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Bach Le, DDS, MD, FICD - Curriculum Vitae

I. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Personal Information
Address: 16157 E. Whittier Blvd
  Whittier, CA 90603
Phone: (562) 947-8611 (office)
E-mail: leb97201@yahoo.com


Education
1994-00 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University

1998-99

 General Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, LA, CA
1995-98 Oregon Health Sciences U. School of Medicine Degree: MD
1994-95 Internship, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences
1990-94 USC School of Dentistry Degree: DDS
1985-90 University of California, Irvine Degree: B.S.

Academic Appointments
 
Academic and Hospital Appointments
2000 – Present Assistant Director of Residency Training, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, USC-LAC Hospital, LA, CA
2000 – 2008 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, USC School of Dentistry, LA, CA
2008 – Present Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, USC School of Dentistry, LA, CA

Honors, Awards, Fellowships
2008 Charles E. English Annual Award
2002 Fellow International College of Dentists
1994 Pierre-Fauchard Award
1994 Charles O’Grady Award for Excellence in Oral Pathology 
1994 Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Award
1992 California Dental Association Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Professional Organizations
Diplomate American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Diplomate International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Diplomate American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow International College of Dentists
Fellow International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Member American Dental Association
Member American Medical Association
Member American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Member American Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Association
Member Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Member Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity (Chi Chapter)
Member Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society
Member Face the Challenge (Medical-surgical Mission)

Board Certification & Licensure
   
Licensure
Oregon ; Dental - #D7007, June 1994, Active
California; Dental - #41940, August 1994, Active
California; Medical - #A070224, Dec 1999, Active
California; General Anesthesia - #GA1181, June 2000, Active

Boards and Certification
1994 Western Regional Examining Board, California Examining Board
1992-93 National Board of Dental Examiners, American Dental Association, National Board Examinations, Part I & II
1996-99 United States Medical Licensing Examination Step I, II, III
2000 American Board of Oral & Maxillofac Surgery Written Qualifying Exam
2002 American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Exam

American Heart Association
BLS – 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
BLS Instructor – 1992, 1994
Advance Cardiac Life Support – 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Advance Trauma Life Support – 1999

II. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Committee & Service Activities
Advisory Panel/ Consultant Biohorizons Dental
Expert Consultant Zimmer Dental
Board of Directors San Gabriel Valley Dental Society 2007 - 2008
Reviewer Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Reviewer Indian Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Faculty AO North America
ACMF
California Association Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons ACLS Committee
2005
Quality Assurance & Peer Review Panel Pacificare Medical & Dental Care
2001 - 05
Quality Assurance & Peer Review Panel Ameritas Health Care
2001 - 02
Interdisciplinary Committee Anaheim Memorial Hospital
2001 - 03
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Odonto-Maxillofacial-Facial Center, Vietnam
Face The Challenge Medical-surgical mission, Vietnam Mar 2000, Mar 2001, Aug 2001, Mar 2002
Student Council Oregon Health Sciences School of Medicine, 1996
Chief Editor USC School of Dentistry Newsletter, Impressions, 1993-94
Associated Student Body Officer Student Senator, Council of Graduate Students, USC, 1993-94
Curriculum Eval Committee USC School of Dentistry, 1991 – 94
Vice-President Asian Dental Student Association, USC School of Dentistry, 1993 – 94

III. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Publications
 
Journal Publications
Venturin J, Shintaku W, Shigeta Y, Le BT, Clark G. Temporomandibular Joint Condylar Abnormality: Evaluation & Treatment Planning
Submitted - J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009
Le BT. Screw Tent-pole Technique for Vertical Augmentation of the Alveolar Ridge for Implant Placement
Accepted – J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009
Le BT, Woo I. Alveolar Cleft Repair in Adults Using Guided Bone Regeneration with Mineralized Allograft for Dental Implant Site Development. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009 Aug; 67(8):1579-1788.
Le BT, Burstein J. Esthetic Grafting For Small Volume Hard & Soft Tissue Defects for Implant Site Development. Implant Dent. 2008 Jun;17(2):136-141.
Le BT, Burstein J. Cortical Tenting Grafting Technique in the Severely Atrophic Alveolar Ridge for Implant Site Preparation.Implant Dent. 2008; 17(2):140-4.
Burstein J, Mastin C, Le BT. Avoiding Injury to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve by Routine Use of Intraoperative Radiographs during Implant Placement.  J Oral Implantol. 2008;34(1):34-8.
Lypka M, Pham D, Farin A, Le BT, Yamashita DD.  Epidural Hemorrhage after Removal of a Rigid External Distraction Device.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jun;65(6):1244-6.
Le BT, Woo I. Management of Complications of Dental Extractions. Academy of Dental Therapeutics. 2006 April.
Le BT, Hardy LA, Goos RR. Atraumatic Extractions.  Academy of Dental Therapeutics. 2005 Oct.
Le BT, Woo, I. Maxillary sinus floor elevation: review of anatomy and two techniques
Implant Dent. 2004 Mar; 13(1):28-32.
Woo I, Le BT, Yamashita DD. Dental Implants in a Patient with Papillon-Lefevre SyndromeImplant Dent. 2003; 12(2):140-4.
Le BT, Holmes J, Ueeck B, Holmgren EP, Dierks EJ. Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2003 May; 61(5):557-60.
Woo I, Le BT. Maxillary Sinus Lift: A Review of Techniques. Implant News & Views, 2003 March; 4(6): 1-3.
Le BT, Dierks EJ, Ueeck BA, Homer LD, Potter BF. Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Nov;59(11):1277-1283.
Deeb GR, Le BT, Ueeck B, Dierks EJ.Use of upper-lid blepharoplasty full-thickness skin for peri-implant keratinized tissue grafting: a report of 2 cases.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Oct;59(10):1232-5. Abstract presented AAOMS meeting, Boston, Sept 1999.
Krakowiak P, Le BT. Proximal Tibial Bone: A Viable Source for Bone Grafting. Implant News & Views, 2001 September; 3 (5): 6-8.
Le BT, Eyre J, Wheatley MJ, Wehby M. Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report.  Cleft Palate-Craniofacial J, 2001 July; 38 (4): 401-404.
Ueeck B, Le B, Goodman S, Rich L, Wheatley M. Corneal Ulcers in Patients with Apert Syndrome.  J Craniofacial Surg, 2001 March; 12 (2): 134-135.
Arcan S, Le BT. Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis: A Technical Review. Implant News & Views, 2001 March; 3 (2): 6-8.
Le BT, Eyre JM, Holmgren EP, Dierks EJ. A Tracheostomy Complication Resulting from Acquired Tracheomalacia:  Case Report. J Trauma, 2001 January; 50 (1): 120-123.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS & POSTERS
Le BT, Hearnes J. Screw Tent-pole Grafting Technique for Vertical Augmentation of the Severely Atrophic Alveolar Ridge for Implant Site Development. Supp J Oral Maxillofac Surg, Aug 2008.
Le BT, Burstein J.Cortical Tenting  Grafting Technique in Severely Atrophic Alveolar Ridge for Implant Site Preparation, Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, Aug 2007.
Krakowiak P, Le BT, Yen S, Yamashita DD. Prognosis of Inferior Alveolar Nerve in Mandible Fractures, Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, August 2002.
Le BT, Dierks, E, Brunner D, Yamashita D. The Use of Pericranial Flap for Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Treatment of Frontal Sinus Fractures, Supp J Oral Maxillofac Surg,59;8:22, Aug 2001.
Le BT. A Minimally Invasive Approach for Open Treatment of Mandibular Condyle Fractures,Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 59; 8: 94, Aug 2001.
Le BT, Holmgren E, Holmes J, Ueeck B, Dierks EJ. Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S., Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 58; 8: 135, August 2000.
Le BT, Ueeck B, Erwin L, Dierks EJ.  Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence.  British J Oral & Maxillofac Surg.
Le BT, Eyre JM, Wheatley, MJ, Wehby MC. Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report. Intraoral Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques & Future Directions 1999; 11:5.
Ueeck B, Le BT, Eyre JM, Wheatley MJ, Wehby MC.Distraction Osteogenesis in the Treatment of Craniofacial Synostosis.  Intraoral Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques & Future Directions 1999; 11:6.
BOOK & BOOK CHAPTER
Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Michael J Wheatley, MD.  Surgical Correction of Hemifacial Microsomia. In: Bailey BJ, Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, 2nd ed., JB Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
Bach T Le, DDS, MD. Atlas of Esthetic Bone Grafting for Implant Site Development, Blackwell Munskgaard Publishing (In-progress, due date July 1, 2009).

Major Public Presentations
 
National Meetings
  1. Bone Graft for Dental Implant Therapy, Invited Speaker, Dec 5-6, 2009, Maui, Hawaii.
  2. Decision Tree for Bone Graft in Dental Implant Therapy, Invited Speaker. Pan Pacific Center, Nov 22-23, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
  3. Minimally Invasive Implant Site Development. Invited Speaker. American College of Prosthodontics, Nov 7, 2009, San Diego, CA.
  4. Implants in Compromised Sites, Speaker. Amer Assoc Oral Max Surg 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions & Exhibition: Oct 14-17, 2009, Toronto, Canada.
  5. Selected Topics in Dental Implants Site Development, Invited Speaker, Tokyo International Forum. January 10, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
  6. Selected Topics in Dental Implants Site Development, Invited Speaker. Tokyo International Forum. January 10, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
  7. Minimally Invasive Esthetic Grafting with Particulate Allograft, Invited Speaker. Academy of Osseointegration meeting. Jan 2009, San Diego, CA.
  8. Temporomandibular Joint Anatomy: An Interactive Cadaver Course, Faculty, USC Medical Center. October 18, 2007, LA, CA.
  9. Esthetic Bone Grafting – Cadaver Workshop, Course Director.  USC School of Dentistry CE course. October 11-12, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
  10. Implants in Compromised Sites, Speaker.  AAOMS 90th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions & Exhibition: September 19, 2007; Seattle, Washington.
  11. Esthetic Zone Reconstruction, Invited Speaker. Southern California Orofacial Academy. September 17, 2008, Pasadena, CA.
  12. Managing Complications of Dental Implants, Course Director. USC Travel and Learn Program. August 3-11, 2008, Maui, Hawaii and Big Island, Hawaii.
  13. Esthetic Implant Site Development, Invited Speaker. Osseointegration Study Club of Southern California. June 13, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
  14. CALAOMS Course, Invited Speaker. Medical Emergencies. June 2, 2008, Anaheim, CA.
  15.   Selected Topics in Oral Surgery and Implants, Invited Speaker.  California Dental Institute. May 18, 2008, Arcadia, CA.
  16.   Implants in Compromised Sites, Invited Speaker. USC School of Dentistry CE course. April 11,2008, Los Angeles, CA.
  17.   Esthetic Bone Grafting – Cadaver Workshop, Course Director.  USC School of Dentistry CE course. March 29-30, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
  18.   Oral Surgery for the General Practitioner, Course Director. USC School of Dentistry CE course. March 1, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
  19.   Facial Trauma Management, Faculty, AO North America. Jan 4-5, 2008, San Antonio, Texas.
  20.   Mastering Bone Grafting – Cadaver Workshop, Course Director. USC School of Dentistry CE course. Oct 20-21, 2007, Los Angeles, CA
  21.   Implants in Compromised Sites, Speaker.  AAOMS 89th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions & Exhibition: October 12, 2007; Honolulu, Hawaii.
  22.   Implant Esthetics, Invited Speaker. Houston Asian Dental Society, October 2007, Houston, Texas.
  23.   Surgical Exposures of the Face and Facial Skeleton: An Interactive Cadaver Course, Faculty, Advanced Cranio-Maxillofacial Forum. Aug 18, 2007, LA, CA.
  24.   Bone Augmentation, Featured Speaker.  32nd Annual USC Periodontal & Implant Symposium.  January 26-27, 2007, Los Angeles, CA.
  25.   Implant Site Development, Invited Speaker. Asian Health Professional Association. November 4, 2006, Dallas, Texas.
  26.   CALAOMS Assistants Course, Invited Speaker. California Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Meeting. Oct 21, 2006, Los Angeles, CA.
  27.   Implant Site Development, Invited Speaker. Arab-American Dental Association.  July 16, 2006, Pasadena, California.
  28.   CALAOMS Assistants Course, Invited Speaker. California Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Meeting. April 30, 2006, Costa Mesa, CA.
  29.   Atraumatic Extraction and Post-extraction Site Management for Implants.  Invited Speaker.  California Dental Association Spring Scientific Session. April 29, 2006. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.
  30.   Mastering Bone Grafting for Implant Placement: A Lecture & Hands-on Course, Course Director.  A “Seminar at Sea” Mexican Riviera.  April 9 – 16, 2006, Aboard Vision of the Seas.
  31.   Oral Surgery for the General Practitioner, Course Director. USC School of Dentistry CE course.  March 4, 2006, LA, CA.
  32.   Advance Bone Grafting for Implant Site Development, Course Director. USC School of Dentistry CE course. October 15, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.
  33.   Oral Surgery for the General Practitioner, USC School of Dentistry CE course.  Course Director. March 5, 2005, LA, CA.
  34.   Management of Mandibular Condyle Fractures, Speaker.  Surgical Mini-clinic.  AAOMS 86th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions & Exhibition: Sept 29, 2004; San Francisco, CA.
  35.   Pediatric Mandibular Fractures, American College of Oral & Maxillofac Surgeons 22nd Annual Conf: April 29, 2001, Las Vegas, NV.
  36.   Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence. Presenter. American College of Oral & Maxillofac Surgeons 21st Annual Conference: April 16, 2000; Washington D.C. & at The Oregon Society of OMS: February 27, 2000; Portland, OR.
  37.   Distraction Osteogenesis in the Treatment of Craniofacial Synostosis, Presenter. 2nd Annual Meeting on Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques and Future Directions; Nov 6, 1999, Baylor, TX.
  38.   Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S., Presenter. AAOMS 82nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Session; September 2000, San Francisco, CA.
  39.   Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report, Presenter. 2nd Annual Meeting on Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques and Future Directions;Nov 6,1999, Baylor, TX.

Local & Regional
  1. Selected Topics in Oral Surgery & Dental Implants, Invited speaker.  Arab-American Dental Society, Nov 8, 2009, Pasadena CA.
  2. Avoiding & Managing Complications with Dental Implant Therapy, Invited Speaker. Los Angeles Dental Society, Oct 20, 2009, LA, CA.
  3. Bone Graft for Implant Site Development: Part II, Invited Speaker. Chinese Dental Association, Sept 13, 2009, Pasadena, CA.
  4. Bone Graft for Implant Site Development: Part I, Invited Speaker. Chinese Dental Association, October 18, 2008, LA, CA.
  5. Advances in Bone Regeneration, Zimmer Dental, Crown Plaza, Nov 2007, Costa Mesa, CA
  6. Maxillofacial Esthetics, USC School of Dentistry, Advanced Selective in Esthetics, June 2003, LA, CA.
  7. Head and Neck Infections, USC Med Center Oral & Max Surg Grand Rounds, October 2001, LA, CA.
  8. Tracheotomy, USC Med Ctr Oral & Maxillofac Surg Grand Rounds, Oct 31, 2001, LA, CA.
  9. Treatment of Nasal Injuries, USC Med Center Oral & Max Surg Grand Rounds; Aug 8, 2001, LA, CA.
  10. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Considerations in Dental Treatment, USC of Dentistry; Sept 26, 2000, LA, CA.
  11. A Study of Victims of Domestic Violence, Portland Surgical Society; June 9, 2000, Portland, OR.
  12. Sinus Lift Procedure for Dental Implants;Oregon Health Sciences School of Dentistry Continuing Ed; Jan 26, 1998, Portland, OR.
  13.   Complications of Local Anesthesia, Oregon Health Sciences School of Dentistry; Feb12, 1995, Portland, OR.
  14.   Management of the Cardiac Risk Patient; USC School of Dentistry Grand Rounds; Nov 1993, LA, CA.

INTEREST & ACTIVITIES
Judo First-degree Black Belt – Competed in numerous state and national championships. Silver Medal at US-Japan Expo Championships, Los Angeles, California, November 1998
Swimming   Member of Southern California Aquatics Masters teams. Active competitor in numerous swimming & biathlon meets. 6th place in Breaststroke at 1995 USMS Long Course National Championship, Mount Hood, OR
Enjoy skiing, golfing, tennis, rollerblading, hiking, and playing the piano
Fluent in Spanish and Vietnamese

REFERENCES
Dennis-Duke Yamashita, DDS, FICD, FACD
Professor and Chairman of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 90089323-226-5051
Eric J Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Director of Residency
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
611 S.W. Campus Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97201-3097
(503) 224-1372

LINK TO COURSES
USC Courses offered by Dr Bach Le
Mastering Bone Grafting for esthetic Implant Site development, USC School of Dentistry Continuing Education Course taught by Dr. Bach Le