Tara Aghaloo

Dr. Tara Aghaloo is a Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She completed her dental training at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency and M.D. at UCLA. Subsequently, she completed a PhD in oral biology at UCLA. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Her clinical practice focuses on bone and soft tissue regeneration for dental implants. She is also active in professional organizations, where she is a board member of the Academy of Osseointegration, member of the Osteo Science Foundation Scientific Review Committee, fellow of the ITI, member of the AAOMS CRPTA and Research Committees, and section editor of IJOMI. Tara Aghaloo lectures nationally and internationally on dental implant surgery and tissue regeneration, including alveolar ridge augmentation, sinus grafting, growth factors, full arch rehabilitation, and peri-implantitis.