Dr. Atabakhsh grew-up in southern California, and is a graduate of Northridge High School. He attended California State University Northridge, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in chemistry in 1992. Dr. Atabakhsh attended UCLA school of dentistry, where he had the privilege of learning and working with some of the very top world-renowned educators and researchers. While in dental school, Dr. Atabakhsh was involved in cutting-edge research involving prions and their role in Bovine encephalopathy under leadership of Dr. Kagan and Dr. Mirzabekov in UCLA School of Medicine. In 1997, Dr. Atabakhsh graduated UCLA School of Dentistry with top honors. Dr. Atabakhsh had a passion for periodontics and implant dentistry from the early days of his dental school. Soon after graduation from UCLA, Dr. Atabakhsh was accepted as a post graduate Periodontics resident in University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston where he completed his residency training, and graduated in 2002 with a certificate of specialty training, and a Masters Degree in Periodontics.
Dr. Atabakhsh performs all aspects of periodontal treatment, including cosmetic and plastic periodontal surgeries to enhance health and beauty of your smile. For patients with moderate to severe perioidontal disease, a variety of resective and regenerative periodontal procedures are offered to stop the progressioin of the disease. The aim of the treatment is to regenerate periodontal tissues lost to periodontal disease and trauma.
Dr. Atabakhsh is a member ofAmerican Academy of Periodontology. He is also a proud member ofAmerican Dental Association, Texas Dental AssociationandThe Greater Houston Dental Association. He is specially certifiedby Texas State Board of DentalExaminersto perform sedation dentistry, including I.V. sedation, to make your treatment as comfortable as possible.