Dr. Julia Jackson

Dr. Jackson is a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She graduated from a four-year Oral and Maxillofacial Residency at Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C. She was Chief Resident from 2010 to 2011. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University (B.A. 2001) and Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (D.M.D. 2005), where she was a class officer and a member of the Honor Society. Dr. Jackson completed a two-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Internship at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York (2005-2007).

Dr. Jackson’s post-graduate training included rotations in surgery/maxillofacial infections, facial trauma, head and neck pathology research, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery at Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University Hospital, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has completed an orthognathic and reconstructive surgery rotation at the Jeffrey C. Posnick Center for Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Jackson once held hospital privileges at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Temple University Hospital, and New Jersey Shore Medical Center. Additionally, she serves as a Clinical Instructor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Dr. Jackson has been the primary author of several published research articles. She has been invited to present her work at the American College of Surgeons Resident Trauma Competition (2009) and at the annual meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Toronto, 2009). She has received awards and recognitions of service from her colleagues. She is also the author of Training Ivy: How to Become the First Practicing Female African-American Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth of Virginia, a memoir chronicling her journey to becoming the first practicing female African-American oral and maxillofacial surgeon licensed in both states.

Dr. Jackson is an active speaker, regularly invited to lecture on implant dentistry, atraumatic extractions, socket grafting, and ridge preservation procedures, and has appeared as a guest on numerous dental podcasts, including American Dental Consultants, DentalFlix, The Wealthy Dentist, and Dose of Dental, among others. For speaking inquiries, she can be reached at (215) 906-5052 or drjuliajackson@intlimplantinstitute.com.

Dr. Jackson is proficient in the Spanish language. She has a caring attitude toward patients and an excellent surgical technique. She is self-motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, and a creative thinker.

Dr. Jackson currently lives in Virginia with her son and husband. She enjoys baking and making home improvements.