About
Dr. Hakimi graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in dental economics/pre-dental from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1986. Dr. Hakimi earned a Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco in 1997 and in the treatment of medically complex patient, the techniques of sedation dentistry for the fearful patient and complex dental surgery. Dr. Hakimi utilizes his experience to treat even the most challenging dental situations. He has been delivering cosmetic, implant, and functional solutions to patients for over 20 years. His commitment to “doing it right” has won him the admiration of patients. A big bonus is that Dr. Hakimi uses his expertise to prevent big problems from ever happening. He has been helping patients so they can enjoy eating and smiling again with dental implants for over 19 years. He has developed special methods of implant dentistry to “rescue” the denture patient and those with debilitated teeth needing complete reconstructions. He has also developed special techniques allow even the most compromised individual to return to a life of enjoying dental health.
Experience
He has been helping patients so they can enjoy eating and smiling again with dental implants for over 19 years. He has trained in implant dentistry to “rescue” the denture patient and those with debilitated teeth needing complete reconstructions. He has also developed special techniques in sedation dentistry for patients who are afraid of the dentist. These sedation techniques will help the patient achieve a beautiful smile without the stress of being at the dentist. All treatment is performed in the same office. This combined with advanced techniques allow even the most compromised individual to return to a life of enjoying dental health. For their patient’s benefit, advanced learning and the implementation of new technologies at the leading edge of dentistry is a constant for Dr. Hakimi and his office of professionals. The friendly team is known for their down to earth and non-technical communication style making complex dentistry easy to understand./p>
Training
- Under Graduate, University of California
- Graduate with Doctors Degree, University of Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco
- Trained in many, many programs with the top dentists, both nationally and internationally
Post Doctoral Training
- Esthetic Professional
- Conscious Sedation Course
- AB Dental Implant Course
- OCO-Biomedical Implant Course
- California Implant Course
- Invisalign
- Sedation Dentistry
- Esthetic professional residency
Personal
Dr. Hakimi who speaks English, Persian and Spanish is dedicated to providing the best comprehensive dental care to his patients. He has partnered with dental specialist to provide his patients with complete, in-house dental care. To further maximize the health care of his patients, Dr. Hakimi incorporates a holistic treatment approach. Dr. Hakimi stays current with the latest techniques in all aspects of dentistry from standard treatments to complete smile make over. Dr. Hakimi has young twin daughters. In his free time, Dr. Hakimi enjoys tennis, swimming, weight training and reading.
He is a recipient of the Harvard University Presidential Scholarship. In addition, He has been granted several prestigious awards such “Olav Alvares Award” from the American Dental Education Association, “Schoor Research Award” from American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, and the “Epstein Award” and “Joseph L. Henry award” for Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Bassir has lectured nationally and internationally on oral surgery, periodontics, and Implant Dentistry. He has taught and trained several dentists and periodontists during his academic career.
Dr. Bassir has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and he is ad hoc Reviewer for scientific journals in the fields of oral surgery, implant dentistry, and periodontology.