Dr. Baroudi studied at both the UCLA and at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) dental schools after receiving her dental degree from the University of Damascus.  She was an instructor at the Oral Medicine Clinic at UCSF before opening her own practice in the South Bay.

What was it about dentistry that attracted you to the field?

“My uncle was a dentist.  He was compassionate, calm and he put his patients at ease.  Going to his office was fun – he was chatty and he made a visit to the dentist not feel so scary.  As teenager, I had a lot of cavities and had some bad experiences in other dental offices.  I decided that I wanted to grow up and be like him, and create this type of environment for my patients.

“I like transforming my patient's smile.  They get their confidence back – it changes their lives, sometimes dramatically.  Changing lives for the better is our main focus, along with doing non-invasive/preventative dentistry for our patients.”

What do you mean by non-invasive/preventative dentistry?

“I believe in taking a proactive approach to dental care.  I believe in doing what's necessary to head-off dental problems in my patients before they happen, rather than waiting for a problem to happen that involves major work to treat.  This involves doing things for the patient to prevent decay and gum disease before they become serious problems.  If you take care of the problem when it's small it is also less expensive for the patient.”

Please say something about your experiences in changing patients lives with cosmetic and preventative dentistry.  How does it make you feel?  What effect are you creating on patients?  What do you enjoy about this?

“Changing patients lives for the better with cosmetic and non-invasive dentistry is what keeps me going.  Seeing the change in the patient and hearing about the positive changes in their lives is very rewarding.  Patients have told me that they go back to work and people can't figure out what changed – they look younger, more confident, more alive.”

Dr. Baroudi is married and has two sons.  When she's not in the practice she enjoys reading, traveling, finding interesting new foods, cooking, and getting together with friends.

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