981) California State License in Acupuncture

O.M.D. (1983) Doctorate in Oriental Medicine,

(1980 & 1983) California Acupuncture College Graduate, Los Angeles, USA

H.M.D. (1991) Doctorate in Homeopathic Medicine, Hahnemann College of Homeopathy, London, UK

Retired as Academic Dean and Clinical Director of the California Acupuncture College (September 1986)

Diploma in Advanced Acupuncture from the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China (1984)

Dr. LeBel is an associate member of the California Medical Homeopathy Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)

Fellow of the Auriculomedicine and Auriculotherapy Academy (AMATA) in Europe

Certified by the American Association of Medical Naturopathy (N.M.D.)

California Acupuncture Board-certified acupuncturist and a former California Acupuncture State Board examiner

Dr. LeBel welcomes all your questions and will gladly answer them as part of your evaluation once you have made your first appointment with him by dialing 310-396-6582, Monday through Friday from 9 am-5 pm, except on Wednesday afternoons from 12 pm.

Arshjot Ahuja, DDS, FICOI, is a leading dentist at Fuller Smiles, with locations in Long Beach, Culver City, and Rancho Cucamonga, and one of Southern California’s most qualified dentists.

Dr. Ahuja grew up in Los Angeles, where he spent the bulk of his time at his father’s dental practice. After graduating from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, with a bachelor’s degree, Dr. Ahuja followed in the footsteps of both his father and his older sister to become a dentist, receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco.

After dental school, Dr. Ahuja completed a general practice residency in New York City at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, where he received further education on trauma, sedation, and surgical procedures. He then completed a rigorous program in implant placement training at New York University. His education in implants continued when he was named the youngest fellow ever elected to the International Congress of Oral Implantology, an organization founded and run by the world’s foremost experts in dental implants.

Dr. Ahuja is a member of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and almost a dozen other dental professional fellowships and associations. In addition to his education and fellowships, Dr. Ahuja has been named an Elite provider by Invisalign.

He is committed to staying up to date with the very latest in techniques and technology, ensuring that his patients get the best possible care.

When he’s not at the office, Dr. Ahuja enjoys a nice hike or game of soccer.

Jennifer Wood, DDS, brings close to two decades of experience in general, preventive, and cosmetic dentistry to Westside Dentistry in Santa Monica, California, where she serves the men, women, and families of Los Angeles County. 

Dr. Wood was born and raised in Santa Monica. She began her professional education at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in biology. She subsequently enrolled at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in Los Angeles and earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2003. 

During her time at USC, Dr. Wood regularly served underprivileged communities in California’s Central Valley as well as in Belize, Costa Rica, and Mexico. This work didn’t go unnoticed either; upon graduation, Dr. Wood received the Humanitarian Award for her service.

Since entering private practice, Dr. Wood has worked to establish close relationships with her patients. She loves getting to know them and creating customized care plans that improve their quality of life. Whenever possible, Dr. Wood uses conservative methods of treatment firmly rooted in scientific evidence. She always presents patients with valuable information and a range of treatment options to maintain their oral health. 

Dr. Wood proudly holds membership in the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists. At one point, she also served on the board of the West Coast Oral-Maxillofacial Study Club. 

When she isn’t augmenting her professional skills or meeting with patients, Dr. Wood enjoys spending time with her husband Jonathan and their two beautiful children. She also enjoys spending time at the beach and traveling.

Dr. Wood welcomes any man, woman, or family seeking improved oral health and brilliant smiles to schedule an appointment at Westside Dentistry today.

Charles C. Wood, DDS, brings more than 40 years of experience in general, family, and preventive dentistry to Westside Dentistry in Santa Monica, California, where he provides high-quality dental services to the men, women, and families of Los Angeles County. 

Dr. Wood began his professional pursuits at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in Los Angeles, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery. 

During his career, Dr. Wood has held various positions, including chief of dentistry at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. He’s also served for more than 20 years as a part-time faculty member at The USC School of Dentistry, teaching clinical dentistry with an emphasis on cosmetic dentistry. He’s received numerous awards for his dedication to his students and his work with underprivileged communities around the world. 

As a dentist, Dr. Wood works to provide quality care with compassion and gentleness. He loves spending one-on-one time with his patients and develops custom care plans based on their concerns and goals for treatment. 

Dr. Wood proudly holds membership in the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the Western Dental Society. He warmly welcomes any man, woman, or family seeking improved oral health to schedule an appointment at Westside Dentistry today. 

Kevin Burns, MD, is an interventional radiologist at Minimally Invasive Medical Group, which has offices in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Irvine, California. He holds board certification in interventional radiology and offers specialized care in less invasive, image-led treatments at Providence Mission Hospital and Leonard Cancer Institute. He specializes in genicular artery embolization and genicular nerve ablation for the treatment of conditions such as arthritis pain and frozen shoulder, and as an alternative to surgical procedures such as knee replacement.

Additionally, Dr.  Burns excels in techniques such as tumor embolization and ablation for cancer care and also provides relief from pain associated with bone tumors. He's also well-versed in performing kyphoplasty to alleviate pain from spinal fractures, uterine fibroid embolization, prostate artery embolization for treating enlarged prostate (BPH), removing blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, venous rebuilding, and IVC filter extraction. 

Dr. Burns completed his undergraduate studies in biochemistry and molecular biology at Brown University. He received his medical education at New York University School of Medicine and did his residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He further honed his skills in interventional radiology and oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. 

As a Laguna Niguel native, Dr. Burns is eager to bring his specialized knowledge in less invasive treatments to the community in Southern Orange County.

Sean Pierce, DDS, is a cosmetic, implant, and general dentist at Pierce Aesthetics in Tustin, California. Dr. Pierce is proud to provide premium dental care with a carefully curated combination of advanced techniques, modern technology, and a team committed to patient satisfaction.

Dr. Pierce grew up in Green Lake, Wisconsin. He completed his three-year undergraduate education at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating magna cum laude. He then completed his Doctor in Dental Surgery at Marquette University School of Dentistry, graduating with a magna cum laude. Afterward, he attended UCLA School of Dentistry to complete a post-graduate training program in oral maxillofacial surgery. 

He has received national recognition for his commitment to pioneering advanced technologies. He was recently recognized as a “Top 40 Under 40 Dentist in America” and was awarded a “Top Doctor” award for his excellence in cosmetic dentistry. His work has also been published in multiple magazines. Dr. Pierce serves as Key Opinion Leader for Mavrik Dental Systems and has played a key role in Neocis Robotics. 

Dr. Pierce believes in providing quality patient care and forging lifelong relationships with his patients. He is committed to providing premium dental care by combining his expertise with advanced equipment, techniques, and technology.