33072 Sea Bright Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629, us
D. Michael Duggan, DDS, PhD, SEP
D. Michael Duggan, DDS, SEP, PhD - was a full-time faculty member at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry for 8 years, while maintaining his own private practice. He has diagnosed restorative and periodontal needs for over 15,000 patients. He has taught, hands-on, over 5000 students (at LLUSD, New York University, and at his own international institute). Considering his hours teaching every week for over 25 years, and that he consistently works hands-on with students, there are probably few, if any, other educators who have more experience at the preclinical level.
Dr. Duggan graduated from LLUSD in 1992 at the age of 44. He was at the top of his class both academically and clinically, and he won the coveted Pierre Fauchard award for #1 student nation-wide. Prior to dental school he was an educator and research scientist in chemistry for 18 years.
Over the last 25 years Dr. Duggan has developed and taught many restorative dentistry courses (both domestic and international) to benefit the dental community. He also taught a comprehensive course in patient evaluation and treatment planning. And he co-taught, with Dr. Robert Riegel, a course in implant-borne prosthodontics. In 1999 Dr. Duggan developed a proprietary camera system that has revolutionized his abilities to teach hands-on procedures at the highest level of skill.
And now, after his decades of teaching and clinical experience, Dr. Duggan has created Duggan Dental Solutions -- a consulting company whose mission is to meet the needs of patients, teachers, students and dental practitioners.
Duggan Dental Solutions, incorporates Somatic Experiencing -- the work of Dr. Peter Levine. Somatic Experiencing is a body-centered modality developed to help individuals resolve physiological shock at a nervous system level.
Dr. Duggan became a Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in January of 2019. He is one of the few dentists in the world trained in physiological shock trauma resolution. Because of his vast experience in dentistry, he is extremely well positioned to help those suffering from dental phobias and other PTSD Symptoms that have resulted from dental procedures or other overwhelming traumatic events. He is also extremely well-equipped to educate providers about how some patients can be traumatized by seemingly “normal” everyday dental procedures.