Dr. Reber has the expertise and experience to give you the level of comfort, appearance enhancement and health you deserve. He has been able to transform more than smiles, often his patients leave with a remarkable boost in self-confidence as well. His expertise in neuromuscular dentistry offers patients relief from years of headaches and other pain associated with bite and jaw tension problems.

Practicing Since 1985, Dr. Reber stays at the forefront of modern dentistry with ongoing course studies, such as advanced training for esthetic dentistry from the Las Vegas Institute of Dental Studies. He has completed comprehensive postgraduate studies. Dr. Reber serves as a general dental expert for the Dental Board of California.

His love for education extends to teaching others as well. He is licensed by the State of California to teach other dentists and dental staff members the latest dental techniques. Dr. Reber holds a California Community College teaching credential and he has previous taught at all three of the nearby community colleges.

• 2004 Neuromuscular Coronoplasty and Case Finishing


• 2004 American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Scientific Session, Washington D.C.


• 2004 American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Dallas, Texas


• 2003 Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation: Advanced Training


• 2003 CAD/CAM (Computer Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Manufacture)
  Training for precision porcelain restoration


• 2002-2003 Advanced Functional Orthopedics and Straightwire Orthodontics


• 2002 Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  Full Mouth Reconstruction


• 2002 Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  Neuromuscular Occlusion II


• 2002 Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  Comprehensive Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry - A Master's Course


• 2002 Pacific Laser Institute
  Category II Dental Laser Proficiency: Aluminum-Gallium diode laser


• 2001 Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  Neuromuscular Occlusion I


• 2001 Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  Advanced Anterior Esthetic Dentistry


• 1997 California Dental Board
  Registered Continued Education Provider (License #RP 3531)


• 1993 NobelPharma Advanced Training in Dental Implants
• 1989 California Community College Teaching Credential
  Biological Sciences; Health & Physical Care Services, Related Technologies (License #362515)


• 1985 Dental License State of California (License #33652)

• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics
• American College of Craniofacial Pain
• American Dental Association
• California Dental Association
• Monterey Bay Dental Society

Drs. Hemingway and Reber regularly teach seminars on neuromuscular and cosmetic dentistry that are open to the public. If interested in attending an upcoming seminar, please contact our office for details.

Registered Private Continuing Education Instructor
- Hartnell Community College

1989-94 Medical Terminology
- Cabrillo Community College

1991 Dental Hygiene
- Monterey Peninsula College

1990 Pharmacology

1990 Oral Pathology

1990 Medical Emergencies in Dentistry

1990 Medical Terminology
- City Colleges of Chicago, European Division

1987 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

1987 Medical Terminology

1986-87 Introduction to Biology
- Aschaffenburg Dental Clinic, West Germany

1986-88 Training Program

Graduate Research
1983-86 University of California, Los Angeles
Research Director: John Yagiela, DDS Ph. D
Computer-Assisted Monitoring of Pediatric Dental Patients during Ketamine Sedation. In addition to analyzing data collected during sedation, the feasibility and usefulness of computer monitoring equipment in a private dental setting was also reported. Research and thesis completed as a partial requirement for Master of Science degree in the Department of Oral Biology. Results of the study were presented at a table clinic during the Spring Scientific Session of the California Dental Association (May 1985).

Undergraduate Research
1979-81 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Research Director: Ronald Urry, Ph. D
Spectrophotofluorometric Assay of Serotonin Levels in Human Blood and Its Relation to Selected Sperm Variables. Performed blood serotonin assays on infertile patients and correlated these findings to the morphology and motility characteristics of patients sperm.

1980-81 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Research Director: Donald Peterson, Ph. D. "Consumer Behavior." a compilation of research and published works relating to the environment and its affect on the purchasing behavior of consumers. Paper was initially to be published as an entire chapter in a university-level textbook on environmental psychology.

1988-Present Private Dental Practice

Currently work as a partner in this general practice office in Salinas, California. Our emphasis is complex restorative, esthetic and neuromuscular dentistry to restore damaged teeth, enhance smiles and alleviate the headaches and other pain caused by "bite" abnormalities.

1994-Present California Dental Board
Currently serve as a general Dental Expert offering expert dental opinions on cases that involve possible licensure discipline of dentists. Duties include review of patient records, radiographs and models, subsequent organization of findings into written reports, and testifying for the California Dental Board at administrative hearings.

1999-2004 Central Coast Dental Associates
Member, Board of Directors
Serve as a founding member on the Board of Directors of the Central Coast Dental Associates (CCDA), an Independent Practice Association. CCDA is an association of preferred provider dentists, offering network availability to dental insurance companies, insurance brokers and third party administrators. CCDA currently has 325+ members.

1999-2004 Central Coast Dental Associates
Director of Dental Services
Supervise and participate in utilization review of network dentists to ensure appropriateness of care to dental patients. Specific duties include review of insurance claims and associated radiographs or study models submitted to document completed or proposed treatment by dental network members.

1985-88 Ashchaffenburg Dental Clinic
Served as a General Dental Officer in the U.S. Army. Size of clinic allowed wide latitude in treating a vast number of dental problems and pathology.

Dr. Reber received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He then went on to complete a Master of Science degree in Oral Biology and received his Doctorate or Dental Science from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Bachelor of Science (BS) 1981 BYU Psychology
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) 1985 UCLA
Master of Science (MS) 1986 UCLA Oral Biology

Dr. Reber is dedicated to helping others by volunteering his time & expertise to benefit the people of Salinas. Some of this time is spent at the crisis intervention center as a phone counselor and at the Red Cross as an Instructor.


He loves spending time with wife Lanna and his daughters Brittany and Amanda, and youngest child Kevin.

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