TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of San Fernando Valley

Farshid Ariz, D.M.D.
Dr Ariz is a 1989 graduate of the Boston University School of Dentistry, where he received his D.M.D. Degree. In 1991, he received his Certification in Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Periodontics. He is an Assistant Professor to Advanced Periodontics for the past 29 years at Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC).

Dr Ariz is a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain (ABCP) and he has extensive training in Craniofacial orthopedic dysfunction. He has treated patients with Craniofacial pain, TMJ soreness, jaw discomfort, primary headaches, face, neck, and shoulder pain.

He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep. Medicine (ABCDSM) and Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM), where he is treated patients for obstructed sleep apnea, snoring, daytime drowsiness, and CPAP intolerant patients. He’s also a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry (FICD).

Besides lecturing nationally and internationally and presenting in academia and educational meetings, Dr Ariz is involved in TMJ & Sleep Therapy Research for non-surgical therapy to improved quality of life. He is the program director and leader in fundamentals courses in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. Dr Ariz is a member of the board of ABCDSM and the past President of the Iranian American Dental Association.

His expertise includes implantology, esthetic implant surgery, esthetic periodontal therapy, full mouth reconstruction, craniofacial pain, obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, TMJ disorders, dental implants, and periodontics.

Dr Ariz is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, Western Soc. of Periodontology, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Osseointegration and a member of the Medical Review Institute of America, Inc, and Los Angeles County Medical Association.