Being an anesthesiologist and a dentist sets Dr. Carsten apart from other anesthesia and or sedation providers who do not have his level of training, certification and over 28 years of experience. A native of the Pacific northwest, he received an AS degree from his home town Centralia College, then graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. Dr. Carsten received his DDS from University of Washington, School of Dentistry. After 24 years of dental practice, 13 years as faculty at Oregon Health Sciences University, and 3 years at the University of Southern California, he decided to enter the anesthesia program at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He provided anesthesia services for all types of patients and procedures in the hospital and in outpatient settings. Now he provides mobile anesthesia, going from office to office, setting up a mini OR in each office. Dr. Carsten is a member of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, a member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, a Fellow in the Academy of Dentistry International, a member of the American Equilibration Society, and a member of the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics. He is a lecturer and published author on diverse topics and also is the recipient of the Award of Distinction in continuing education from the ADI. He teaches in the IV sedation courses at the University of Southern California and teaches clinical photography in partnership with David Hutt, noted professional photographer. He has held various leadership positions in the local and state dental associations, amongst them president of the Clark County Dental Society and a member of the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference Leadership Committee. He has also been a national delegate for the Academy of General Dentistry and a state delegate for the Washington State Dental Association.
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