Meet the Doctor

Dr. Franco Hernandez was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside where he obtained a Bachelor’s in Economics, graduating with honors. He went on to complete his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Southern California where he spent dedicated time as a selective student with emphasized training in the areas of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Anesthesia, and Public Health. Following graduation, he began his post-graduate training as an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital / UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, one of the largest level 1 trauma centers in the state of Texas. He continued his training at Stanford University Medical Center where he completed a Dental Medicine, Oral & Maxillofacial clinical instructorship.

Dr. Hernandez diagnoses, treats, and manages a variety of conditions including: odontogenic infection, dentoalveolar trauma, edentulism (partial and complete), non-malignant oral lesions, benign cysts/tumor of the maxilla/mandible, osteonecrosis of the maxilla/mandible, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and orofacial pain. He routinely performs surgical dental extractions, oral rehabilitation with dental implants, removal of 3rd molars (“wisdom teeth”), bone grafting, excision of benign maxillary/mandibular cysts, as well as management of TMD and orofacial pain. As a Dental Oncologist and dental surgeon, he specializes in dental procedures and dental surgeries prior to, during, and following head & neck radiation therapy and chemotherapy. As a Hospital Dentist and dental surgeon, he performs medically necessary dental procedures and dental surgeries in the context of extensive cardiac disease, major organ failure/transplant cases, major systemic disease, cancer therapy, and orthopedic surgery.

Clinical Focus

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery – Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Administrative Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University Medical Center – Section of Dental Medicine & Surgery

Clinical Instructor, Stanford University Medical Center – Section of Dental Medicine & Surgery

Adjunct Clinical Instructor, University of Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Active Member, American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)

Active Member, American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

Active Member, Mid-Peninsula Dental Society

Active Member, California Dental Association

Active Member, American Dental Association

Professional Education

Fellowship: Stanford Health Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship, CA

Resident Internship, University of Texas at Southwestern – Dallas, TX, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Doctor of Dental Surgery, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC – Los Angeles, CA, Dentistry

Bachelor’s of Arts, University of California, Riverside, Economics