Ivan Lapidus

My wife Jenny and I relocated to SLO in November 2023. I am grateful that she joined the SLO Newcomers and met Dick Adams which is how I made my way to the RAMs. I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I graduated from Cal State Northridge and then attended Loyola University Dental School in Chicago and earned my specialty degree in Periodontics at USC. This was a new field in dentistry, and I was intrigued and expanded my practice to Orofacial pain management. I had a private practice in Westwood for 44 years and in conjunction worked in the Orofacial Pain center at UCLA the entire duration of my practice. Jenny is my childhood sweetheart; we met in 7th grade and recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Together we raised 3 sons, one of which settled in SLO, so we followed him. We are busy with our grandchildren, and in addition I am a hobbyist. I enjoy silversmithing, classical guitar, reading, staying active with pickleball. walking and going to the gym. I am fortunate to work in my son’s dental office part time limiting my practice to Orofacial pain.