If you ask most people what health problems could show up in their mouths, they would probably talk about cavities and canker sores. However, the fact is 90% of all diseases which affect your entire body can have oral symptoms. The close relationship between the mucosa (the pink skin that lines your mouth) and your […]

The Little-Known Risks of Jawbone Loss
Maybe your dentist told you one day, “You’ve got some bone loss in this section of your jaw.” Maybe that didn’t really mean much to you at the time. Actually, it’s a very important subject to understand because there’s so much riding on the stability and quantity of your jawbone. We’ll help you understand what’s […]
Ten Minutes That Could Save Your Life
Free Oral Cancer Screening—Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Capital Oral & Facial Surgery Center to Offer Free Screenings During Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week®, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Just because you can’t feel it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. More than 100,000 Americans were diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck last year. […]

Beyond Oral Surgery: The Capital Oral & Facial Surgery Center Philosophy
Like many professionals, we pride ourselves on our high level of technical skill and the excellent results we get with patients. After all, that’s the reason we’re here: to provide oral surgery services at the highest standards of care possible. However, for us, it goes deeper than this. We don’t want to just give the […]

Dr. Farzaneh Rostami
Born in California and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Rostami graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University—where she also made the Dean’s List—with a double major in Biology and Chemistry. She went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Surgery summa cum laude at Virginia Commonwealth University, followed by post-graduate training at Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia.