Meet Dr. Albern Spoolstra

Dr. Albern Spoolstra

Forget “glitz and glamour” — when it comes to results, Albern L. Spoolstra, DDS, sticks with “tried and true.” With his trademark technique, nonchalant style and relentlessness for each patient to have a positive experience, Dr. Spoolstra has seen it all. 

 Dr. Spoolstra who specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery, believes in the same go-to methods that he’s been following throughout the course of his lengthy career. “The confidence is very high in our office and we don’t do a lot of big flashy surgeries- just good, honest, oral dental alveolar surgery,” he said. “I stick to the tried and true or basic oral surgery methods that I have developed over the years by using chisels and burs to remove teeth. The lack of trauma to the tissue during the surgery produces faster healing, a lesser chance of postoperative complications and a happy patient,” he smiled. 

 As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Spoolstra is involved in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries and congenital or development defects of the mouth, jaws and associated facial structures. Treatment may range from the removal of wisdom teeth (third molars) because of impaction or infection, congenital or developmental problems and placing dental implants. However, his daily duties are centered on oral surgeries in both of his two Long Beach offices. He has systematically reduced the number of trauma cases he handles in order to focus on his specialties, such as sutureless third molar surgery(see sidebar about a new study that shows that Dr. Spoolstra has been decades ahead of his colleagues in his chosen technique.) “I love what I do because when the oral surgeries are successful, it is like a musical that flows. I don’t foresee retiring for at least another 10 years”, he said. “When I graduated, I had the opportunities to reach out to other things besides general dentistry. I choose to take a rotating internship at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital, which gave me the insight into hospital dentistry and other specialties.” Now, 40+ plus years later, Dr. Spoolstra, father of seven children and grandfather to seven grandchildren, still enjoys his profession and he continues to be successful at attracting patients from near and far.