In-Office Sedation and General Anesthesia

Biography

Laura Matsunaga, D. D. S.

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Profession: Dentist Anesthesiologist
Business Phone: (888) 208-9500

Languages: English and Spanish

Education:

University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Degree: B. A. Biology

Professional Education: University of Southern California School of Dentistry (opens in new window)
Los Angeles, California
Degree: D. D. S.
Post Doctorate Training:

General Practice Residency (1 Year)
V. A. Medical Center Wadsworth
Los Angeles, California

Dental Anesthesiology Residency (2 Years)
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (opens in new window)
Loma Linda, California
Approximately 1,300 Anesthetic cases
Rotations through: Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Certificate

Fellowship: Medical Anesthesia (1 Year)
Riverside Regional Medical Center through L. L. U. S. D.
Moreno Valley, California
Approximately 700 Anesthetic cases including Trauma, Craniotomies, C-Sections and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Professional Licenses:

California Dental License
California General Anesthesia Permit

Nevada Dental License
Nevada General Anesthesia Permit

License numbers available upon request

Teaching Experience: University of Southern California School of Dentistry (opens in new window)
Clinical Instructor; Department of New Patient Screening and Physical Evaluations
Emergency Clinic Instructor
Anesthesia Practice: Multiple Dental Offices within California and Nevada

Children’s Hospital-Los Angeles: Pediatric Dental Clinic (opens in new window)
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
Over 1,000 “Total I. V. Anesthesia” Cases
Over 350 Intubated O. R. Cases for the Medically Handicapped

Professional Affiliations: American Dental Society of Anesthesiology - Diplomate
American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists (opens in new window)
California Dental Association (opens in new window)
Nevada Dental Associations (opens in new window)
American Dental Association(opens in new window)
American Academy of Pediatric Dentists(opens in new window) - Affiliate
So. Cal. Society of Dentistry for Children
Japanese American Dental Society -Secretary 2001-2004
Los Angeles Dental Society (opens in new window)
Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped
Los Angeles Association of Women Dentists
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (opens in new window)
Trained and Certified in: Basic Life support (B. L. S. / C. P. R.)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A. C. L. S.)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (P. A. L. S.)

Partners

American Dental Assotiation
California Dental Assotiation
Los Angeles Dental Society
Dental board of California
American Society of Dentists Anestheologists
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
National Dental Board of Anestesilogy
Strong Villages