Dr. Cheikh and Dr. Cancellier
Dr. Behnaz Cheikh completed her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Minnesota in Genetics and Cellular Biology in 1987. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with distinction from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1994. While in private practice in San Francisco, she obtained her AEGD certificate from the University of California in San Francisco with an emphasis in Hospital Dentistry and Oral Medicine.
Dr. Cheikh completed two years of Advanced Endodontic Residency at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, where she received extensive training in microscopic endodontic treatment.
Dr. Cheikh enjoys snow skiing, traveling, playing the piano, painting, and reading in her leisure time. She is fluent in French and has had amazing life experiences traveling the world. Dr. Cheikh is a member of the American Association of Endodontists, American Dental Association and the California Dental Association.
Dr. Cancellier graduated from the University of the Pacific with degrees in Biology and Communications Arts. He worked in the flower business in Cardiff, California with his father before entering dental school. Dr. Cancellier obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in 1982. He practiced general dentistry in Los Angeles with Thurston Ross and Guy Ho, a member of the USC Dental School Hall of Fame.
In 1988, Dr. Cancellier completed a two year residency in endodontics at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Since then he has practiced endodontics in Encinitas, California.
Dr. Cancellier is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He is a member of the American Association of Endodontists, American Dental Association, California Dental Association, San Diego County Dental Society, Advisory Council on Endodontics, an Honorary Member of the Warm Gutta Percha Study Club of Italy, an International Editor of the Giornale Italiano di Endodonzia, and Past President of the California State Association of Endodontists.
