During his undergraduate studies his family’s experiences with oral health, along with his own shadowing and volunteering experiences motivated him to pursue dentistry. Born and raised in the western coastal city of Santa Monica, California he attended Santa Monica City College after high school and then transferred to UCLA where he received his B.S in Biochemistry in 2016. Tarek Kassem is a SoCal native through and through. He is excited to learn from the amazing faculty at UCLA, and even more excited to bring it back to IHS when he graduatesĭr. They have traded the snow of Montana for the mild weather of SoCal. It was a bonus that he would also be close to Sam while she finished vet school. He started applying to residencies, and the interview process made it clear that UCLA was his top choice. Pediatric dentistry allows him to have the same large impact as he did in leadership, while ensuring that he wouldn't have to miss out on time with his patients. His mentor in IHS was a pediatric dentist who encouraged Dr. He had been moving further into administrative and leadership roles, but he was missing out on direct patient care. This experience was very difficult, and made him reconsider his career path. Wes was tasked with being the Operations Chief of the hospital he worked during the start of the COVID pandemic. After 7 years as a general dentist and dental director, Dr. This love of animals is shared by Sam, who started veterinary school in 2019 at Western University of Health Sciences. They currently have 2 dogs and 3 cats and regularly care for foster animals. It also allowed them more space for all of their animals.
This eventually took him to Montana, where he and Sam were able to live their dreams skiing every weekend from November to March.
Wes started working for Indian Health Services (IHS). Wes attended dental school at the University of Minnesota. He attended undergrad at the University of North Dakota where he met his future wife, Samantha. His mother went back to dental school while he was young, and her passion started his interest in dentistry. Wes Johnson grew up on a cattle ranch in rural North Dakota.
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