Meet Our Team

Dennis Song

DDS, MD

Dental School: University of San Francisco
Medical School: University of California Davis
Internship: University of California San Francisco
Residency: University of California San Francisco

Surgical interests: Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Dental Implants, Reconstructive Bone and Gum Tissue Grafting, Stem Cell Technology, Dental Trauma, Wisdom Teeth, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Conservative Surgery, Second Opinions, Laser Frenectomy

Born and raised in San Francisco, Dr. Dennis Song decided to practice in the city he grew up in to serve San Francisco, the Bay Area, and internationally. A graduate of Lowell High School, he completed his undergraduate work from the west coast’s first formal university, the University of San Francisco and went on to achieve his dental degree (DDS) from the University of California San Francisco.

For his specialty training to become an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, he completed his medical degree (MD) from the University of California Davis. He completed his internships and residency in General Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California San Francisco.

He is licensed to practice both dentistry and medicine and has a permit for general anesthesia. He is Vice Chief of the Dental Division and Attending Surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center and Staff Surgeon at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco.

For ten years, Dr. Song was an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco and now serves as an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco teaching students and residents. Dr. Song maintains more than double the minimum requirements for continuing education annually to keep abreast of the latest information and techniques and also lectures several times a year. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.

Certifications

• Board Certified – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 
• Board Certified – Dental Anesthesiology 
• Fellowship – International Congress of Oral Implantologists
• Fellowship – International College of Dentists
• Fellowship – American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Fellowship – California Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Fellowship – American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association) 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association) 
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (American College of Surgeons) 

Professional Memberships: 

• San Francisco Dental Society 
• San Francisco Marin Medical Society 
• California Medical Association 
• California Dental Association 
• California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 
• American Dental Association 
• American Medical Association 
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 
• American Academy of Oral Medicine 
• American Dental Society of Anesthesiology 
• International Congress of Oral Implantologists 
• Academy for Sports Dentistry
• International College of Dentists

Rishi Jay Gupta

DDS, MD, MBA, FACS

Dr. Rishi Jay Gupta is a native of Walnut Creek, CA and earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from the University of California, San Francisco concurrently with a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of San Francisco and his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) form the University of California, Davis. Dr. Gupta completed his specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of California, San Francisco and a fellowship in Sleep Surgery from California Sleep Institute and Stanford University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Gupta is licensed to practice both dentistry and medicine and has a permit for general anesthesia. He has published numerous articles and contributed to many chapters in the field. He is a principal investigator and actively involved in research for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders and sleep apnea.

He serves as Section Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Staff Surgeon of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Northern California VA Health Care System. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and staff surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center.

Interests: Sleep Apnea Surgery and Disorders, Temporomandibular Disorders and Joint Surgery, Facial Pain, Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Head and Neck Pain, Orthognathic Jaw Surgery, Oral Pathology, Dentoalveolar Surgery, Dental Implant and Oral Reconstruction, Wisdom Tooth and Dental Extractions.

Stephen Thaddeus Connelly

DDS, MD, PHD, FACS

Dr. Stephen Thaddeus Connelly was born in New York and obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from the University of Miami in Florida. He then attended Columbia University to obtain his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) and his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of California San Francisco. For his specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, he attended the University of California San Francisco after which he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Craniomaxillofacial Sciences.

Dr. Connelly is licensed to practice both dentistry and medicine and has a permit for general anesthesia. He serves as an attending surgeon at Veterans Affairs Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center. He is licensed to practice both dentistry and medicine and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco teaching students and residents. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles and continues his research in the field as a principal investigator.

Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Surgery, Dentoalveolar Surgery, Dental Implant and Oral Reconstruction, Wisdom Tooth and Dental Extractions, Orthognathic Jaw Surgery, Sleep Apnea Surgery, Facial Trauma, Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Head and Neck Pain, Oral Pathology and Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Facial Pain, Inducible nitric oxide synthase, Molecular Markers of Metastasis

Rebeka Silva

DMD, FACD

Dr. Rebeka Silva was born in New York and obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Syracuse University. She went on to obtain her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Silva obtained advanced training in Hospital Dentistry from the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after which she obtained her specialty certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York.

After her training, Dr. Silva taught at the University of California San Francisco as an Assistant Clinical Professor teaching students and residents while also serving as Section Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco where she later became the Chief of the Dental Service. She was also promoted to Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco advancing her academic work while also serving as a course director and lecturer.

Dr. Silva is licensed to practice dentistry and has a permit for general anesthesia. She has published numerous articles, written for textbooks, and obtained key research grants. Being active in many professional organizations and government committees, she has also provided many lectures in the field and is also an instructor for CPR. She is also an attending surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center.

Interests: Temporomandibular joint disorders and reconstruction, Botulinum Toxin therapy, Jaw reconstruction, Visuohaptic 3D Imaging and Surgical Simulation, TMJ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Dental implants, Wisdom Tooth and Dental Extractions, Oral Grafting and Reconstruction, Oral Pathology

Fatima Mashkoor

DDS

Dental School: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry
Internship: The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Residency: NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull

Dr. Mashkoor grew up in Sri Lanka, Dubai, and Pakistan. She obtained a post-baccalaureate graduate certificate in neurobiology graduating magna cum laude from the Medical College of Virginia. She went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and completed her specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull.

Dr. Mashkoor is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco teaching students and is an attending surgeon training residents at the Alameda Health System Highland Hospital. She is an attending surgeon on staff at the Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center.

Her surgical interests include; Dental and Facial Trauma, Dental Implants, Wisdom Teeth and Dental Extractions, Maxillofacial Pathology, and Reconstructive Bone and Tissue Grafting. She believes that patient care and safety is of the utmost priority. She volunteers for mission trips locally and internationally. In her free time, she is passionate about traveling, running, skiing and teaching. Her bucket list of things to do is to run a marathon and get scuba diving certified.

Certifications:

• Board Eligible – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (American College of Surgeons) 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association) 

Professional Memberships:

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
• California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Academy of Osseointegration
• American Dental Association
• California Dental Association
• San Francisco Dental Society

Publications:

• “Oral Viral Infections: Diagnosis and Management.” Dental Clinics of North America 61.2 (2017):351-363
• Third Molar Autotransplantation: A Retrospective Study Of 17 Consecutive Cases” Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 123.2 (2017): e-24-e25.