A Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy and UCLA School of Dentistry faculty member since 1998, Dr. Richard Evans leads Summit Dental of La Mesa on La Mesa Boulevard with dual specialization in TMJ disorder treatment and dental sleep medicine. The practice's TMJ diagnostic protocol evaluates condylar translation, disc displacement, and myofascial trigger-point patterns before fabricating custom occlusal splints, a craniofacial assessment that parallels the cervicogenic jaw work at San Diego Chiropractic Doctors. Georgetown University School of Dentistry training and an Oral Cancer Society Fellowship to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center established the clinical foundation for a career now spanning over four decades of continuous practice since 1984. Membership in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine supports the fabrication of mandibular advancement devices for obstructive sleep apnea, positioning the practice within La Mesa's TMJ and sleep-disorder treatment corridor alongside TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of San Diego. Summit Dental acquired its current La Mesa Boulevard location in 2011 and maintains the practice's original charter dating to 1954, preserving a seven-decade institutional presence in the La Mesa Village commercial district. Cone-beam computed tomography imaging generates three-dimensional volumetric scans of the temporomandibular joint complex to map articular-disc position and condylar morphology before initiating splint therapy or occlusal equilibration.