Heidi Ortega Rivera

Dental profesional with 20 years of success building strong relationships with patients and providing quality support during dental procedures. Knowledgeable and experienced in dental procedures. Works well with all personality types when interacting with patients and staff.

• Venezuelan Association of Orthodontics – SVO
• Venezuelan Dentist’s Association – COV
• Association of Dentist State of Zulia - COZ
• Spain Society of Orthodontics - SEDO

• Bloodborne Pathogens training class by OSHA&ASHI certified, May-2023
• Basic Life Support Provider course, (CPR) Orlando, FL, September-2022
• Certificate of Competency for Orthodontic Expanded Duties of Dental Auxiliary Personnel, Certificate # 7978, Orlando, FL, November-2018
• INVISALIGN certification, August-2011
• Dental Hygienist License, #DH32096, 02/28/2026, Department of health State of Florida. USA.
• Radiology of Dental assistant License, #5765, Department of health State of Florida. USA.
• Dentist. Spain License, #41002662, 07/2011
• Dentist. Venezuelan License, #16858, 01/2001

• Annual meeting of SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS, Orlando, Fl, 2019
• Speed system Orthodontics, Day SPEED Comprehensive Course, “THE SPEED SYSTEM”, Orlando, Fl, 2018
• 57th MEETING OF THE SPAIN SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTICS, “SEDO”, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
• 56th MEETING OF THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTICS, "SEDO”, Murcia, Spain, 2010
• 55th MEETING OF THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTICS". “SEDO”, Valencia, Spain, 2009
• MINI SCREWS FOR TEMPORARY ANCHORING IN ORTHODONTICS AND PRE-PROSTHETIC TREATMENT, Valencia, Spain, 2009
• STABILITY THROUGH OCCLUSAL BALANCE, Valencia, Spain, 2009
• THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE SMILE, Valencia, Spain, 2009
• EARLY TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSIONS. FORM, FUNCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND STABILITY., Seville, Spain, 2009
• 1st MEETING OF SECIB-SECOM-SEDO (Spain Society of Oral Surgery, Spain Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Spain Society of Orthodontics). "IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENTS", Madrid, Spain, 2009
• BIOLOGY OF TOOTH MOVEMENT AND BIOMECHANICS, Seville, Spain, 2009
• METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCH, Seville, Spain, 2009

• MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT APPARATUS. FORSUS, Case report, Poster presentation, School of Dentistry, University of Zulia, 2013
• CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE CENTRAL INCISORS PERMANENT INFERIORS OF A PRE-ADOLESCENT, Case report, Poster presentation, School of Dentistry, University of Zulia, 2013
• EARLY TREATMENT CLASS III, Article published in the Spain Journal of Orthodontics (Rev Esp Ortod. 2011, 41;79-89)
• POST -ORTHODONTIC EXTERNAL ROOT RESORPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH IL1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST GENE VARIATIONS, Article published in the scientific journal Oral diseases", in March 2012
• HISTOCHEMICAL, MICROSCOPIC AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS IN PRIMARY CEMENTARY REACTIONS DEPENDING ON THE LOAD AND ROOT SURFACE IN PREMOLARS TO BE EXTRACTED DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, Degree obtained as a Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) by the University of Seville, Faculty of Dentistry, in the course of the 2009-2010.
• GENETIC MARKER FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF ROOT RESORPTION, University of Seville, accepted for presentation of a Poster at the Spanish Society of Orthodontics in Murcia, Spain 2010.
• CLEFT LIP AND PALATE 2007, Master's Thesis in General Public Health. University of Puerto Rico. San Juan-Puerto Rico. July- 2007.
• CEPHALOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE MANDIBULAR ANTERIOR REPOSITION APPARATUS, University of Puerto Rico. Published in the journal "Ciencias Odontológicas" in volume 2 of the year 2004.

• VOLUNTEER ORTHODONTIST, Hogar Clinica San Rafael. Cleft Lip and Palate Department., 2012-2017, Performed treatment in patients with cleft lips and palate in children and adolescents and patients with systemic disorders and special needs. Conducted the joint surgery with maxillofacial surgeon and plastic surgeon. Coordinated treatment directly with specialists gaining valuable knowledge and perspective in patient care., Maracaibo, Venezuela
• VOLUNTEER INNOCENS FOUNDATION, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, 2012-1015, Fundación Innocens, “Hogar para la vida” is a non-profit organization that serves children, adolescents and pregnant women with HIV-AIDS. It includes all services, such as treatment, examinations, hospitalization and surgeries, necessary for your illness. Contributed in the Innocens Foundation in the collection of food, toys, clothes for HIV-AIDS infected children. Prevention programs in the community and comprehensive care of the HIV-AIDS infected child., Maracaibo, Venezuela