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America’s Top Dentist for the last 8 Years

Grace Sun DDS FAACD MALD MAGD MICOI

Curriculum Vitae

Educational and Professional Experience

Dr. Grace Sun graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1981.

Dr. Sun routinely utilizes multiple wavelengths of dental lasers to improve the quality of service to her patients. Her articles on dental lasers have been published in Dental Clinics of North America. Dr. Sun is also certified as Advanced Proficiency and was awarded Educator status by the Academy of Laser Dentistry where she was a member of the Board of Directors.

Dr. Sun has lectured internationally on the subjects of Laser and Cosmetic Dentistry. She is also a visiting Professor of the Mexican Institute of Biomedical Technology.

Dr. Sun is an accredited Fellow with American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry -- one of only 40 dentists who have achieved this distinguished award among its almost 8000 members. Dr. Sun is a master of the Academy of General Dentistry, which only less than 1% of its 35,000 members have achieved -- one of the highest honors. Dr. Sun is the only person who has achieved both of these highest honors with the two most distinguished education-oriented organizations.

Dr. Sun is also a Fellow of the International Congress of Facial Esthetics and a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

Dr. Sun was named by her peers as America's Top Dentist. She is an Accredited Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Educator, and Advanced Proficiency Certified with Academy of Laser Dentistry Master of Academy of General Dentistry Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

She is an active participant in the annual scientific conferences, including:

San Francisco, CA June 1987
Cape Cod, MA May 1988
Newport Beach, CA April 1990
New Orleans, LA May 1991
Palm Springs, CA May 1992
Miami, FL April 1993
Phoenix, AZ April 1994
San Diego, CA June 1996
Vancouver, BC June 1998
San Antonio, TX May 1999 (Presented "Laser in Cosmetic Dentistry")
San Francisco, CA May 2000
Boston, MA May 2001
Honolulu, HI May 2002
Orlando, FL May 2003
Nashville, TN April 2005
San Diego, CA May 2006 (Presented "Lasers in Dentistry")
Atlanta, GA May 2007 (Presented and hosted)
New Orleans, LA May 2008 (Presented)
Las Vegas, NV April 2009

Dr. Sun is active in her continuing efforts to educate herself on implant surgery.

Implant Dentistry in the New Millennium January 1999
Immediate Loading of Dental Implants March 1999
Discover the Secret to Success of Implant Dentistry October 1999
Periodontal and Implant Esthetics March 2000
American Academy of Implant October 2002
American Academy of Implant Dentistry October 2002
International Periodontal Symposium January 2003
Mini Dental Implant System January 2003
The ITI Dental Implant System: Pro Esthetic Skills June 2003
Perio Institute’s Implant Workshop July 2003
Implant Surgical and Prosthetic Skills Workshop January 2004
29th Annual Periodontal and Implant Symposium January 2004
Crown and Bridge Implants: Putting the Package Together in the Restorative Practice March 2004
Tissue Management Around Dental Implants: A biological, clinical and implant design challenge” May 2004
Predictable Esthetics and Soft Tissue Management in Implant Dentistry” June 2004
Periodontal and Implant Symposium January 2005
Root Coverage Implant Periodontics February 2005
Basics of Oral Implantology May 2005
Implant Prosthodontics September 2005
Beyond Osseointegration October 2005
Advanced Implant Technique November 2005
Advanced Bone Grafting December 2005
Dr. Sun became a Fellow of
ICOI-International Congress of Implantologists in 2006
Global Institute for Dental Education: Esthetic and Implant Dentistry Update – Los Angeles in 2010
USC 35th Annual Periodontal and Implant Symposium – Los Angeles in 2010
David Salehani Continuing Education: Principles of Implant Dentistry and Implant Supported Metal-Ceramic Reconstruction Dilemmas and Solutions – Los Angeles in 2010
USC Esthetic Full-Mouth Implant Reconstruction – Los Angeles in 2010

Dr. Sun has been a member of the American Association for Functional Orthodontics since 1985. She also completed the St. Luke's Medical Center Hospital Laser Certification Program in October 1998. In February 1999 Dr. Sun became MASTER of the Academy of Laser Dentistry as well as Certified Dental Laser Educator. Dr. Sun served as mentor at the Laser Educator Training course held at University of California San Francisco, October 2000.

Dr. Sun is the contributing author of the "Lasers and Light Amplification in Dentistry" chapter within the book The Dental Clinics of North America, Published in October 2000 by W. B. Sanders Co.

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