Peter K. Moy, DMD received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a certificate in General Practice Residency from Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and a certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from UCLA Hospital. He limits his practice to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, focusing on surgical aspects of Implant Dentistry and reconstruction of the severely atrophic alveolar ridge. A Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at UCLA, he is also the Director of Implant Dentistry.
He belongs to several professional organizations including the Academy of Osseointegration, where he is a Past President (2010-2011). He is an associate editor for the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants and reviewing editor for International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Implant Dentistry & Related Research and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on surgical augmentation procedures, management of medically compromised implant patients, use of rhBMP-2 for maxillary sinuses and immediate loading of dental implants. He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally, most recently at the 81st Scientific Session of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics in San Francisco.
Dr. Moy is the first holder of the Nobel Biocare Endowed Chair, Surgical Implant Dentistry at UCLA and serves as Director, Surgical Implant Center located in UCLA, School of Dentistry. Dr. Moy also maintains his private practice in West Coast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center in Brentwood, California.