He then did his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at the Long Beach VA hospital and UCI Medical Center, graduating in 1988. He practiced with Drs. Howard Davis, Ronald Kaminishi and David Hochwald till relocating to Huntington Beach in 2006. Dr. Marshall is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He is a fellow in the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.

Dr. Stefan Schneider is a native Californian and was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California. The road to becoming an oral surgeon began at a young age for Dr. Schneider, when he fractured his lower jaw while playing high school summer football. The attention and care that his oral surgeon gave to Dr. Schneider during this time of suffering was what initially inspired him to pursue a career in oral surgery - a career that would allow him to heal those who are suffering and be the source of encouragement for those in need.

After graduating from high school at the top of his class, Dr. Schneider went on to pursue a degree in Biology at the University of California, San Diego. It was at UCSD that Dr. Schneider's passion for oral surgery surged. In addition to the long hours spentstudying in the library, Dr. Schneider dedicated most of his free time to shadowing a well renowned oral surgeon in Encinitas. His experiences in the field laid the groundwork for his continued pursuit of becoming an oral and maxillofacial surgeon himself.

After graduating from UCSD with a Bachelors of Science in Biology, Dr. Schneider set out to the East Coast to attend New York University College of Dentistry, where he would pursue his doctorate degree. Dr. Schneider took advantage of everything that NYU had to offer, and his passion for achieving his goal of becoming an oral and maxillofacial surgeon can be exemplified by his successes at NYU. At the prestigious Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, Dr. Schneider dedicated grueling hours, researching acute vs. chronic pain as it relates to oral cancer - a study that earned Dr. Schneider his first publication. In addition to research, student council and other honors programs in which he participated, Dr. Schneider graduated from NYU College of Dentistry as a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, an esteemed honors fraternity designated for students in the top 10% of their class.

After obtaining his Doctor of Dental Surgery from NYU College of Dentistry, Dr. Schneider completed his formal oral surgery training at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, New York, where he served as chief resident during his final year of residency. Dr. Schneiders excellence as a clinician today can be attributed to his residency training that emphasized dentoalveolar surgery, implantology, bone grafting, IV sedation/general anesthesia, corrective and reconstructive jaw surgery, maxillofacial trauma and pathology. Currently, Dr. Schneider is a candidate for the Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

When Dr. Schneider is not practicing oral surgery, he enjoys an active lifestyle with his fianc and mini goldendoodle, Penny. He usually is spending his weekends running, cycling, hiking, swimming, golfing and of course, enjoying the Southern Californian weather.

Forget glitz and glamour when it comes to results, Albern L. Spoolstra, DDS, sticks with tried and true. With his trademark technique, nonchalant style and relentlessness for each patient to have a positive experience, Dr. Spoolstra has seen it all.

Dr. Spoolstra who specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery, believes in the same go-to methods that hes been following throughout the course of his lengthy career. The confidence is very high in our office and we dont do a lot of big flashy surgeries- just good, honest, oral dental alveolar surgery, he said. I stick to the tried and true or basic oral surgery methods that I have developed over the years by using chisels and burs to remove teeth. The lack of trauma to the tissue during the surgery produces faster healing, a lesser chance of postoperative complications and a happy patient, he smiled.

As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Spoolstra is involved in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries and congenital or development defects of the mouth, jaws and associated facial structures. Treatment may range from the removal of wisdom teeth (third molars) because of impaction or infection, congenital or developmental problems and placing dental implants. However, his daily duties are centered on oral surgeries in both of his two Long Beach offices. He has systematically reduced the number of trauma cases he handles in order to focus on his specialties, such as sutureless third molar surgery(see sidebar about a new study that shows that Dr. Spoolstra has been decades ahead of his colleagues in his chosen technique.) I love what I do because when the oral surgeries are successful, it is like a musical that flows. I dont foresee retiring for at least another 10 years, he said. When I graduated, I had the opportunities to reach out to other things besides general dentistry. I choose to take a rotating internship at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital, which gave me the insight into hospital dentistry and other specialties. Now, 40+ plus years later, Dr. Spoolstra, father of seven children and grandfather to seven grandchildren, still enjoys his profession and he continues to be successful at attracting patients from near and far.