Professional

Orange Park High School - 1978

Florida State University (Biology & Chemistry) - 1982

Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine - 1986

University Hospital Jacksonville Residency & Chief Resident - 1987

Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD) - 1995

Conscious Sedation Certificate MontefIore Hospital - 1996

Comprehensive Dental Program University of Florida - 1998-2000

President of Clay County Dental Society - 1996-1997

Academy of General Dentistry Mastership - 2001

Las Vegas Institute (LVI) Advanced Functional Aesthetics - 2004

ACLS Provider (Advance Cardiac Life Support)

BCLS Provider (Basic Cardiac Life Support)

AED Provider (Automatic External Defibrillator)

Member: 

Clay County Dental Society

American Dental Society 

Florida Dental Society 

North East District Dental Society

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Private Practice General Dentistry, Jacksonville, FL. - 1987-Present

Personal 

Dr. Forhan is married with 2 children and resides in the Orange Park Area.  His Hobbies include tennis, a sport he has enjoyed continuously since his membership on the Orange Park High Tennis team '74-'78, and scuba diving, a hobby inspired when living on Guam in '69-'71 as a son of a navy pilot.

What's It All Mean?????

FAGD

A general dentist who is a "fellow" in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD) has been recognized by other general dentists as a leader who is committed to quality patient care through quality continuing dental education.  To earn fellowship a dentist must earn a minimum of 500 continuing dental education credits and pass a comprehensive 400 - question examination.

MAGD

A general dentist who has earned the designation "master" of the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD) has additionally completed a structured and rigorous set of requirements involving all the dental disciplines.  To attain mastership, a dentist must first have attained fellowship status.  They must then complete an additional 600 approved continuing education credits, meeting requirements in certain dental disciplines, of which 400 hours are hands-on courses.  Thus, a master of the Academy of General Dentistry has taken a total of 1,000 hours of continuing education and studied 16 disciplines in dentistry.  Dr. Forhan has completed these requirements and will receive his MAGD in New York summer 2001.

General Practice Residency

A general practice residency is an optional 5th year of dental education.  Such a program is hospital based and allows a resident to gain experience in both medicine and dentistry.  Residences allow for additional training in sedation and hospital dentistry.

Conscious Sedation Certificate

The Conscious Sedation Certificate is a prerequisite to obtaining a Florida Anesthesia Permit.  Such a program involves 60 hours of didactic sedation training and the performance of 20 hands on cases to demonstrate competency.  Since obtaining this certificate in 1996, doctor Forhan has provided sedation and/or surgical center general anesthesia for over 500 patients.

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