Navajo Dental Center

Dr. Rich Masek has been practicing in San Diego since his 1976 graduation from the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry. He followed his esthetic eye into cosmetic dentistry, attaining Accreditation in the prestigious American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry in 1992.  Later he attained his Fellowship with the Academy of General Dentistry. He followed his fondness for computers into High Tech dentistry while looking for a biocompatible, long lasting alternative to silver-mercury fillings. Dr. Masek first adopted the computerized CEREC CAD/CAM system in 1990 and pioneered many techniques, culminating in more than 20 awards for his esthetic CAD/CAM dentistry.

Dr. Masek felt a call to professional instruction while teaching bible studies in his home. He created Dentistry By Design, Inc. in 1993 to share his expertise and provide continuing education to doctors from around the world in cosmetic and CAD/CAM dentistry. His San Diego office houses a state of the art teaching facility and he has taught hundreds of courses in nine countries on four continents. He has authored numerous articles in national and international publications on cosmetic and CAD/CAM dentistry and served for 6 years as the President of the Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry. He wrote the first book demonstrating CEREC esthetics, "Highly Esthetic CEREC Solutions", which has been distributed world wide.

Teonna graduated from Concorde Career College in 2006 as a Dental Assistant and continued her studies to receive her license as a Registered Dental Assistant, joining the team in 2007. She has experience in cosmetic, restorative, periodontal, orthodontic (Invisalign) and implant dentistry. She was drawn to this office because of the beautiful quality dentistry being done here by the doctor and hygienists. Teonna is the OSHA Coordinator for the office and she has her California X-ray license, Coronal Polish and Ultra Sonic license and is CPR Certified.

Dental Hygienist.

Our patients adore Laura who joined the Dental Expressions team in 1999. Laura is a 1988 graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at the Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. She has her expanded functions license with laughing gas and local anesthesia. Laura has 22 years of experience, practicing hygiene in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California. Laura is CPR and Laser Certified. Laura has been using the laser for periodontal treatments for the past 4 years.