Meet Dr. Pedrom Mashaw
General & Hospital Dentist | Assistant Professor | Speaker | Podcast Host | Medical-Dental Integration Advocate
Dr. Pedrom Mashaw is a clinician, educator, and innovator whose contributions span clinical practice, academia, and the evolving frontier of medical-dental integration. A native of the Bay Area, CA, Dr. Mashaw began his journey at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, where he earned his D.D.S. He then completed advanced training through a General Practice Residency and a fellowship in Hospital Dentistry at Stanford University Hospital — positioning him on a focused path toward expertise in medical-dental integration and comprehensive dental care.
Dr. Mashaw has made significant contributions to the integration of dental care in hospital settings, particularly in addressing hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. As a consultant of Stanford’s Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention Taskforce, he plays a pivotal role in developing life-saving oral care protocols, advancing patient safety in critical care environments. His work reflects a core conviction: that oral health is inseparable from systemic health.
Dr. Mashaw brings that same conviction into the classroom, serving as Assistant Professor at his alma mater. He mentors the next generation of dentists through coursework in restorative dentistry, surgical procedures, and hospital-based care, and actively leads hands-on workshops in suturing, complex patient case reviews, and associateship mentoring — investing directly in the professional development of students and early-career colleagues.
He is also the host of Dental Giants, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews with dental professionals who have demonstrated excellence across academia, private practice, and innovative corners of the field. What began in 2020 as a pandemic-era effort to connect the dental community has grown into a platform dedicated to inspiring dental students and professionals by illuminating the diverse paths to success in the profession.
His work across the clinic, the classroom, and the public square is animated by a single belief: that dentistry's role in medicine is still being written, and that getting it right matters.
