Dr. Nielsen joins us after completing his specialty training at one of the most respected residency programs in the world today – the USC Advanced Graduate Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The USC program is currently the nation’s most unique and comprehensive OMS training program, as it has recently been integrated not only into the Keck Medical School curriculum but also organizationally combined with the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department at Keck USC School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Nielsen completed his studies in Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He also has a degree in Biology from BYU and has researched, presented and even published on dental implant therapy during his impressive 12-year academic and clinical career.
Our doctors are uniquely credentialed by multiple specialty boards. They are board certified and/or eligible in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Anesthesiology by the National Board of Dental Anesthesiology. They have faculty admitting privileges at USC University Hospital and LAC+USC Trauma center in Los Angeles.