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 Dr. John Holtzen relocated from Missouri, with his wife and children, to Las Vegas in 1999 and co-founded Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery with Dr. Brendan Johnson. Over the years his family has grown to include two daughters and three sons, while his practice has grown to become the state’s premier Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery group. Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery is founded upon principles of excellence, offering the most technically advanced maxillofacial and oral surgical care possible.
Dr. Holtzen is a native of Northern California. He grew up in the small town of Healdsburg and is a graduate of the California State University. In 1994 he graduated in the top of his class from Temple University School of Dentistry with his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. He then completed a surgical internship at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and then later a surgical residency at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center and MCP-Hahnemann University Hospitals. Presently, Dr. Holtzen is Board Certified by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and also by the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Dedication to ongoing professional development through continuing education and the acquisition of new technologies is the core of Dr. Holtzen’s practice. Dr. Holtzen is an executive member of the Southern Nevada Dental Society and President of the Las Vegas Centre for Oral and Facial Aesthetics study club. He is an associate professor at the University of Nevada School Of Medicine. Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery is in the forefront of utilizing computerized skeletal and facial analysis through computer aided design, “virtual surgery”, and in-office cone beam CAT scan technology. Very few offices in Southern Nevada offer this cutting edge technology, allowing surgeons precision in the placement of implants and other surgical procedures.
Although Dr. Holtzen provides a full scope of surgery within the head and neck region, he is most passionate about performing facial reconstructive procedures to correct acquired and developmental deformities. His state of the art facility, academic achievements, and training allow him to provide exceptional surgical care He is also renowned for his skills in utilizing dental implants to help patients regain function and quality of life that have been compromised by trauma or dental disease. Dr. Holtzen’s passion and vision for the surgery results, and his patient’s quality of life, transforms lives daily.
The passion of Dr. Holtzen’s professional life is defined in the mission statement of Nevada Oral and Facial Surgery. “Our patients are the heart of our practice and the reason we are here. Our goal is to treat our patients as we would treat our families.” Because of this perspective, many doctors not only refer their patients to Dr. Holtzen for surgical procedures, but also family members. It is when doctors or patients refer their own family members to Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery for care, that Dr. Holtzen and his Team feels they have received the ultimate compliment.
Dr. Holtzen states, “Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery offers a high-quality, friendly service, in a gentle and caring atmosphere. At all times our patients will be treated with respect, dignity and compassion. I am dedicated to, and excited about bringing the amazing future of medicine and dentistry to Nevada. New techniques and technologies are on the horizon which will enable us to help people in ways we have not yet conceived. It gets more and more exciting all the time.” Transforming people’s lives is to remain a lifelong pursuit for Nevada Oral & Facial Surgery.
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