General Dentistry Team
Romulo S. Calicdan, Jr. DDS (Managing Doctor)
- Earned his DDS at University of the East, College of Dentistry, 1989
Affiliations:
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
- Tri-County Dental Society
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
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:
- Chairman of Scientific Program for American Association of Dental Research
- California Dental Association
- American Dental Association
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
Affiliations:
- American Association of Endodontics
- Southern California Academy of Endodontics
Sami Ali, D.D.S.
- Earned his DDS at KSU (King Saud Univ)
- Earned his Certificate of Endodontics at University of Southern California
Affiliations:
- American Association of Endodontics
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
- Tricounty Dental Society
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
Affiliations:
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
Affiliations:
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:
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
- San Gabriel Valley Dental Association
- Tri-County Dental Society
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

