About Dr. Gaffaney

Dr. Thomas Gaffaney has been actively serving in the Whittier area for over 30 years. We can proudly claim that most of our patients learn about us through the recommendation of one of our patients or one of our referring doctors. When friends or family are referred to us, you can rest assured that they will be in good hands and we will take excellent care of them.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995 - Present: Founder and Director of Applied Dental Studies

1979 - Present: Full-time Practice, Limited to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry

1978: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry – Certificate in Periodontics

1977: Emory University, School of Dentistry – DDS Degree

1973: California State University at Fullerton – BS Degree

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT

American Dental Association

California Dental Association

San Gabriel Valley Dental Society

American Academy of Periodontology

Western Society of Periodontology

California Society of Periodontology

Academy of Osseointegration

Whittier Dental Society

Tri-County Dental

Pierre Fauchard Academy

OFFICES HELD

Membership Chairman - California Society of Periodontology

Chairman of Peer Review - California Society of Periodontology

Chairman of OSHA – San Gabriel Valley Dental Society

Board of Directors - San Gabriel Valley Dental Society

Co-chairman Clinical Affairs Committee - American Academy of Periodontology

President - Whittier Dental Society

Board Member - Western Society of Periodontology

Treasurer - Western Society of Periodontology

President - Western Society of Periodontology

Chairman - Western Society of Periodontology

LECTURE PRESENTATIONS

San Gabriel Valley Dental Society – Current Concepts in Periodontics

Western Invitational Dental Society – Root Coverage Grafts

Whittier Dental Society – Guided Tissue Regeneration

Downey Dental Academy – Guided Tissue Regeneration

Valley Implant Study Club – Surgical Procedures to Improve Implant Placement

Downey Dental Academy – Surgical Procedures to Improve Implant Placement

Valley Implant Study Club – “Simpler in Practice” Benefits of Cementable Implant Restorations

Advanced Oral Studies – Creating Restorative Opportunities with Perio-Plastic Surgery

Applied Dental Studies – Creating Restorative Opportunities with Perio-Plastic Surgery

Western Society of Periodontology - Creating Restorative Opportunities with Perio-Plastic Surgery

PUBLISHED LITERATURE

J Periodontol (December 2004 Issue) - Guided Tissue Regeneration Using a Bioabsorbable Membrane: A 21-Case Series

Periodontology 2000, Vol. 33, 2003 - Distraction Osteogenesis for Vertical Bone Augmentation Prior to Oral Implant Reconstruction