Dr. Shokouh Ansari received her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from UC Irvine in 1984, and later received her Doctorate degree in Dental Medicine (DMD) from Tufts Dental School in Boston in 1988. Dr. Ansari and her husband, Dr. Kia Ebrahim, have a successful, state of the art private dental practice in San Juan Capistrano, CA, where they provide quality and compassionate care to their patients. She has been in the practice for over 28 years and has been an active member of many professional and dental societies, including the American Dental Association, the CA Dental Association and the Orange County Dental Society. Dr. Shokouh believes that IAW Foundation is a wonderful organization to inspire Iranian-American women everywhere to become aware of their potentials and capabilities, and she has volunteered in the organization along with her daughter in the past.