Meet Our Doctors

General Dentistry Team

Romulo S. Calicdan, Jr. DDS (Managing Doctor)

  • Earned his DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry, 1989

Affiliations:

Post Graduate Studies:

  • Dental Implantology. Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. Hill Tatum, DDS and Ashok Patel, DDS. 2010
  • Comprehensive Esthetic Residency. Esthetics Professionals Dental Educational Center. Bruce Crispin DDS MS. 2005
  • Orthodontic Success Program Post Graduate Course. Mid America Orthodontics. John Witzig DDS. 2000

Years of Experience:

  • 21 years in the Dental Field
  • 14 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Offices: Victorville and Hesperia General

Salar Baban, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at University of Baghdad College of Dentistry

Years of Experience:

  • 28 years in the Dental Field
  • 11 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Office: Victorville

Dexter De Jesus, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at Manila Central University

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 7 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Offices: Victorville and Hesperia General

Susana Dela Fuente, D.M.D.

  • Earned her DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 5 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Office: Apple Valley

Benedicto Elepano, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry, 1989

Years of Experience:

  • 21 years in Dental Field
  • 11 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Office: Hesperia General

 


Our Specialist Team

Joseph A. Foroosh, DDS

Post Graduate Studies:

  • Orthodontics. USC School of Orthodontics

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 25 yrs. in Private Practice

Desert Dental Group Office: Victorville

Alexander Farnoosh, DMD, Ph.D

  • Earned his MS Degree in Periodontology at University of Iowa, 1974
  • Earned his PhD in Pathology at University of Iowa, 1978
  • Director of Doctoral and Post Doctoral Courses, University of Southern California, 1981
  • Admissions Chairman. USC School of Dentistry
  • Associate Professor and Clinical Professor. USC Department of Periodontology
  • Teaching Excellence Awardee. USC School of Periodontology
  • 2009 America’s Top Dentist, Consumer Research Council of America

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 25 yr. Private Practice Limited to Periodontics & Implants

Desert Dental Group Office: Victorville

David Mashhadian, D.D.S., M.D.

  • Earned his DDS at New York University, College of Dentistry
  • Earned his MD at Mount Sinai, School of Medicine

Affiliations:

Desert Dental Group Office: Victorville

Tommy Yun, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at Columbia University, School of Dental & Oral Surgery
  • Chief Resident Post Graduate Periodontics, Veterans Medical Center
  • Excellence in Periodontics Award Columbia University SDOS

Desert Dental Group Offices: Victorville and Hesperia General

Evan Halpern, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at UCLA School of Dentistry Earned his Certificate of Endodontics at University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry

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Sami Ali, D.D.S.

  • Earned his DDS at KSU (King Saud Univ)
  • Earned his Certificate of Endodontics at University of Southern California

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Our Children's Dentistry Team

Our staff is fully trained to work with our special patients in our children centers. Our staff will try to make them as comfortable as possible during the treatment. Your children and teenagers will enjoy our new facilities with all kind of games and live activities while they are waiting to experience the most friendly and caring dental services that could be offered in any other dental office.

Silverina Chua, D.D.S.

  • Earned her DDS at Centro Escolar University, College of Dentistry

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Years of Experience:

  • 3 years with Desert Dental Group

Rosalinda Allen, D.D.S.

  • Earned her DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry

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Years of Experience:

  • 20 Years in the Dental Field
  • 5 years with Desert Dental Group

Sheila Roxas, D.D.S.

  • Earned her DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 20 Years in the Dental Field
  • 7 years with Desert Dental Group

Miriam Radavich, D.D.S.

  • Earned her DDS at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

Years of Experience:

  • 2 years with Desert Dental Group

 


Hygiene Team

Georgina Dzatko

  • Earned her RDH at West Los Angeles College, Dental Hygiene
  • Undergraduate at Barstow College

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 10 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Offices: Victorville and Hesperia General

Beth Mamo-Oncho

  • Earned her RDH at North Eastern University; Forsyth School for Dental Hygiene

Affiliations:

Years of Experience:

  • 2 years with Desert Dental Group

Desert Dental Group Office: Victorville

Heather Radley

  • Earned her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, at Loma Linda University

Years of Experience:

  • 3 years with Desert Dental Group

Robert Stackman

  • Earned his Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene at Pensacola Junior College

Years of Experience:

  • 5 years with Desert Dental Group

James Barga

  • Earned his RDH at San Joaquin Valley

Years of Experience:

  • 1 .5 years with Desert Dental Group