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

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery – Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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

Professional Affiliation

American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

Mid-Peninsula Dental Society

California Dental Association

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