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Dr. Alina Krivitsky

Board-Certified Periodontist

Los Angeles, CA. USA

Dr. Alina Krivitsky, DDS, specializes in the treatment of periodontal disease, soft and hard tissue augmentation, and dental implants. Ever focused on putting the patient first, Dr. Krivitsky provides each patient with affordable, individualized care and treatment. She is well trained in aesthetics, committed to maintaining and creating healthy and natural looking smiles, and always uses the best treatment options available. Dr. Krivitsky is fluent in English, Russian and French.

Between 2000 and 2008, Dr. Krivitsky received her Bachelor of Science degree, Doctorate of Dental Surgery, and finally her Advanced Periodontics Certificate, all at the prestigious University of Southern California. Desiring to give back to her alma mater and help future periodontists, Dr. Krivitsky spends a significant time as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the USC School of Dentistry, Department of Advanced Periodontics, as a lecturer for the Dental Hygiene program, and as a committee member for Friends of Dentistry, Los Angeles Dental Society Board of Directors and Peer Review.

Dr. Krivitsky is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and along with Dr. Aalam, is one of only two Board Certified Periodontists in the Brentwood area. The Western Society of Periodontology and the USC Research Committee have awarded Dr. Krivitsky for her outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of Periodontics.  She is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Association and several other highly regarded organizations.

Contact Information:

Website www.implantperiocenter.com

Phone 310.826.8242

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EDUCATION

Certificate, Advanced Periodontics: May, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Doctor of Dental Surgery: 2001 - 2005
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Bachelor of Science, Dental Hygiene 1998 - 2000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Undergraduate Studies, Biology Major 1996-1998
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATIONS

Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
California Dental License
West Regional License

DOMAIN OF EXPERTISE:
Aesthetic periodontal surgery
Treatment of periodontal disease
Pre-prosthetic periodontal surgery
Dental implants

DOMAIN OF EXPERTISE:

Aesthetic periodontal surgery
Treatment of periodontal disease
Pre-prosthetic periodontal surgery
Dental implants
Soft tissue augmentation
Hard tissue augmentation (intra-oral osseous transplantation)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

USC School of Dentistry, Advanced Periodontics Part-time Faculty:
Clinical Assistant Professor, USC, Advanced Periodontics (2008-present)
Guest Lecturer, Dental Hygiene, USC (2007- present)
Dental Clinic Faculty, USC, Undergraduate Periodontics (2000-2008)
Dental Hygiene Clinic Faculty, USC, Dental Hygiene Clinic(2000-2008)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

USC Research Award, Clinical Research Category – 2nd place: 2008
Functional Restoration of Implants on the Day of Surgical Placement in the Fully Edentulous Mandible: A Case Series.
USC Research Award, Clinical Research Category – 1st place: 2004
Povidone-iodine in the Maintenance of Periodontal Health.
Western Society of Periodontology Achievement Award, 2005
For outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of periodontics

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Friends of Dentistry Committee: 2012 – present
LADS Board of Directors: 2012-present
LADS Peer Review Committee: 2012 – present
"Surviving Beautifully" website and book expert advisor: 2012 – present
American Academy of Periodontology, Member: 2005 – present
California Society of Periodontists, Member: 2005- present
Western Society of Periodontology, Member : 2004 – present
American Dental Association, Member: 2001 – present
California Dental Association, Member: 2001- present
Los Angeles Dental Society, Member: 2007-present
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Member: 1998-present
American Dental Hygienists' Association, Member: 1998 – 2001

PUBLICATIONS:

Aalam AA, Nowzari H, Krivitsky A. Immediate Functional Reconstruction of Completely Edentulous Mandible. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2005, 7(1): 10-6.

Krivitsky Aalam A, Aalam AA. Fundamentals of Soft Tissue Management: Going Back to the Basics. Journal de Parodontologie & d'Implantologie Orale 2012 32(1).

Takanashi K, Lee JM, Sedler A, Krivitsky Aalam A, DDS. Transformation of a cement retained positioned restoration to a screw retained restoration: a laboratory technical note. JPD.in Print..