Famous Hollywood Dental Care
Fariba Kalantari, DDS

Dr. Kalantari has the pleasure of serving her community in Hollywood.  Because of her commitment to continuing education, she is able to offer patients outstanding care, with state of the art technology, yet with a polished, caring touch.

To Meet Our Friendly, Caring Team,
Click Here

There was a time when several young children thought about becoming an astronaut when they would grow up, but not Dr. Fariba Kalantari. As a youngster, she looked like one . . . thanks to her childhood orthodontist. Chin strap. Shiny metal. The works. In spite of the additional social awkwardness the back-in-the-day contraption conveyed at that time in her life, Fariba enjoyed the visits to her orthodontist. When she was nine, Fariba fixated on the neat-looking tools and gadgets and devices that surrounded her while in his dental office. However, she could not ignore the gentle, kind approach he used in making her feel comfortable as a patient; nor could she forget the look of joy in his eyes when he was working on her teeth. It was a defining moment – Fariba decided to become a dentist.

As the youngest student to graduate from the Columbia University School of Dentistry in 1992, Fariba’s dental career has been filled with learning experiences. She was awarded with Fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantology. She has taken (and still attends) dental continuation courses. But when asked about her most prestigious educational achievement, Fariba doesn’t hesitate to talk about a senior citizen who was a patient of hers back at her Cliffside (NJ) practice.

Josephine was a sweet-as-could-be 72-year-old woman with plenty of pep left in her step, and she and Fariba quickly bonded during several dental visits. Several months later, Fariba noticed that Josephine failed to schedule an appointment for her regular cleaning. It didn’t take Fariba long to discover the reason. Josephine has been in a coma for two months because of car accident. She did recover, but her teeth weren’t as fortunate.

Fariba rearranged as many appointments as she could – working many nights and weekends – to carefully and meticulously fix each and every tooth in Josephine’s mouth that could be salvaged, which she did. However, Josephine lost her entire upper bridge in the accident. She didn’t want a portable one to replace it, so Fariba tried to refer her to a well-known implantologist in the area, but she refused to go to the specialist. Instead Josephine insisted that Fariba, who up until this point had no interest in spending what little free time she had learning implantology, do the implant and save her dental bones. Immediately, Fariba took the necessary courses and became an implantologist . . and successfully performed the procedure for Josephine – her sole reason for learning the skill.

Today, Fariba lives in the greater Los Angeles area with her husband Nick and son Arman. She finds that the serenity of sitting on a local sandy beach and looking out at the horizon is a perfect time for reflection, so she does this frequently. And whenever she sits there, Fariba thinks about Josephine, in addition to many other wonderful people who have touched her life, and in one form or another . . .have served as her inspiration.

 

Education:
Columbia University New York, New York	1992	Doctor of Dental Surgery
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York	1993	Post-Doctorate Residency (GPR)
Certificate and Licensure:
Licensed Dentist in California, New York, and New Jersey
Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantology
Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry
Professional Affiliation:
Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantology (ICOI)
Fellow of Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
Member of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)
Member of American Dental Association (ADA)
Member of California Dental Association (CDA)
Member of Los Angeles Dental Society
Member of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Member of Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS)
Continuing Education Highlights with Areas of Strong Training:
Misch International Implant Institute Advanced Education in Dental Implants, Implant Prosthodontics, Advanced Bone Grafting By Dr. Carl Misch, World Renowned Implantologist
Oral Conscious Sedation (Sedation For Apprehensive Patients) By Dr. Michael Silverman
Endodontics for the 21st Century Advanced Root Canal Techniques by Dr. Buchanan
Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies Neuromuscular Occlusion by Dr. Bill Dickerson and Dr. Clayton Chan
Cosmetic Dentistry Full Mouth Reconstruction Using Porcelain Laminates and Full Porcelain Crowns (Procera, IPS Empress, Zirconia), Inlays/Onlays, Resin Bondings By Most Renowned Clinicians
Biolase's Waterlase Gingivectomy and Gingivoplasty as well as Hard Tissue Preps
Functional Occlusion By World Renowned Dr. Peter Dawson
Oral Surgery Surgical Extractions, Apicoectomies, Mandibular Tori Reduction, Removal of Exostosis and Alveoplasty, Placement of Dental Implants (Biohorizon)
Periodontics Crown Lengthening, Root Coverage, Connective Tissue Regeneration (Using Alloderm) by Pat Allen
Practice Management By Dr. Roger Levin and Dr. Howard Farran
Work with DaVinci Lab (DaVinci Veneers)
Personal Attributes:
Highly professional, team player, creative, very friendly and enthusiastic in learning new methods and continuing education

1777 N Vine Street Suite 404 Hollywood, California 90028 323 461-4676

 
Claudia Hull,
 Financial Coordinator