Dental Giants

Dr. Dyani Gaudilliere specializes in Dental Surgery and Oral Oncology in a hospital setting. As a hospital dentist she performs surgical treatment of infection and trauma to the teeth and supporting alveolar bone. She also performs medically necessary dental clearance and extractions in the context of larger medical conditions, such as cardiac disease, joint replacement, or organ transplantation. As an oral oncologist, she specializes in surgical dental treatment prior to, during, and following radiation therapy and chemotherapy. 

Dr. Gaudilliere holds the position of Chief of Dentistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery.

She completed her dental education at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2009, a general practice residency at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine in 2010 and a master’s degree in public health at the University of California Berkeley in 2012.

Dr. Gaudilliere has numerous publications encompassing respected journals such as Science Immunology, the Journal of Dental Research, Implant Dentistry, the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Frontiers in Immunology, and Brain. She has also co-edited a textbook titled "Early Detection and Treatment of Head & Neck Cancers: Theoretical Background and Newly Emerging Research," published in 2021.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, she is a dedicated mother of two children.

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Dr. Nader Nadershahi is dean of his alma mater at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. After graduating dental school in 94’ he has held several faculty positions in all  areas of the curriculum, leadership roles as a Group Practice Administrator, Department Char, Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Before becoming Dean, he has owned and operated his own private general dentistry practice in San Rafael and San Anselmo, CA with his wife Dr. Niloufar Nadershahi, who is also a Pacific Alumna.

Dr. Nadershahi holds a doctorate degree in education from Pacific's Benerd School of Education and has an MBA from Pacific's Eberhardt School of Business. He is a fellow of the International and American College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Nadershahi was recently elected as chair-elect of the board in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).  

Dr. Nadershahi is honored to count Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni as a mentor and friend and is determined to continue growing the humanistic model of education that he experienced as a student, by focusing on mutual respect, high standards, dignity and self-worth. Dr. Nadershahi knows he's educating the future leaders in dentistry.

Dr. Jack Dillenberg is Dean Emeritus of A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) after serving fifteen years as the Inaugural Dean.  After dental school he served as a Dentist in the US Navy then practiced at a residential facility for people with severe disabilities before moving to Jamaica to work in a very rural clinic for their Ministry of Health.

Prior to joining ASDOH, Dr. Dillenberg was Associate Director for public health programs in the California Department of Health Services and served as an Area Health Officer for Los Angeles County.

During most of the 1990s, Dr. Dillenberg served in several capacities in the Arizona Department of Health Services, including four years as its Director.

Dr. Dillenberg is the recipient of a great number of honors and awards, including the Arizona Medical Association Humanitarian of the Year, the Fresh Start Foundation Man of the Year, the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. Most recently, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry 2019 Distinguished Service Award.

He currently serves as the Global Ambassador for the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. He was recently elected Mayor of Jerome, AZ. And selected as a Public Member of the Arizona State Supreme Court Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee.

Part 2 with Dr. Bill Dorfman.

Dr. Bill Dorfman is a Cosmetic Dentist based out of Los Angeles, CA and after graduating from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, he completed a GPR in Switzerland. Working his way up to starting his very successful practice in Century City, CA he is a fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, he has appeared on numerous TV shows including CBS’s talk show, "The Doctors", ABC’s "Extreme Makeover", Oprah, Larry King Live, and a whole lot more. He is a NY times best selling author, Inventor of Zoom Whitening, Founder of the LEAP Foundation, and has appeared on Men’s Fitness Magazine. He has 16 Life-Time Achievement awards, 2 Guinness World Book Records and was even Knighted by the Royal Order of Constantine! 

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Dr. Bill Dorfman is a Cosmetic Dentist based out of Los Angeles, CA and after graduating from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, he completed a GPR in Switzerland. Working his way up to starting his very successful practice in Century City, CA he is a fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, he has appeared on numerous TV shows including CBS’s talk show, "The Doctors", ABC’s "Extreme Makeover", Oprah, Larry King Live, and a whole lot more. He is a NY times best selling author, Inventor of Zoom Whitening, Founder of the LEAP Foundation, and has appeared on Men’s Fitness Magazine. He has 16 Life-Time Achievement awards, 2 Guinness World Book Records and was even Knighted by the Royal Order of Constantine!

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Who are we, What do we do, and What's the point?

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