Meet Our Doctors & Team

Point Richmond dentists, Dr. Robert Pearce and Dr. Andre F. Azarinfar are some of the most skilled in the Point Richmond, Richmond, and San Pablo areas, and have taken care to assemble one of the finest dental teams to provide our patients with quality care in a relaxing and comforting environment.

Read through our biographies that we’ve provided below and get to know a little bit about Dr. Pearce and his professional team at Point Richmond Dental Studio.

Andre F. Azarinfar, DDS

Andre Azarinfar, DDSDr. Andre Azarinfar graduated from the highest ranked university for medicine and dentistry in Europe: the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden with a DDS degree in 1992.

After several years of practicing dentistry in Sweden, the UK and Italy, Dr. Azarinfar started his private practice in CA in 1999.

Dr. Andre Azarinfar is dedicated to a life-long pursuit of education and dental excellence and has completed thousands of hours of advanced education and extensive training in these areas:

  • Comprehensive esthetic restorative dentistry
  • Bioesthetic dentistry
  • Complex full mouth reconstruction and rehabilitation
  • TMJ diagnosis and treatment
  • Mercury-free, holistic dentistry
  • Preventive dentistry
  • Implant dentistry
  • Health-centered dentistry

He continues to enhance his skills and knowledge to ensure his patients receive the finest care modern dentistry has to offer by taking over 100 hours of continuing dental education every year.

As Level IV graduate of The OBI Foundation for Bioesthetic Dentistry, Dr. Andre Azarinfar has achieved one of the highest marks of distinction in advanced dental education and special technical training in the diagnosis and treatment of complex dental problems. He has developed a special interest in helping patients who suffer from bite problems, facial and headache pain, and TMJ disorders.

With this unique training and expertise in Bioesthetic Dentistry and Joint based dentistry, Dr. Azarinfar offers a variety of treatments to restore worn, damaged and missing teeth with exceptionally functional and esthetic results.

Instead of taking a ‘just fix it’ approach to dentistry, their whole-person philosophy to dentistry looks at the big picture of a person’s health, listening to their personal concerns and objectives, and helping them create an oral health road map that will work for life.

Dr. Azarinfar’s additional post graduate studies include Managing Delivery of Health Care at Harvard Business School, a three year business program at Schuster Business and Management Center specific to business aspects of dental operations management.

Memberships & Associations

American Dental Association (ADA)
California Dental Association (CDA)
San Francisco Dental Society (SFDS)

In The Press

ABC Interview With Andre Azarinfar, DDS

KTVU News Interview With Andre Azarinfar, DDS

Our Team

Annette Rygg

Office Manager & Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)


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Ashley Rygg

Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)


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Alice Deng

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)


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