Robert Brown

Robert Brown, DDS, is director of the Advanced Oral Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Danville, California, where he specializes in temporomandibular joint dysfunction, myofascial pain, and dental sleep medicine.

Brown’s childhood was marked by a healthy and active lifestyle until age seven, when he was struck by a car. Though he was treated quickly and experienced no serious complications during the rest of his childhood, severe abdominal pain developed years later. Initially dismissed as psychosomatic, it was eventually diagnosed as diverticulitis. The errors continued until Brown finally diagnosed himself with peritonitis.

Throughout his life, Brown experienced shortcomings in health care through errors affecting him and his loved ones. He learned that asking why—treating the cause of pain and sickness rather than only the symptoms—helped prevent harm to himself, his family, and many of his patients. He is passionate about teaching patients to achieve optimal health, overcome and prevent disease, slow the aging process, and understand the basis of true health.