Born in Timisoara, Romania, Dr. Orest Frangopol DDS trained at the School of Dental Science, University of Medicine at Timisoara, and graduated in 1994. Over the next five years, Dr. Frangopol built a successful private practice in his hometown. In 1997, Dr. Frangopol attended a one-year postgraduate program in implantology at the European Academy of Implantology in Munich, Germany. In 1999, he immigrated to Southern California. After passing the California board exam, Dr. Frangopol began teaching dentistry at DSI, a California-based international dental institute that trains foreign dentists and provides continuing education to practicing dentists. Dr. Frangopol, at DSI's Newport Beach and Colton campuses, has trained hundreds of dentists now practicing in California and across the United States. From 2001 to 2005, Dr. Frangopol also taught intensive pre-board dental courses at New York University's School of Dentistry. Since 2002, he has also served in private practice in Laguna Hills, and in 2015 opened his newest dental practice in Riverside, CA. Dr. Frangopol is a member of several professional and service organizations, including: • American Dental Association • California Dental Association • Orange County Dental Association • Academy of Computerized Dentistry of North America • American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry • American Academy of General Dentistry • American Academy of Implant Dentistry