Meet David C. Swiderski, DDS, MD
Board Certified Oral Surgeon in Salem OR
Dr. David C. Swiderski was born in the San Francisco Bay area and raised in Southern Utah. He attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in medical biology. He attended Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he was involved in many extracurricular activities, including being the president of his class. After earning his DDS degree with High Distinction, he was accepted directly into a residency program for training as a specialist.
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Dr. Swiderski completed a six-year residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Some of the first orthognathic (jaw) and dental implant surgery procedures performed in the United States were done at the Mayo Clinic by some of Dr. Swiderski’s instructors.
While at the prestigious Mayo Clinic, Dr. Swiderski was trained in the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, including management of a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth, and facial regions, including wisdom tooth removal and management of facial pathology. He can also diagnose and treat facial injuries and perform a full range of dental implant procedures and bone grafting. In addition, Dr. Swiderski also received comprehensive training in the administration of general anesthesia and intravenous sedation.
Dr. Swiderski is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, which places him in an exclusive category of oral surgeons. To become a board-certified oral surgeon, Dr. Swiderski was required to demonstrate extensive training, experience, and knowledge in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon by passing both a written examination and a rigorous oral examination by the certifying board. Successful completion of this process by Dr. Swiderski means that you are assured he is extremely competent in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Swiderski is trained both as a physician and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The residency training program at the Mayo Clinic is integrated with the Mayo Medical School, meaning that while in training, he obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree and is licensed to practice medicine in addition to dentistry in the State of Oregon.
As a dedicated husband and father of three children, Dr. Swiderski has many interests outside of oral surgery, including running and traveling.
Dr. David C. Swiderski is honored to be voted 2025’s Best Oral Surgeon in the Willamette Valley.
Dental Associations:
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- American Dental Association
- American Medical Association
- Marion-Polk Dental Society
- Northbank Surgical Center
- Oregon Dental Association
- Oregon Medical Association
- Silverton Hospital
Mid-Valley Oral, Maxillofacial & Implant Surgery
Patient Testimonial
I'm only ever here when I have something catastrophic going on with my teeth (stating the obvious), and this last time it was a very infected tooth where the infection was taking out bone, affecting my sinuses, etc. I was a mess, because my teeth hate me. Dr. Swiderski told me that TWO teeth needed to be pulled, because the one next to Bad Tooth was loose (fine, just a little) and the infection had basically caused too much bone loss. As is my way, I tried to air a grievance about this, noting that my Googling was surely as good as Dr. Swiderski's several advanced degrees and his prestigious residency at the Mayo Clinic. Perhaps not surprisingly, I was shot down, albeit nicely considering I was of course talking nonsense. All of the assistants are wonderful too, as I kept warning them that "I'm a baby about this stuff" and "it takes a lot of novocaine to work" and making the sad face of dread. Oh, and the x-ray apparatus they have is very high-tech! Regular plates hurt my mouth because I have mandibular tori (which I didn't even know weren't normal until I was an adult), but here they have a whirring machine that rotates and magically takes x-rays. So, the point. This was a complicated dental surgery because so much of the bone was eaten away and it involved two teeth and I'm a wimp about anything dental-related....but I'll have to go back for follow up and probably bone grafting, and I actually don't dread it. That's how nice everyone there is, and how hard they work to make sure this is as pain-free as possible, so much unlike the root canal sadistic nightmares of my youth. It's also nice of Dr. Swiderski to check in the evening of surgery to make sure we're doing okay. Overall, if you need dental surgery, I highly recommend Dr. Swiderski and crew!
- Tasha H
Patient Testimonial
I was impressed with the follow up call the next day, checking in on my daughter. Very attentive and thorough!
- Jennifer H
