Experience, Innovation & Personalized Dentistry in Sunnyvale and San Jose
For Dr. Morvarid Khatibian, dentistry has been a lifelong passion, one that began long before Pearly Dental Care.
Her interest in healthcare was influenced by her family, including her father and older sister, who were healthcare professionals, as well as by the positive experiences she had with her own dentist as a child. Those early experiences helped inspire a career that has now spanned more than three decades of dental education, clinical practice, and continuous learning.
Dr. Khatibian entered dental school in 1991 and graduated with honors as a top student from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Dentistry in 1997.
She began her career providing dental care to underserved communities in southern Iran. With experience, she went on to establish her own private dental practice in one of Tehran’s prominent financial districts, where she continued developing her clinical skills and philosophy of patient care.
Continuing Her Journey in the United States
After moving to the United States, Dr. Khatibian was determined to continue the profession she loved.
She pursued additional dental education in the United States and earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry in 2013.
Her education at UCSF allowed her to combine years of previous clinical experience with updated knowledge, techniques, research, and technology. She envisioned creating a practice where she could bring together the art and science of dentistry while providing highly individualized care to patients throughout the Bay Area.
That vision became Pearly Dental Care.
Dr. Khatibian established the San Jose practice in 2015. As the practice grew, many patients began traveling significant distances to continue receiving their care at Pearly Dental Care. In response to patient requests, and with the desire to serve a broader part of the Bay Area, she expanded Pearly Dental Care with a second location in Sunnyvale in 2024.
Today, both locations share the same philosophy:
Two locations. One standard of care.
Growing Alongside Dentistry
One of the things Dr. Khatibian is most proud of is that her passion for dentistry has remained strong since the day she entered dental school in 1991.
As dentistry has evolved, so has she.
She is committed to continuing education and to incorporating modern technology and evidence-based techniques that can improve diagnosis, treatment planning, precision, efficiency, comfort, and the overall patient experience.
Her approach combines decades of clinical experience with today’s digital dentistry and advanced technology. From comprehensive and preventive care to orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, restorative dentistry, same-day dentistry, and digital smile design, her goal is not simply to adopt new technology, but to use it thoughtfully when it can provide better care for her patients.
Dentistry Centered Around the Individual Patient
Technology is only one part of Dr. Khatibian’s philosophy. What she considers equally important is the care and attention given to every patient and every procedure performed at Pearly Dental Care. She understands that patients often approach dental treatment with three major concerns: comfort and anxiety, time, and finances. Her philosophy is to recognize those concerns, listen carefully, explain options clearly, and develop treatment plans that consider the individual patient’s health, priorities, lifestyle, and goals. Whether the treatment is simple or complex, Dr. Khatibian believes that details matter and that every procedure deserves the same commitment to quality.
The Most Rewarding Part of Dentistry
For Dr. Khatibian, some of the greatest rewards of dentistry have little to do with teeth. They are the relationships she has built with her patients over the years. Many professional relationships gradually develop into genuine friendships. After caring for some patients and their families for years, she jokes that she sometimes can’t remember whether they were friends who became patients or patients who became friends. And there is another moment that never gets old: seeing a patient look in the mirror after completing treatment and finally seeing the smile they had imagined for themselves. Helping someone achieve a dream smile while restoring health, function, comfort, and confidence is one of the reasons Dr. Khatibian continues to be passionate about dentistry decades after beginning her career.Education & Continuing Education
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry, 2013
- Doctor of Dental Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Dentistry, 1997; graduated with honors as a top student
- Ongoing advanced continuing education in comprehensive dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic and restorative dentistry, digital dentistry, and emerging dental technologies
Professional Affiliations
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
- Santa Clara County Dental Society
- UCSF School of Dentistry Alumni Association
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- American Academy of Facial Esthetics
- American Academy of Clear Aligners
