| Dr. Vellequette,
a Los Altos native, attended St. Francis High
School in Mountain View. He graduated from UC
Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional
Science and went on to get his Doctorate in Dental
Surgery degree at the University of Buffalo, NY
Dental School with a minor in Periodontics. He
is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
(FAGD), and received his Mastership award (MAGD)
summer 2001.
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Dr. John Ashton
Vellequette was one of only four doctors
in California to earn the Academy of General
Dentistry's prestigious Mastership Award. |
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In addition to clinical instructing
in cosmetic dentistry, he attends approximately
200 hours of continuing education per year. Dr.
Vellequette's continuing education has included
TMD/TMJ clinic, Dental Implants, IV Sedation Certification,
Cosmetic and Aesthetic dentistry programs and
numerous other general and cosmetic dental courses
to complete the requirements for his Master's
Award in the Academy of General Dentistry. He
is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic
Dentistry (AACD), the International Congress of
Oral Implantology (ICOI), the Cranio Mandibular
Institute (CMI), the Academy of GP Orthodontics,
and has participated in the CDA and ADA on legislative
committees and as an alternate delegate.
Dr. Vellequette has recently
received The Academy of General Dentistry's
prestigious Mastership Award on August 4, 2001
in New York. In attaining Mastership in the AGD,
Dr. Vellequette has joined a select group of dentists
who have completed the most rigorous continuing
dental education program in general dentistry.
Dr. Vellequette earned the Mastership Award by
completing more than 1,100 hours of quality continuing
dental education in the 16 disciplines of dentistry,
including 400 hours of hands-on courses. To date,
only 1,000 AGD members have earned Mastership
honors.
One of Dr. Vellequette's principle
professional goals is to set the standard
for excellence in the practice and delivery of
dental care. This requires being involved with
teaching other dentists the art and science of
advanced aesthetic dentistry throughout the United
States.
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