Dr. Scott William Niven

Dr. Scott Niven
Dr. Scott Niven was raised in Newport Beach, California. He attended Newport Harbor High School and the University of California Irvine graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He graduated with honors receiving the Ralph Waldo Gerard award for outstanding research project of the year. His research project, "Interleukin-1 Beta is linked to Axonal Sprouting though its Regulation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Expression", was published in the Journal of Undergraduate Research. 2001.V31,431-440. Dr. Niven attended the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and graduated receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He graduated with honors receiving the Rex Ingraham award for excellence in clinical operative dentistry. Dr. Niven was also a member of Psi Omega dental fraternity.
After dental school Dr. Niven moved back to practice in Newport Beach and since then has been in private practice, as well as teaching at the University of Southern …California School of Dentistry. Dr. Niven is an active member of the Laguna Gnathological Research and Study Group, Newport Harbor Academy of Dentistry, Academy of General Dentistry, Orange County Dental Society, and American Dental Association. Dr. Niven was also a part-time clinical instructor at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry.