Cosmetic Dentist in Newport Beach, CA

ANDREW SPATH, DDS INCORPORATED (June 2010- Present)

• Premiere Dental Practice in Newport Beach treating Professionals and Families 
• Treating Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry with Integrity and Technical Excellence
• Practice Growth in June 2010 start to over 4000 active patients

UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, LECTURER (January, 2011-Present)

• Clinical Instructor and Lecturer at the UCLA School of Dentistry

UCLA VENICE DENTAL CENTER, AEDG INSTRUCTOR, SURGICAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT (August 2014-July, 2017) 

• Hands-on education with post-doctorate dentist on the surgical placement of dental implants

MENTOR, KOIS CENTER (July 2015-Present)

• Completed over 200 hours of continued education, past rigorous exam, and presented a case in front of some of the most respected dentist in the world
• Assist in the post-graduate education of dentist.

ORANGE COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETYETHICS COMMITTEE (June 2020-present)

• Member of the committee sanctioned by the California Dental Association to review ethics of members

ORANGE COUNTY PEER REVIEW BOARD (2014-2018)

• Member of counsel that review cases involving disputes between patients and dentists

FELLOW IN THE ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY (June 2013)

• Completed a rigorous exam, over 750 hours of approved continuing education, maintain membership in Academy of General Dentistry for the continuous years, and be in practice for a minimum of 5 years.
• Achieved by less than 7% of Dentists

KOIS CENTER GRADUATE (April 2013)

• Completed over 200 hours of continued education at the renowned Kois Center in areas including Implant Dentistry, Periodontics, Treatment Planning, and Occlusion based on a risk-reduction model of dentistry

University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco, CA)

• Completed WREB and California Ethics Exam (June, 2007)
• DDS Graduation (June, 2007 )

University of California at Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

• Bachelor of the Arts, Business Economics (June, 2004)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• UCSB Honors Program
• Health Professions Association

FAGD (Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry) 2013

• Achieved the honor of Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry by completing more then 500 hours on continued education and passing a written exam.

Invisalign Certified (completed March, 2007)

• Ten week Invisalign certification course totaling 40 hours of hands on treatment and training with the orthodontists that developed Invisalign.
• Dr. Spath has completed over 100 cases on Invisalign

Kois Center Course I: Treatment Planning I: Diagnostically Driven (completed October, 2009)

• Focus on the four essential components in the decision making process: esthetics, function, periodontology and biomechanics
• Evidenced based scientific approach to risk management developed to create more predictable outcomes from treatment

Course II, Functional Occlusion I: Science Driven Management (completed June, 2010)

• Three-day course that helps to understand the role of how occlusion relates to wear, mobility, TMD, stability and restorative failure

Course III, Periodontal Restorative Interface (completed January, 2011)

• Understanding the dental gingival complex is critical for predictable management of the soft tissue.

Course IV and V Track, Biomechanics (Completed March 2012)

• Fundamentals of Cohesively and Adhesively Restorations
  Impressioning, Provisionals, and Foundation Restorations

Course VI and VII, Implants Fixed and Removable(Completed October 2012)

• Prosthetic Fundamentals of Fixed Implant Restorations
  Restoring Missing Dentitions with Full Dentures, Implant Assisted, and Implant Supported Prosthetics

Course VIII, Occlusion II

• Complex case management achieving an understanding of somotognathic system.

Course IX, Treatment Planning II

• This course is designed to implement the thought process necessary in creating systematic treatment plans for any complex situation.

Kois Center Symposium (July 2014,2015,2017, and 2019)

• Annually attend a 3 day course updating graduated of the Kois Center on the most recent science in dentistry

CAD CAM Training (completed 2008)

• Received over 40 continuing education hours in Cad Cam technology while completing more than 1500 Cerec inlays, onlays and crowns

R.V. Tucker Cast and Direct Gold Study Club (January, 2010 – present)

• Study Club with emphasis on studying gold as a medium to achieve restorative excellence. Over 100 hours of hands-on operation.

American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (February 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020)

• Attended the invitation only annual session in Chicago, Illinois

Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics (June 2011)

• Two day course designed for prosthodontics to update the latest therapies in Prosthetic Dentistry

Anteriors Master Course in Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry (May 2019)

• Three day hands on course in modern concepts from design to cementation.

Flying Samaritans (November, 2009 – 2011)

• On-going volunteer for Flying Samaritans, a non-profit organization operating free medical clinics in Baja California, Mexico.

One Brush (August 2010)

• Put together a trip to Gigante, Nicaragua where volunteers handed out toothbrushes and dental floss while educating community youth about oral health.

Orangewood (January 2011-Present)

• Performing free dentistry on foster youth through the Orangewood Foundation totaling over $15,000.

S.C.O.P.E (Student Community Outreach Program) (July, 2004 – June, 2007)

• Provided dental care and education to underprivileged children in the San Francisco bay area

Andrew Spath, DDS Office Guatemalan Dental Relief Mission (April 2017)

• Raised $15,000 with independent fundraisers over the course of 2 years to take the entire staff for a 7 day mission to Guatemala
• Treated over 115 people with preventative and restorative dentistry

Fiji Medical Dental Mission (February 2016)

• 7 day dental Mission to Fiji providing oral surgery, restorative, prosthetic dentistry to those in need