Dr. Monson has been serving North County San Diego by providing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services since 1993.
Dr. Monson is the director of the North County Dental Implant Study Group. In this capacity he instructs other dentists in the field of dental implantology.
Dr. Monson practices the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with an emphasis on dental implants and third molar (wisdom tooth) removal.
Prior to beginning his private practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Oceanside, Dr. Monson taught full time. He was the chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the V.A.M.C. Sepulveda where he instructed post-graduate dental residents and UCLA dental students. Dr. Monson has continued to teach on a part time basis. He currently holds the positions of chief of implant dentistry, V.A.M.C. Sepulveda, and Lecturer at the U.C.L.A. School of Dentistry.
In 2010 Dr. Monson teamed with Dr. David Tracy to build Carlsbad Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a state of the art surgicenter. Both doctors practice out of this facility on Carlsbad Village Drive.
Dr. Monson received his D.D.S. from U.C.L.A. in 1985, completed a general practice residency at the V.A. West Los Angeles in 1986, and a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1990.
Dr. Monson is licensed to practice dentistry in the State of California.
Dr. Monson is licensed to provide general anesthesia in the State of California
Dr. Monson is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Monson is a member in good standing of the:
San Diego Dental Society
California Dental Association
American Dental Association
California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
