Dr. Kupferman is a board-certified physician Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He attended dental school at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion, he was accepted to medical school at The UCLA School of Medicine in a combined program which included an internship in General Surgery and three additional years of training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. As a young surgeon, Dr. Kupferman was recruited by the well-known Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s (Kaiser Permanente) Maxillofacial Surgery Department where he served as an associate for two years. In addition to maintaining a busy orthognathic surgery and facial trauma practice, Dr. Kupferman was instrumental in developing a thriving practice of skeletal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.
Having been sought after for his expertise and minimally invasive techniques Dr. Kupferman decided to bring his skills to the community and open his practice in Century City.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B.A., Yeshiva University New York, NY
D.M.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA
M.D., Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA
INTERNSHIP and RESIDENCY - UCLA Medical Center and UCLA School of Dentistry - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and General Surgery
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: - American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
- Los Angeles Dental Society
- American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Society of TMJ Surgeons
- American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Areas of Expertise:
Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral Surgery
Dentistry
Dental Medicine
Oral Medicine
Oral Radiology
Oral Cancer
Trigeminal Nerve Injury
Lingual Nerve Injury
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Repair
Sinus graft
Oral antral fistula
Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (BRONJ)
Osteomyelitis of the Mandible or Maxilla
Ameloblastoma
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Orthognathic Surgery
Corrective Jaw Surgery
Facial Pain
Temporomandibular Joint Surgery (TMJ Surgery)
Dental Implants
Failed Maxillary Sinus Lifts
Failed dental implants
Facial Fractures
Mandibular fractures
Zygoma (Tripod) fractures
Orbital fractures
Dental Trauma (dentoalveolar trauma)
Bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA)
Bruxism
Osteoradionecrosis
Complications of head and neck cancer therapy
Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC)
Tumors and cysts of the oral cavity
Dental Anesthesia
Conscious Sedation in dentistry and oral surgery
Intravenous Sedation in dentistry and oral surgery
General Anesthesia in dentistry and oral surgery
Dental Nerve Injuries
