Dr. Pankaj Kalabhai Patel

Pankaj K. Patel, DMD
Dr. Patel grew up in Souther California and graduated from University of California, Riverside with a B.A. in Business Economics.  He then attended University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine and obtained his DMD in 1995. His intrest in Anesthesia grew at University of Pittsburgh as a dental student enrolled in IV Sedation course.  He pursed his intrest and completed his residency in Dental Anesthesiology in 1997 at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Patel then completed a fellowship in Anesthesiology at Riverside County General Hospital.
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Patel helped start Central California Dental Surgicenter in Atwater, Ca. where he was Director of Anesthesia for four years.  Dr. Patel then started Salida Surgery Center, Dental Group in Salida, Ca. in 2004.  Recently, Dr. Patel with other Dentists opened Bay Area Dental Surgery Center in 2009.
Dr. Patel is also involved with several local Dental organizations including Stanislaus …County Oral Health Advisory Committee, San Joaquin Dental Society, Give Kids A Smile Program Committee, and California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.  Dr. Patel is also Northern California General Anethesia Evaluator for Dental Board of California.
Dr. Patel is a member of American Dental Association, California Dental Association, San Joaquin Dental Society, Amecian Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, California Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and Oral Health Advisory Committee, Stanislaus County.