Dentists who take our courses love how we connect our research of supra-gingival dentistry with how doctors practice dentistry. In addition to being a professor and researcher, Dr. Jose-Luis Ruiz is also a practicing clinician who has implemented this type of dentistry in his offices and knows how to help other doctors understand it. Take a look at the reviews below to see how students of Los Angeles Institute of Clinical Dentistry & Ruiz Dental Seminars Inc. have appreciated continuing their dental education with a team that provides predictable, functional techniques.
Testimonials
Dr. Paul Sioda Testimonial
Dr. Paul Sioda Attended Advanced Adhesion
"It's a really engaging seminar, very very hands on which I really liked because a lot of courses I've taken in the past it's usually just lecturing"
Dr. Alexandra Naski Testimonal
Dr. Tadah's Testimonial
"Awesome, approachable, practical."
- Dr. Tran Han Altadena, CA
"Very knowledgeable, course was very well organized, clearly explained & great hands-on exercises that can be implemented to use immediately."
- Dr. Cassie Starr Oro Valley, AZ
"Dr. Ruiz is a clear, concise & effective educator. Excellent course! I would recommend his courses to anyone at any skill level."
- Dr. Matthew Menasco, Novato, CA
Dr. Satvat's Testimonial
“What an invigorating experience to hear Dr. Ruiz. He distills many concepts from general previous courses into easy to digest information that will help me on every patient, every day.”
- Dr. Daniel Walker, Kailua Kona, HI
Dr. Farris' Testimonial
"Over time, I have taken many courses presented by UCLA regarding Occlusal Management, also referred to as "The Box", as well as many refresher courses from them. By attending Dr. Ruiz's course, I can finally understand the principles and the clinical applications of occlusion and how it all works! Dr Ruiz has made Occlusion, which is a very complicated subject, into a more understandable, efficient, simplematic, and most of all, an organized workshop!"
-Sarah Lim, DMD
“I love the way you breakdown the process to a very practical level and make learning new procedures easier and with more clarity. Great practical seminar, I enjoyed and learned a lot.”
- Dr. Pasha Hakimzadeh DDS, West Hills, CA
Dr. Potter's Testimonial
“I have been working closely with Dr. Ruiz for many years and I know he is an excellent clinician, and his programs are both practical and useful.”
– Gordon Christensen, DDS, PhD
“Dr. Ruiz is an amazing lecturer! He goes into depth in different topics using a charismatic approach based on real-life situations. He is not afraid to discuss his failures as well as his successes & address all questions asked in a very practical manner. Thank you Dr. Ruiz!!”
– Dr. Erick Gutierrez, DMD, Pasadena, CA
“Excellent course, very small and intimate allowing for lots of questions and lots of time for doing the exercises, instead of feeling rushed. Very hands on which is great!”
- Dr. Jay Kansal DMD, Atlanta, GA
“I love the course. It is worth my time (2 ½ hours of driving). I am looking forward for the next seminar. I absolutely will refer friends to Dr. Ruiz’s seminars. Thanks a lot for the wonderful course!”
-Huy Do DDS, Westminster, CA
Dr. Guitierez's Testimonial
“As a dentist, who prides herself with taking numerous CE courses on a yearly basis, Dr. Ruiz’s speaking and teaching abilities can compare with the top dental educators. He is very practical, helpful and provides useful information for all dentists who wish to improve their skills and services to their patients.”
- Dr. Georgia Radfar DDS, Calabasas, CA
“I thought Frank Spear was the best dental educator until I took Dr. Ruiz’s course. Thank you!”
– Dr. Sevak Abrahamian, DDS, PhD
“Two days of advanced occlusion that should be required of every dental student and practicing dentist. By following the 3 golden rules, one will learn how to minimize the potential fractures of delivered restorations.”
- Dr. Greg Mar DDS, Pasadena, CA
Dr. Feir's Testimonial
“Thank you again for a wonderful hands on workshop. I learned so much and reinforced the system that is so practical.”
- Dr. Patricia Ryan DDS, Fullerton, CA
“I have never been more focused in a course. Dr. Ruiz is an excellent instructor. So happy we had this opportunity.”
- Dr. Katherine Martinez RDH, San Antonio, TX
“Dr. Ruiz gives a very practical and efficient system of diagnosis and treatment planning that can be implemented immediately in one’s office.”
- Dr. Robert Matiasevich DDS, Santa Cruz, California
Dr. Ayala's Testimonial
“Dr. Ruiz has changed the way I practice dentistry. I’m extremely grateful.”
- Dr. Steve Krauss DDS, Skokie, IL
“Phenomenal course as usual. Practical techniques for simplifying supra-gingival anterior restorations. Takes the anxiety out of it.”
- Dr. Carol Follette, DDS, Santa Monica, CA
“What I loved about this course is that everything that I learned, including mistakes to avoid, I can start implementing as soon as I get back to the office! That is because Dr. Ruiz is practicing dentistry on a regular bases. I am glad I took time in my busy schedule to travel to California from Michigan to attend this course!”
- Dr. Roman Sadikoff DDS, Chesterfield, MI
"I'm so honored to have heard Dr. Ruiz speak on topics discussed during this seminar that have never crossed my mind. It was beyond learning from a simple book. Not only was it hands-on it was surreal."
- Kathy Correia, Dr. Fatima Vafai's office
"After taking my first course with Dr. Ruiz- I can say with full confidence that I will be back to take more courses! I enjoyed every minute. Dr. Ruiz's passion for conservative and supragingival dentistry shows through his course and information presented is backed up by research. The trip across country was well worth it."
- Nadid Ata
"Dr. Ruiz and his team, Michael and April, are amazingly helpful and kind. Dr. Ruiz is incredibly knowledgeable and generous. He has reignited my passion for general dentistry. I'm excited to take more courses with him! Thank you!"
- Sheila Heraypur. Las Vegas, NV
"Although a master of Supra-gingival dentistry, Dr. Ruiz's style of instruction and humble demeanor makes learning fun, easy and practical."
- Dr. Michael Kelly Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Thomaszadeh's Testimonial
"Thank you, Dr. Ruiz, for enlightening me about Supra-gingival Dentistry"
- Johann Deapera, Dr. Azin Rezaei's office
"Great speaker, enjoyed both days and was very knowledgeable. Very clear information he gives."
- Raquel Vazquez, Dr. Azin Rezaei's office
"It was really easy to follow & understand for a new grad. Thank you for giving us such useful info. I can go back to the office and change/improve my procedures."
- Dr. Sylvia Tozbikian Bermuda Dunes, CA
Dr. Green's Testimonial
"I have taken several courses in the continuum at the LA Institute of Clinical Dentistry. In every one of the courses, I gained systematic, practical, research based techniques that I have been able to use in my daily practice. The courses have transformed my dentistry in a way that I know that I am creating more conservative, predictable, and successful long term results for my patients. Dr. Ruiz and his instructors have a teaching style that is very clear and systematic. I would highly recommend and do recommend the LA Institute of Clinical Dentistry to all of my dental colleagues."
- Dr. Jenny Caruso San Marcos, CA
“Dr. Ruiz has the uncanny ability to take a confusing topic such as Occlusion, and make it straightforward, simple, and easy-to-understand. I was able to easily put into practice the occlusal principals I learned from Dr. Ruiz.”
– Dr. Richard Jenson, Utah
“Very well organized, lots of great information, very practical, great venue, and comfortable accommodations. A wealth of practical and useful information and excellent presentations!”
- Dr. Cheryl Pesci DDS, Downey, CA
“Every time I come to a course I become more motivated about dentistry in general and knowledgeable.”
- Dr. Danielle Samm-Plisky, Scottsdale, AZ
“Dr. Ruiz has the incredible ability to demystify Occlusion. I learned more in 1 day than I have learned at 3 day workshops elsewhere. Awesome analogies”
- Dr. Kristine Yoshida DDS, Big Bear Lake, CA
Dr. Fuentes's Testimonial
“Wonderful Lecture! I have been away from Occlusion lectures for a while because they seemed boring and non-practical. After today, I feel energized about Occlusion. Thanks again.”
- Dr. Martha Vanzina DDS, Pal Alto, CA
“Made implants seem a lot easier and will defiantly help me treatment plan a lot more confidently.”
- Dr. Jay Kansal DMD, Atlanta, GA
“Excellent, practical course for general dentistry practice. Very simple and clean explanations. Dr. Ruiz is an amazing clinician. He combines practical knowledge with goals and excellence. Simplicity is his approach.”
- Dr. J Brar DDS, Tustin, CA
Dr. Mir's Testimonial
“I have been to many CE courses but Dr. Ruiz’s course was one of the most comprehensive and practical courses I’ve attended. Excellent!”
- Dr. Katherine Ahn, DDS
“Great to have all members of the staff to learn it together so we are all on the same page.”
- Terri Roy, DA, Plymouth, MI
“Definitely comprehensive enough to do the simple, easy cases. This met my course objective! Well organized syllabus notes.”
- Dr. Ron Chess, Encino, CA
Dr. Patel's Testimonial
“Wonderful. An intelligent, humble yet very fine teacher. Very well informed, makes learning a difficult topic easy.”
-Carl Smetko, DDS, Santa Ana, CA
“Very interesting, informative, knowledgeable. Enjoyed the overall course – especially the hands-on in the office.”
- Anita Maceki, Office Coordinator, Plymouth, MI
“Another excellent course. I appreciate taking into consideration the patient’s financial situation. Most courses simply tell us to charge more.”
- Clarence Plisky, DDS, Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Ramsey's Testimonial
“I love Dr. Jose-Luis’s course/classes. Him and his staff are wonderful and make us feel welcome. They are caring and make sure we understand and review our work.”
- Dr. Leticia Burgess DDS, Fresno, CA
“One of the best speakers in dentistry! Best implant course that I have taken!”
- Dr. James B Higgins DDS, San Jose, CA
Dr. Esfandiari's Testimonial
"Thanks for all that you shared. Some of your decision making processes are "GOLD"."
- Dr. Daniel Walker
“Dr. Ruiz has made practicing dentistry more efficient, predictable, productive and fun!”
- Dr. Fatima Vafai
Dr. Kathy's Testimonial
"2 days packed of information I can immediately use on Monday!"
- Dr. Juan Arnaldo Gomez
"Game changing for immediate application in the office! Thank you so much"
- Dr. Elizabeth Mattsson San Antonio, TX
Dr. McCaffrey's Testimonial
"This initial Occlusion course is really thorough. I had a lot of knowledge from being a Dental Technician, but this course gave me a whole new way of looking in the mouth. I recommend this course to any dentist whether you are a Recent Graduate or and Experienced dentist."
- Dr. Jorge Montes, CA
"Excellent, very helpful, great material! Answers any and all questions. Helps you apply all these techniques into your own practice."
- Dr. Thomas Flath Portland, OR
"He makes it very easy with a lot of clinical information. I have been able to implement everything I learn the very next day with a lot of confidence."
- Dr. Aujla Navneet Fairfield, CA
"Very helpful, amazing speaker. I highly enjoyed your class and you have a wonderful TEAM! I plan to use all the info given in our office with Dr. Kenneth Hill"
- Lauren Jack
"This was a very detailed course that helped me grow a part of my practice focusing on conservative approaches and being minimally invasive in many areas of treatment."
- Dr. Ashley Bristow Dallas, TX
"This course is Pankey, Spears and Dawson built in one."
- Dr. Preeti Kumar New Ark, CA
Dr. David Sewell's Testimonial
"Dr. Ruiz, your workshop was great and now that I have attended it, I will be highly recommending it. The course was loaded with practical hands-on training, easy to implement, and all was based on scientifically sound principles."
- Dr. Raymond Bertolotti DDS Oakland, CA
Dr. Julio Del Rio's Testimonial
“My level of confidence tripled after this course, Dr. Ruiz presented the course in a very clean, concise and very practical manner! My questions were answered after this course!”
- Dr. Elizabeth Corpus, DDS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
“You simplified Occlusion so that I can implement it on Monday when I go back to the office. The content of your course is thorough but clear and simple compared to other courses which are thorough but still unclear after you’ve taken them.”
- Beverly Catalan DDS, Torrance, CA
Dr. Deza Testimonial
“I’m so happy that I was able to make it to this seminar. There were so many questions in my mind and I think they were all answered very clearly. I can’t wait to get my new articulator and start doing what I learned this weekend. Thank you Dr. Ruiz you are great!”
- Jovita A. Barcena DMD, Panorama City, CA
“Dr. Ruiz backs up everything with research and extensive experience. You have NO DOUBT that when he explains something; it is of the highest standard. The course was very practical, logical and full of information, I can implement immediately.”
- Dr. Victor Khatchaturian, DDS
“This course was practical, logically presented, and provided clear instruction re-diagnosis, tx planning, and tx technique. I appreciate your instructional style of candid remarks, patient explanation, practical technique, positive and fun reinforcement, and careful elaboration of principles. Thank you to you and to your staff, they are a perfect reflection on you!”
- Leslie Carpenter, DDS, Pasadena, CA
Dr. Yeboah's Testimonial
“This course made me love Occlusion which I never had a clear understanding of. This course is indeed a “Common sense of Occlusion”. Thank you Dr. Ruiz, I am ready for my first case with confidence when I get back to the office”
- Huy Do DDS, Westminster, MD
“Not only did the course meet my expectations, it was fun! I will not hesitate in taking another one of his seminars”
- Dr. Claudia Navarro DDS, Inglewood, CA
“Excellent course, as good as the Frank Spears course I took at half the price and you simplify it a lot more. Looking forward to the advanced class.”
- Jay Kansal DMD, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Kirksey's Testimonial
“This course created far more understanding of Occlusal Disease for me and for sure expanded my scope of diagnoses and treatment clinically. Dr. Ruiz makes treatment of Occlusal Disease very practical and achievable. Thank you!”
- Mojgan Tamaddon DDS, North Hollywood, CA
“Would really encourage my associates to take this class, we have to change the way we think”
-Ethel Cruz DDS, Corona, CA
“This course made me more confident to do implant placement based on the solid principles he instilled.”
- Elizabeth Corpus DDS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Dr. Kurtz's Testimonial
“I find Dr. Ruiz’s classes always informative, entertaining and fair priced. He is a very positive lecturer and encourages questions and discussion. I have recommended his classes to many of my colleagues.”
- Martin Jackman DDS, Vacaville, CA
“Course is very useful in everyday practice”
-Roland Elazegui DMD, San Jose, CA
“He is excellent, I gained more here than in an eight day implant course in terms of confidence to place.”
- Mehra Pouyan DDS, Encino, CA
Dr. Mendoza's Testimonial
"Excellent! Can be applied easily next day making me not scared of trying it in my office."
- Dr. Ana Ortiz
"Super friendly and personable, knowledgeable speaker wanting to share his skills and experience with his peers to lift up our profession, So Appreciated! Thank you"
- Dr. Ralitza Varlakova Cotati, CA
Dr. Mihailov's Testimonial
"Very Straightforward & applicable to everyday practice. I always learn something new every time I come here. Worth spending the 2 day weekend."
- Dr. Pinky Penalosa Rancho Cucamunga, CA
"Excellent course. Explained everything well, made a difficult and complex subject easy to understand."
- Dr. Peter Ngai, Elk Grove, CA
"I Signed up for two more courses! Dr. Ruiz has helped me "Unlearn" years of complexity and teaches a practical real-life system that works!"
- Dr. Wendell Robertson, Spanish Fork, UT
Dr. Kurtz's Testimonial
“This was a fantastic Implant course. Very well organized. I am ready to start placing implants next week!”
- Dr. Delaine Cole DDS, Mission Viejo, CA
Dr. Gary Folkman's Testimonal
Dr. Kigawa's Testimonial
Dr. Lynch's Testimonial
“I have been to many famous institutes and taken countless courses but by far these are THE BEST!! He explained clearly and it is easy to implement these techniques into my practice Monday morning.”
- Narpat Jain DDS, Tenafly, NJ
Dr. Um's Testimonial
“Dr. Ruiz’s Occlusion course brings together all the philosophies and science of Occlusion out there with great complexity, and makes them simple and practical. This allows the practicing dentist to implement clear protocols in their practice from Monday morning and everyday after. After going through numerous Occlusion courses, including Dawson, it was only after Dr. Ruiz’s course that I implemented and integrated practical occlusion system in my practice.”
– Dr. Amir Esfandiari, Irvine, CA
“Love taking Dr. Ruiz’s courses, this is my 4th course and I learn so much each time. Feel more confident treating my patients with occlusal disease. Most classes I’ve taken I can’t wait to leave but his courses make you wish there was more time to stay! Awesome!”
- Jennifer deJesus DDS, Long Beach, CA
“Again, great information from a clinician, not a researcher only – simply stated and relatable to real life”
- Dr. Charlene King DDS, Vallejo, CA
“Another great job! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experiences with us. It is so practical and useful but delivered in a simple and understandable way.”
- Cheryl Pesci DDS, Downey, CA
Dr. A's Testimonial
“Excellent course, more practical then Dawson and Spears. I’m not over whelmed, I actually feel confident in the 3 Golden Rules of Occlusion”
- Christine Grant DDS, Tampa, FL
“Very informative and practical. Great product and technique. His information makes good sense!”
- Dr. J. Robert Ortega DDS, Ukiah, CA
“Absolutely the best course I’ve ever taken. Good Job! Thank you. And you could NOT DO BETTER in this course. This is it!”
- Georgia Radfar DDS, Calabasas, CA
Dr. Desimone's Testimonial
“I have attended other esthetic seminars and programs… Your course was the most inspiring! It was very well presented and organized.”
– Jan Michael Dacles DDS, Corona, CA
“Since taking the supra-gingival workshop, fixed prosthetics has truly become simplified and much more predictable than ever before … Preps, impressions & cementation are easier, cleaner and more predictable … If you are looking for a course that truly improves the way you do dentistry with the utmost efficiency I cannot recommend any other course over supragingival dentistry.”
– Dr. Ali Sheikholislam, Sacramento, CA
Dr. Pesci's Testimonial
“I highly recommend Dr. Ruiz’s seminar. Supra-gingival Dentistry will be a part of our philosophy after this instructive seminar.”
- Dr. Liliana M Angulo, Miami, FL
“For the first time I feel confident about a veneer class. This hands-on course is a great workshop for anyone wanting to learn how to do veneers in their practice.Dr. Ruiz is exceptional, a phenomenal instructor/clinician, who explains everything very clearly.”
-Maya Zuniga DDS, Laredo, TX
“I have been to a lot of CE Courses, but none like Dr. Ruiz. His lectures and hands on techniques make the learning easy and fun. Most importantly, he makes it easy to implement back at the office.”
- Dr. Richard Potter DDS, Helotes, TX
"Thank you for the information and educating me on different topics that will help me help my doctor succeed."
- Elaine Vuong
"Excellent speaker & practical info. Efficient in explanations, no time wasted."
- Dr. Krystal Benyamein
