Leaders in Oral & Craniofacial Surgery
Portland Oregon Oral Surgeons
When it comes to your health, it’s important to have confidence in your physicians. As the Northwest’s most specialized medical and surgical practice, we have over 25 years of experience providing unmatched care to our patients. Now that’s something to be confident about.
Impacted & Wisdom Teeth
With advanced training and residencies specializing in oral cavity conditions and associated systemic disease, our oral surgeons perform both routine and highly complex dental procedures for our patients.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are small titanium posts that are surgically placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. These metal anchors act as tooth root substitutes. The jawbone then bonds with the titanium posts, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth.
Jaw & Craniofacial Surgery
For individuals born an overbite or under-bite, jaw surgery can offer a solution to the associated functional disabilities. The benefits of jaw surgery can include restoring a person’s ability to eat and chew without difficulty, improve or eliminate joint pain, and restore facial harmony and ideal dental form.
Reconstructive Surgery
Our surgeons have extensive experience managing patients with severe maxillofacial and head and neck injuries. As members of Legacy Emanuel Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Team, our surgeons are uniquely qualified to help patients with facial injuries as well as the cosmetic and functional deformities that sometimes result from serious facial trauma.
Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
Our oral & craniofacial surgery procedures help to advance some of the nation’s top research into oral cancers, utilizing state-of-the-art technology, partnering with top research hospitals and creating a unique team of pioneers in the oral and craniofacial surgery fields.
Sedation Dentistry
While many oral surgery procedures can be done with standard local anesthetic techniques, several procedures are better performed while our patients are sedated with general anesthetic. All of our surgeons are licensed in dentistry and medicine and have thousands of hours of anesthesia training.
OUR ORAL SURGEONS
Meet Our Portland Oral Surgeons
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Dr. Eric J. DierksBook Appointment Eric J. DierksM.D., D.M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.D, F.R.C.S.(Ed) A founding partner of HNSA, Dr. Dierks earned his... -
Dr. R. Bryan BellBook Appointment R. Bryan BellM.D., D.D.S, F.A.C.S. Dr. Bell is a fellowship-trained head and neck oncologic/oral and maxillofacial...
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Dr. Allen ChengBook Appointment Dr. Allen ChengM.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S Dr. Cheng earned his medical and dental degrees at the University of...
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Dr. James P. CuylerBook Appointment James P. CuylerM.D., F.R.C.S.C. Dr. Cuyler was born and raised in Canada and earned his medical...
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Dr. R. Sterling HodgsonBook Appointment R. Sterling HodgsonM.D. Dr. Hodgson, a native Oregonian, and second-generation ear, nose & throat surgeon received...
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Dr. Ashish A. PatelBook Appointment Ashish A. PatelM.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S. Dr. Patel earned his dental and medical degrees from New York...
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Christina FratangeloBook Appointment Christina FratangeloC.R.N.P., D.N.P. Christina Fratangelo is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner new to HNSA. She graduated with a...
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Dr. Caitlin B.L. MagrawBook Appointment Caitlin B.L. MagrawMD, DDS Dr. Magraw is a fellowship-trained surgical specialist in Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial...
Recent News & Articles
The Benefits of Dental Implants
Even with vast improvements in American dental care, millions of patients still suffer from tooth loss – mostly due to tooth decay, gum disease (gingivitis), or dental injury. Previously, the only treatment options for missing teeth were bridges and dentures. Today, dental implants offer a lot of benefits over traditional dentures, bridges, crowns, and fillings.
Dr. Dierks Travels to Tuttlingen, Germany for Lecture on Management of Craniofacial Gunshot Wounds
Dr. Eric Dierks Dr. Eric Dierks recently traveled to Tuttlingen, Germany where he lectured at the Strasbourg Osteosynthesis Research Group (SORG) annual [...]
Allen Cheng Gives a Meet the Expert Lecture
Allen Cheng Allen Cheng gives a Meet the Expert lecture for the Strausbourg Osteosynthesis Research Group (SORG) North America at [...]
Edward C. Hinds Memorial Symposium
Dr. Eric Dierks was recently honored by the University of Texas at Houston as the featured speaker for the 28th Annual Edward C. Hinds [...]