Academics:

Faculty, USC School of Dentistry
Graduate, USC School of Dentistry

Special Qualifications:

Fellow,
    Academy of General Dentistry
Fellow, International College of
    Cranio- Mandibular Orthopaedics
Fellow, International Academy of
    Mini Dental Implants
Fellow, International Congress of
    Oral Implantologists
Fellow, Institute for Advanced
    Laser Dentistry
Conscious Sedation Permit,
    Dental Board of California

Member:

Member, American Dental Association
Member, California Dental Association
Associate Member, American
    Academy of Periodontology
Associate Member, Western Society
    Academy of Periodontology
Member, American Academy of
    Dental Sleep Medicine
Member, American Academy of
    Implant Dentistry
Member, American Dental Society
    of Anesthesiology
Member, American Academy of
    Pain Management
Member, American Academy of
    Sleep Medicine
Member, Academy of Microscope
    Enhanced Dentistry
Member, Special Care Dentistry
    Association

Lectures & Presentations:

San Gabriel Valley Dental Society
San Gabriel Valley Dental
Assistants Society
San Fernando Valley Dental Society
Western Dental Society
Indian Dental Society
Chinese Dental Society
Punjabi Dental Society
Academy for Excellence in Dentistry
University of Texas, Department
of Periodontics

Community Service:

SMILE TALK, KRLA
Radio Talk Show Host, KDAR
KSPA
Columnist, Around Alhambra
Columnist, Cascades
Operation Gratitude

Honors & Recognition:

Doctor of Divinity, Chinese for
    Christ Theological Seminary
Lifetime Member, ADA, CDA
USC Dentistry Associates, Dean’s
    Member
Recognition for Outstanding Service,
    USC School of Dentistry

Smile Makeovers

Your smile is as unique as your fingerprint. No two are alike.

John C. Chao, D.D.S., F.A.G.D
Anxiety Management,
Behavior Science,
Faculty, USC School of Dentistry

Where a minor correction is not sufficient to obtain great results, dental veneers can be a consideration. Veneers are basically porcelain shells that are meant to correct imperfections in color, shade, shape or arrangement of the front teeth. There are numerous techniques and materials by which veneers are made. What is appropriate for you depends on your smile.

Dr. Chao will study your smile by various means. Impressions, photographs and X-rays are often needed. From this information Dr. Chao will often do a mock-up with temporary, life-like material directly on your teeth, as if he was doing bonding on your teeth. In a short time you will see in three-dimension on your own teeth what veneers can do for you. You can judge for yourself what veneers can do for you and more importantly, how you want the veneers to look.

Cowards Welcome: All of our services are done with the explicit goal of making your experience as comfortable as possible. You will be amazed at how quickly your anxiety can vanish! We see this happen every day.

Before Full Mouth Makeover

After Full Mouth Makeover
(with Veneers & Gum Grafting)

Veneers

When it is decided that veneers is what will be best for you, Dr. Chao and his master technician will work side by side at your dental appointment to make sure that the shape, contours, color, shade, translucency, chroma, refractory quality, etc., are exactly right.

Every veneer is hand crafted by our master technician that personally performs every step required to produce the prescribed result, without delegating it to anyone else. (Most commercial laboratories produce veneers and other dental lab work by assembly line, where each veneer is done piecemeal by many workers.) At the second, try-in appointment, the veneers are seated on the teeth without being permanently attached. You must approve every aspect of the veneers before they are finalized. Changes, if needed, are completed and another try-in visit is scheduled.


Before non-surgical gum treatment	After non-surgical gum treatment Root Canal Therapy & Ceramic Crowns

Before Full Mouth Makeover

After Full Mouth Makeover
Correcting underbite without Braces

When every aspect of the veneers is “perfected,” and you are happy with your new smile in every way, then the veneers are permanently bonded to your teeth. Dr. Chao’s patients are so happy with their new smiles that some of them actually become quite emotional. They come back and tell us they enjoy their new smiles every day and get compliments everywhere they go. We would love to do the same for you.


Before Full Mouth Makeover	After Full Mouth Makeover (with Crown & Bridge)

Before Root Canal Therapy & Crowns	After Root Canal Therapy & Crowns

Before Full Mouth Makeover	After Full Mouth Makeover (with Crown, Bridge & non-surgical gum treatment)

Before Crown & Bridge	After Crown & Bridge

Before Full Mouth Veneers	After Full Mouth Veneers

Before Crown, Bridge & Veneers	After Crown, Bridge & Veneers

Before Upper Veneers & non-surgical gum treatment	After Upper Veneers & non-surgical gum treatment

Before Full Mouth Makeover in lieu of braces (orthodontic treatment)	After Full Mouth Makeover in lieu of braces (orthodontic treatment)

Before Upper Veneers	After Upper Veneers

Before Upper Crowns	After Upper Crowns

Before	After Upper Veneers

Before Full Mouth Reconstruction Changing bite (correct malocclusion & loss of vertical dimension)	After Full Mouth Reconstruction Changing bite (correct malocclusion & loss of vertical dimension)

Before Smile Makeover with Crown & Bridge implants & partial denture	After Smile Makeover with Crown & Bridge implants & partial denture

Before Smile Makeover with Veneers	After Smile Makeover with Veneers

Before Smile Makeover with Upper Veneers	After Smile Makeover with Upper Veneers

Before Smile Makeover with Upper Veneers (became a major network newscaster)	After Smile Makeover with Upper Veneers (became a major network newscaster)

Before Smile Makeover with Veneers	After Smile Makeover with Veneers

Before Crown, Bridge & non-surgical gum treatment	After Crown, Bridge & non-surgical gum treatment