CURRICULUM VITAE
Melvin Lee Ford III, D.D.S.
5720 Greenwich Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 499-6886 (b)
(757) 343-7064 (c)
E-mail: info@ostvb.com
PERSONAL:
Born: 27August1956 Richmond, VA
Married: Kim
Children: Matthew
Member/Orchestra: Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, VA
EDUCATION:
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
April 1987-June1990
Scott USAF Medical Center
Belleville, IL
General Dental Practice Residency
August 1982-July 1983
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Doctor of Dental Surgery
August 1978-May 1982
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Honors
August 1974-May 1978
EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENTS:
Ford, Guter & Rai LTD
Oral Surgery of Tidewater
5720 Greenwich Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 499-6886
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Sentara Hospital-Norfolk/Leigh
Norfolk, VA
Staff/Department of Surgery
May 1995-Present
September 1995-Present
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
Assistant Clinical Professor Otolaryngology
Member, Sleep Disorder Board
January 1996-Present
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Assistant Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
April 2004 – Present
MILITARY HISTORY:
Retired Captain USN
USAF (Active Component)
USN (Reserve Component)
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
(Active Duty, Mobilized)
October 1, 2010
August 1, 1982-July 31, 1995
September 15, 1995-October 1, 2010
March 9, 2003-Nov. 4, 2003
1st Fighter Wing Hospital (ACC)/SGD
July 1990-July 1995
Langley AFB, VA
Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Dental Corps, Regular Commission
Resigned Commission July 1995
Assistant Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Teaching Staff Advanced Education General Dentistry Program
Member Surgical Services Committee
Member Dentofacial Deformity Board
Member Implant/Preprosthetic Board
McDonald Army Community Hospital
Ft. Eustis, VA
Staff Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
August 1990-July 1995
1st Air Transportation Hospital
(Desert Shield/ Desert Storm)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base
Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia
Staff Anesthesia
Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
August 1990-March 1991
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
San Antonio, TX
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
UTHSC Medical Center Hospital
USAF Clinic Norton
Norton AFB, CA
Chief Oral Surgery
General Dental Officer
Air Command and Staff College
Squadron Officer School
General Practice Residency
April 1987-June 1990
July 1988-June 1989
March 1989-May 1989
August 1983-March 1987
August 1982-July 1983
Scott AFB, IL
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Basic Life Support
LICENSURE:
Virginia State Dental License
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery License
1982-Present
1990-Present
ASSOCIATIONS:
Diplomate American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1992) Renewed 2010
Diplomate National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (2002)
Fellow American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
American Dental Association
Virginia Dental Association, Tidewater Dental Association
Virginia Society Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Tidewater Society Federal Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (President 1993)
Virginia Beach Dental Study Club (President 2001)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Member SDB EVMS)
PUBLICATIONS:
Vorona RD, Ware JC, Sinacori JT, Ford ML, Cross JP: Treatment of severe obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome with a chinstrap. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol. 3, No 7,
Pg 729-730, 2007
Ford ML, Edgin WA, Alonge JL: Split-Thickness Skin Grafts From Surgically Removed
Autogenous Skin. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 48:1127-1129, 1990
Edgin WA, Ford ML, Mansfield MJ: Alfentanil for General Anesthesia in Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery. J. Oral Maxillofac Surg 47:1039-1042, 1989
Genez BM, Ford ML, Day RH: Case Report 584; Ossified Stylohyoid Complex with
Pseudarthroses. Skeletal Radial 18:623-625, 1989
Ash MR, Ford ML: Evaluation for Conscious Sedation Using Physical Examination
Techniques. General Dentistry 34 (40): 272-274, 1986
Ford ML : Asepsis in the Dental Operatory: Rational and Practical Procedures. Virginia
Dental Journal 61 (3): 12-25, 1984
Laser Lip Shave
Presented at the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 39th Annual Symposium;
San Antonio, TX, 15April, 1992
STSG From Surgically Removed Autogenous Skin
Presented at the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeons Annual Meeting: Scottsdale, AZ, 20April1990
REFERNCES:
Frank J. Beale D.D.S.
Private Practice
3720 Holland Rd
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 340-0446
Wendell A. Edgin, D.D.S.
4499 Medical Drive
Suite 190
San Antonio, TX 78229-3768
(210) 614-3915
Clinton W. Howard, D.D.S.
Private Practice
100 Professional Park Dr
Suite 1
Blacksburg, VA 24060-6629
(540) 951-8777