Dr. Lockwood is a highly-skilled professional, committed to providing his patients with the best dentistry available today. His formal training comes from a nationally recognized university and highly-regarded professional associations. With great passion, he pursues the latest, most advanced techniques in esthetic dentistry, implant dentistry, and orthodontics.

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• Dr. Stephen Lockwood
  

  Dr. Lockwood has been in private practice in La Jolla since 1985. His quest for the highest level of skill in dentistry has been recognized with a Mastership Award from the prestigious and nationally recognized Academy of General Dentistry. To receive the Mastership Award, an AGD member must complete a minumum of 1,100 hours of continuing education, including 400 hours of hands-on courses, and have previously earned a Fellowship Award.
  
  Dr. Lockwood has an intense interest in the latest dental technologies, clinical procedures, laboratory techniques, and dental materials. He has received advanced training in orthodontics, implantology, and laser surgery.
  
  Orthodontic Training
  1986-1988 Progressive Orthodontic Seminars
  
  Surgical & Prosthetic Implant Training
  1990 NobelPharma Certification
  1997-Present Steri-Oss and Nobel Biocare Education Courses
  
  Dr. Lockwood has given lectures in laser dentistry. He continues to expand his training and holds current memberships in the Pacific Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
  
  Dr. Lockwood enjoys diagnosing and treating patients with complex dental needs. His knowledge and experience in most clinical areas of dentistry has prepared him to assist many individuals needing full mouth rehabilitation.
  
  As a member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, and the San Diego County Dental Association, Dr. Lockwood is constantly updating his knowledge and skills, exceeding rigorous continuing education requirements.
  
  Dr. Lockwood is a graduate of University of California, Irvine (1980) and Oral Roberts University School of Dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1984).
  
  Dr. Lockwood serves the San Diego community as a volunteer for Childrens Sealant Clinics, providing services to underprivileged children with dental needs. He also participates in "Share the Care," a program to assist needy adolescents with much needed dental and medical care.
  
  Dr. Lockwood has recently received his Implant Dentistry Credential through the Academy of Implant Dentistry!
  
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• Announcing AGD Mastership Award

  
  July 31, 2003
  Dear Friends:
  The staff of Stephen Lockwood, DMD, MAGD are pleased to share with you an important honor for our practice. On July 19, 2003, Dr. Lockwood reached a career milestone when he was awarded his mastership from the Academy of General Dentistry. He thus joins a select group of 1,000 Masters in the U.S. and abroad.
  
  To receive the Mastership Award, an AGD member must complete a minimum of 1,100 hours of continuing education, including 400 hours of hands-on courses, and have previously earned a Fellowship Award. Study must include all 16 disciplines in dentistry including periodontics, orthodontics, and implants. About 10% of general dentists have earned a mastership or fellowship award.
  
  Dr. Lockwood has actually exceeded the mastership requirements, with 467 hours, many of these in orthodontics, implants, and restorative dentistry. These hours demonstrate his long-standing commitment to professional development and currency in the latest dental technology and techniques. �Dentistry is an ever-changing field,� observes Dr. Lockwood, �and I want to provide my patients with the best care, the most comfortable experience, and the most effective results possible. Through it I have the opportunity to serve and help others by aiding them to achieve better health, a beautiful smile, and life-long self-esteem.�
  
  The AGD Mastership is the most recent reflection of Stephen Lockwood�s passionate belief in the power of dentistry to help people. By the time he finished his own orthodontic treatment in the 7th grade, he was determined to help others feel as good as he did when he got his braces off. From that time on he committed himself to a career in dentistry, graduating from the Oral Roberts School of Dentistry in 1984. He began his practice in 1989 and has shared his knowledge through teaching dental laser techniques for Biolase and orthodontics for Progressive Orthodontic Seminars.
  
  Dr. Lockwood values his association with the Academy of General Dentistry and sees it as a professional organization with particularly high standards. It has guided him through the evolution of modern dentistry with its continuing education courses, taught by some of the country�s most talented and respected specialists.
  
  While Dr. Lockwood is very proud of this most recent achievement, he notes that it is �really a reflection of my care for my many patients who continue to place their trust in me. I do not take this for granted, and I will continue to seek even better ways of performing dentistry more comfortably and skillfully for my patients.� He looks forward to many more years of growth with his supportive, professional staff, continuing and new patients with whom he can share the delight of healthy, happy smiles.
  
  Gennie Kirbey - Office Manager
  Sharon H. Love - Registered Dental Hygienist
  Roxanne Balinksi - Assistant
  
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• Dr. Stephen Lockwood's CV