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Grace Sun DDS FAACD MALD FAGD

• 1981, Dr. Sun graduated from USC School of Dentistry

• 1981, passed the California Dental Board

• January 1985 - March 1986, completed 80 hours of specialized instruction in Orthopedic Gnathology and Advanced Crozat Technique, with Gnathology, Orthopedics and Orthodontics in Dentistry.

• 1985, completed extensive orthodontic training courses with Straight Wire Seminars

• 1985, Dr. Sun became a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She achieved Accredited Member status in October of 1987. In February 1995 she became one of only five members to be elected to Fellowship out of the 2,200. Today there are 29 Fellows out of 5000 dentist-members worldwide. She is actively participating in the annual scientific conferences.

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

• 1985, became a member of the American Association for Functional Orthodontics

• 1986, completed extensive orthodontic training courses with Progressive Orthodontic Seminars

• September 1990, completed the Osseointegrated Implant Course at the Southern California Center for Osseointegrated/Nobelpharma

• January 1994, USC’s 20th Periodontal Symposium

• 1994, 3M Dental Electronic Anesthesia Clinical Training

• September 1995, completed 60 hours of specialized instruction in Orthodontics and TMJ Treatment from the Mid America Orthodontic Society. She participated in the annual programs.

February 1996
June 1998
May 1999
May 2001

• August 1995, International Congress of Oral Implantologist, Congress XV.

• March 1995, Cortext Research & Development Institute seminar for health professionals

• January 1996, Cortext Research & Development Institute seminar for health professionals

• February 1997, completed the specialized training course to simplify difficult extractions and minor oral surgery held at USC

• March 1997, 1st Annual Prosthodontic Conference held at UCLA

• May 1997, Implant/Prosthetic update as well as the Current Overview in Lasers in Dentistry at UCLA

• June, October and November of 1997: The Internet and Dentistry, California Law and Infection Control and Hot Topics in Dentistry

• January 1998, became an active member in the Academy of Laser Dentistry. She is currently on the Board of Directors and is head of the Public and Professional Relations Committee. She is actively participating in the annual scientific conferences.

Palm Springs, CA 1999
Panama City, FL 2000 (presented and lectured)
Tucson, AZ 2001 (presented and lectured)
La Jolla, CA 2002 (hosted)
Destin, FL 2003
Palm Springs, CA 2004

• March 1998, the Art of Endodontics Seminar at USC

• March 1998, the Dental 21st Century meeting hosted by Dentsply Tulsa Dental

• March 1998, the Fast Track Hands on Lab Course at University of Pacific

• May 1998, Periodontal Surgery Hands-on Techniques at UCLA

• July 1998, the Conference for Esthetics, Endodontics, Antibiotic Periodontics at USC

• July 1998, presented and lectured at the International Society of Lasers in Dentistry Conference, Hawaii

• 1998, the Alternative Medical Conference sponsored by the Institute for Natural Resources, Pasadena, CA

• September 1998, the 6th Annual Conference of Oral Manifestation of HIV

• September 1998, Oral Sedation of the Patient at UCLA

• October 1998, the Laser Educator Training course, University of California San Francisco

• October 1998, the American Society of Dental Aesthetic Annual Conference in Chicago, IL

• October 1998, completed the St. Luke’s Medical Center Hospital Laser Certification Program

• October 1998, certified in Laser Cosmetic Surgery by the Harvard Medical School and European Medical Laser Association in Florence, Italy

• 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

• February 1999, became MASTER of the Academy of Laser Dentistry as well as Certified Dental Laser Educator.

• June 1999, DenMat Teeth Bleaching Course

• September 1999, presented “Laser Assisted Cosmetic Dentistry” at The Southwest Chapter of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

• September 1999, 8th Annual Conference on Periodontal Surgery held at UCLA

• November 1999, Tooth Whitening Symposium, Loma Linda University

• June 2000, certified in Sculpture Fiberkor Technology, with Jeneric Pentron Inc.

• July 2000, the UCLA Hawaii 2000 Esthetic and Periodontal program

• October 2000, served as mentor at the Laser Educator Training Course, University of California San Francisco

• October 2000, the Orthodontic Conference 2000 and Advance Orthodontic and TMJ course, Las Vegas, NV

• 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.

• Dr. Sun attended the Seattle Institute for the Advanced Dental Education Seminars:

State of the Art Esthetics November 2000
Occlusion in Clinical Practice January 2001
Advanced Esthetic Restorative Management April 2001
The Practice of Excellence July 2001
State of the Art Esthetics November 2001
Esthetic Techniques and Materials December 2001
Facially Generated Treatment Planning (Clinical Workshop) April 2002
Treatment Planning Advanced Occlusion (Clinical Workshop) May 2002
Clinical workshop Advance Occlusion in Clinical Practice November 2002

• February 9-10, 2001, Interdisciplinary Care Conference, Dallas, TX

• UCLA’s Live Patient Anterior Ceramic Workshop for Esthetics:

September 2001
March 2002
June 2002

• September 2001, the Annual Hot Topics in Restorative Dentistry Symposium, UCLA

• October 2001, the 12th Annual Conference and Workshop on Periodontal Surgery, UCLA

• October, November and December 2001, the OBI (Orognathic Bioesthetic International) Level II Workshop and Seminar

• March 2002, UCLA Medications for the Management of Orofacial Pain

• March 2002, Den-Mat Bleaching Clinic

• April 2002, UCLA Orthodontic Two Phase Treatment

• June 2002, 20th Anniversary International Symposium on Ceramics, San Diego, CA sponsored by The Quintessence Publication and Louisiana State University

• July 26-27, 2002, the 18th Annual International Clinical Symposium of American Academy of Craniofacial Pain at Las Vegas, NV

• August 16, 2002, “Element of Endodontic Success” Los Angles, CA presented by Light Speed Technology Inc.

• September 8, 2002, “Alveolar Ridge Preservation” presented by Perio Institute

• September 13, 2002, Academy of Ossointergration presents “A team approach to the simple and predictable utilization of Dental Implants from the first patient contact to the final restoration” sponsored by Southern California American General Dentist

• October 12, 2002, UCLA “Hot Topics in Restorative Dentistry”

• October 31, November 1-2, 2002, “Eight Annual Symposium of the International Association of Facial Growth Guidance” presented by Spacemaintaners

• December 2002, “Advanced Level Orthodontics” presented by Straight Wire Orthodontic Studies, San Diego, Ca

• June 6- 8 2003, Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Level Orthodontics

• September 27-28, 2003, UCLA’s Porcelain Layering Course

• November 13-16, 2003, California Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Track Program

• January 16, 2004, Nobel Biocare’s Esthetic Skills Series “Featuring Live Surgery” sponsored by the Academy of General Dentistry

• May 2004, California Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Track Program

• June 22, 2004, Nobel Biocare’s “Esthetic Restorative Dentistry”

• June 26-27, 2004, UCLA’s Porcelain Layering Course

• September 12, 2004, UCLA’s Management and Utilization of EF Personnel

• October 8-9, 2004, Nobel Biocare’s “Two Day Surgical Hands-On and Live Surgery”

• October 15-17, 2004, the Academy of Laser Dentistry’s Annual Board Meeting in Atlanta, GA

• November 4-7, 2004, California Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Track Program

• December 4-5, 2004, UCLA’s Porcelain Course for Lab Tech with Dr. McLaren

• March 12, 2005, UCLA’s Porcelain Course

• April 7, 2005, California Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Track Program

• June 24-26, 2005, LSU’s 21st International Symposium on Ceramics

• July 23-24, 2005, IDEA’s Foil Technique Porcelain Veneers

• October 19-23, 2005, AAID for the 54th Annual Meeting

• November 11-13, 2005, California Implant Institute-Advanced Implant Technique

• December 9-11, 2005, California Implant Institute-Advanced Bone Grafting

• 2006, Dr. Sun became a Fellow of ICOI-International Congress Of Implantologists

• 2006, Dr. Sun became a Fellow of IOA-International Orthodontics Association

• 2006, Dr. Sun was selected “One of America’s Top Dentists” by her peers

• January 7-8, 2006, CADG-Comprehensive Implant Dentistry

• January 20, 2006, CADG-Practice Management

• January 27-28, 2006, USC-Periodontal Symposium

• February 9-11, 2006, ICOI-Winter Symposium

• March 10, 2006, Align-Invisalign Certification II

• March 16-18, 2006, ALD-Annual Meeting

• March 25, 2006, ALT-Low Level Laser

• April 7, 2006, AEGIS-Anterior Aesthetics Restoration

• April 22, 2006, USC-Removable Partial Denture Design

• May 5-7, 2006, CADG-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

• July 27-29, 2006, Instituto de Mexicano de Technología Biomédica (Mexican Institute of Biomedical Technology), visiting Professor

• August 18-20, 2006, ICOI-9th Annual Implant Prosthodontic Symposium

• August 2006, California Academy of General Dentistry’s Master Track Program


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