Dr. Marc Waki attended UCLA for both of his undergraduate and graduate studies, receiving his BA in Chemical Engineering in 1982 and his DDS at the School of Dentistry in 1986. After UCLA, he completed a one-year hospital residency at the Palo Alto, Veteran Administration Medical Center, and a two-year periodontal residency at the West Los Angeles, Veteran Administration Medical Center.
He has taught at the UCLA School of Dentistry, and the West Los Angeles Dental Hygiene program. He has also been the team leader of various study clubs for the past ten years. Topics range from dental implants, comprehensive, esthetic, and complex dental treatment, and multi-disciplinary treatment planning.