Taft College
G. Michael Westwick DDS, MSD
Professor of Dental Hygiene
661-763-7706
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G.Michael Westwick, DDS,
MSD
Dr. Westwick comes to Taft from Creighton University where he received both his DDS and Master of Science in Dentistry in Periodontology. Dr. Westwick has been a practicing periodontist for over seventeen years. Taft College is especially fortunate to be the only dental hygiene program in California that has a periodontist as part of the full-time faculty. |
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Voice mail- 661.763.7754, schools main number- 661.763.7706
Email- mwestwick@taft.org, gmwestwick@aol.com
Office- in the Dental Hygiene Clinic
Dr. Westwick was born in Santa Barbara Ca in 1943. He
attended schools in Ventura, CA graduating from Ventura High
School in 1961. He also attended BYU graduating with a BS degree
in 1965. He taught in Fullerton, CA for two years in the Fullerton
High School District teaching biology and basic science at La Habra
and Sunny Hills high schools. He attended a local college at night
picking up prerequisites for dental school including organic
chemistry and physics. He applied for and was accepted to
Creighton University Dental School in Omaha, Nebraska.
Graduating with a DDS degree in 1972. He spent 2 years in the
Navy as a Navy dentist at Los Alamitos, CA. reaching the rank of
lieutenant commander He was accepted into the masters program
at Creighton University Periodontics program in 1974 graduating
in 1976 with a Master of Science degree. He settled in San Luis
Obispo, CA starting private practice. He continued to practice for
17 years retiring in 1992. He thought that he was wasting his time
in retirement and wanted to return to his first love which was
teaching. A position opened up at Taft College School of Dental
Hygiene for a full time instructor in 1996 and he has been there
ever since. He lives in Atascadero, CA and has an apartment in
Taft. He has two children from a previous marriage, a son Mark
and a daughter Andrea. He is married for six years to his present
wife Maxine. He loves teaching and will continue as long as health
permits.
