MARELA GARCIA DMD MBA
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Diplomate Periodontist with 20+ years of diverse leadership experience with significant achievement in developing care - taking strategies in Periodontics & Oral Implantology. Directed the undergraduate Periodontal Program at University of Pennsylvania , School of Dental Medicine. Involved with Clinical Research. Lectured national and internationally. With MBA experience in order to combine dentistry and management of dental practices with high a level of administration, supervision and support to promote innovation and success.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Professor/Faculty Practice
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
04.2020 - Current
- Director of Perio Elective in Advanced Periodontics
- Director of pre-doctoral course (Advanced surgical Periodontics)
- Provides high quality didactic and/or clinical instruction in PG Periodontics, ensuring students/residents meet course outcomes and competencies
- Surgical experience with complex cases
- Highly trained with heavy volume of extractions and implants - All in X including restoration of implants
- Highly trained in CBCT and surgical guided surgeries with multiple software
- Experience with all implant systems
- Supervise clinical activities in dentistry if applicable and present lectures
- Assists with or prepares course materials, such as syllabi and handouts
- Complies, administers, and grades students/residents' course work and clinical activities
- Assist in the reporting of the progress of the program
- Ensures compliance with all College and University policies, procedures and protocols
- Assist in the preparing of all necessary accreditation agencies
- Collaboration with staff and colleagues to address teaching and research activities
- Serve on academic or administrative committees
- Identify areas of prospective scholarly or research opportunities and demonstrate continued progress of scholarly activity
- Conduct scholarly and research activities
- Participate in community and professional service activities
Dental Director
Dental Partners
Philadelphia, PA
07.2014 - 03.2020
- Help dentists improve their dental practices
- Dental advice
- Office management
- Engage team with the right leadership, development, and communication systems
- Train dentists with advanced skills in dental specialties
- Increase profits
- Attract new patients
- Dental Department policies, protocols and procedures
- Health education to the community
- Develop goals and objectives
- Travel when necessary to fulfill the corporation needs
- Perform periodic evaluations
- Supervise, advise, counsel and discipline all Dental Department professional providers
- Responsible for personal as well as Departmental full compliance
- Participate in recruitment/retention activities of the corporation
- Proficiency with AxiUm, Canvas, Panopto, ExamSoft, Bluejeans and/or Banner as well as standard office software
Independent Contractor
Periodontist
Philadelphia, PA
01.2006 - 03.2020
- Private practice
- Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease
- Non - surgical Periodontal Treatment
- Periodontal surgery
- Tissue regeneration procedures
- Soft and hard tissue grafting
- Treatment of gum recession
- Cosmetic surgery
- Dental Implants - All on X
- Laser gum treatment
- Oral cancer screening
- Sedation dentistry
- Piezosurgery
- LAPIP Laser treatment for failing implants
- Laser assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP)
- Tooth movement and adjunctive orthodontics
Clinical Associate Professor
Department Of Periodontics
Philadelphia, PA
01.2001 - 07.2008
- Clinical and didactic teaching
- Academic Affairs Board Committee
- Dean's Advisory Committee and Chair of Competency Review
- ADEA Policy and Research Advisory Committee
- Dental Policy and Claim Reviewer Committee
Research Assistant/ Independent Research
University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
01.2001 - 07.2008
- Supported principal investigators during research in Periodontics
- Supported data processing operations and provided survey research assistance
- Screened potential subjects to determine suitability for studies
- Oversaw 45 undergraduate students supporting research into Periodontal studies
- Designed research and experimental studies and executed research techniques, tests and assays
Director Of Undergraduate Periodontics
University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
01.2001 - 07.2008
- Taught students a broad knowledge of sciences basic to periodontology
- Knowledge of clinical medicine and surgery, interactions of periodontal and systemic diseases and of the periodontal management of the medically compromised patients
- Periodontal epidemiology and the role of periodontology in public health dentistry
- Knowledge of clinical periodontics
- Clinical expertise in the presentation, diagnosis and management of periodontal disease
- Periodontal course was structured in the curriculum in order to integrate the basic science courses and with the rest of the dental clinic courses
- Preclinical training
- Periodontal clinic: Initial Therapy and treatment plan
- Assisted students for the Competency Review ( ADEX)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching Assistant, Teaching Assistant
Department of Periodontics.
01.2001 - 07.2008
- Course Director of Clinical Periodontics at UPSDM
- Pre-Clinical Periodontics course at UPSDM
Private Practice
Owner
Caracas, Venezuela, Venezuela
10.1996 - 09.1998
Practiced as a General Dentist
Intern
Central University Of Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
01.1996 - 12.1996
- 1996 Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - Jose Gregorio Hernandez Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela
- 1995 Rural Externship - San Sebastian de los Reyes Hospital. Caracas, Venezuela
Education
D.D.S -
1997 Central University of Venezuela
Caracas,2008
D.M.D M.S -
2005 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA2005
Periodontics -
2001 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA2001
MBA -
2009 University of Villanova
Villanova, PA05.2009
Skills
- Academician
- Clinician
- Periodontal Director
- Diplomate of Periodontics
- Researcher
- Administrator
- Oral Implantology
- Lecturer National and Internationally
- Fluent in spanish
- Effective leadership and management
- Decision making
- Ability to work under pressure
- Teamwork
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Problem solving
- Experience with various softwares
- Experience with Academic Curriculum and Scheduling
- Experience working with Academic Affairs
- Ability to handle multiple tasks
- Work well independently
- Experience with University Policies
Academic Committees
- Infection Prevention Committee. Nova Southeastern University. School of Dental Medicine
- Implant Committee. Nova Southeastern University. School of Dental Medicine
- Accreditation Board Committee. Academic Affairs. School of Dental Medicine. University of Pennsylvania
- Dean's Advisory Committee and Chair of Competency Review
- ADEA Policy and Research Advisory Committee
- Dental Policy and Claim Reviewer Committee
- Competency Review Board, Director of Undergraduate Periodontics. School of Dental Medicine. University of Pennsylvania
Honors and Awards
- 2024 - American Academy of Periodontology - Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics
- 2020 - American Academy of Periodontology Foundation to the ADEA/AAL Institute for teaching & learning in the health profession
- 2016 - Award for Excellence in Research and Leadership. Villanova University
- 2006 - The American Academy of Periodontology - Outstanding Teaching Educator Award
- 2001 - J. Coslet and Chace Award. School of Dental Medicine. University of Pennsylvania
Publications and Lectures
- 2023 Oral Poster presentation - American Academy of Periodontology Meeting. Horizontal Alveolar Augmentation using The Sausage Technique. A report of two cases. November 2023
- 2023 - Randomized Blind Study with Rh-PDGF vs Emdogain for treatment of intra-bony defects
- Osteology Foundation. April 2023 Barcelona
- 2021- Post Operative Outcomes for Crown Ferrule Exposure using Surgical Crown Lengthening or forced Orthodontic Extrusion: A retrospective Chart review.
- 2022 - ITI Straumann Dr. Ross Study Club - Aesthetic Crown lengthening
- 2020 - Regulating Innovation with Uncertain Quality: Information, Risk and access to Dental Devices (Review)
- Enamel Matrix Derivate (EMD) cellular effects in vitro and model of molecular arrangement.
- Enamel Matrix Derivate enhances tissue formation used for tissue engineering of ligaments. (Review)
- Managing the Value of Customer Relationships. Villanova University. October 2017
- American Dental Association. San Diego, California. September 2017
- Operations Management. Villanova University. June 2016
- Dental Implants. Quintessence Publishing, Boston, MA. May 2016
- International Periodontal Lecture. Beijing, China. February 2016
- Greater New York Dental Meeting. November 2015
- American Dental Association, Washington, DC. October 2015
- American Dental Association, Chicago, IL. May 2015
- The Spanish Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration. Barcelona. February 2015
- American Dental Association. San Antonio, TX. October 2014
- American Dental Association, San Francisco, CA. September 2014
- American Dental Association, New Orleans, LA. November 2013
- American Dental Association, Philadelphia, PA. September 2013
- American Dental Association. San Francisco, CA. October 2012
- American Dental Association. Las Vegas, NV. October 2011
- American Dental Association, Miami Beach, Fl. April 2011
- American Dental Association. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 2010
- American Dental Association, Boston, MA September 2010
- Retrospective analysis of implant survival and the influence of periodontal disease and immediate placement on long-term results. Garcia M, et al. Int J Oral Maxillofacial implants 2004 May-Jun; 19(3): 393-8
- The influence of smoking in Periodontal Disease. New York, NY 2002
- Implant Symposium, Sinus Lift Augmentation at the time of Maxillary Molar Extraction: Success and Failure Rates of 137 implants in function. Boston, MA. 2001
- Trischool Meeting, Orthodontics in Periodontal Therapy. Philadelphia, PA. 2001
- Treatment Planning. Ground Rounds, University of Pennsylvania. Case Presentation. Importance of Oral health- Challenges in a patient with poor oral hygiene and its effects with alcohol and smoking
- Oral Malodor in Periodontal Disease. Journal of Periodontology 1999
- Tongue Carcinoma, XVII Metropolitan Meeting, Dental Society of Venezuela. 1997 Tongue Carcinoma. Acta Odontologia Estomatologica. Caracas, Venezuela 1997
Societies
- American Academy of Osseointegration
- American Academy of Periodontology
- Florida Association of Periodontists
- Osteology Foundation
- International Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons
- American Dental Association
- American Association of Dental Consultants
- Delaware Valley Academy
- Pennsylvania Dental Association
- Wharton Latin American Association
- European Association of Osseointegration
- Spanish Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration
Languages
- Bilingual English/ Spanish
Timeline
Associate Professor/Faculty Practice
Nova Southeastern University
04.2020 - Current
Dental Director
Dental Partners
07.2014 - 03.2020
Independent Contractor
Periodontist
01.2006 - 03.2020
Clinical Associate Professor
Department Of Periodontics
01.2001 - 07.2008
Research Assistant/ Independent Research
University Of Pennsylvania
01.2001 - 07.2008
Director Of Undergraduate Periodontics
University Of Pennsylvania
01.2001 - 07.2008
Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching Assistant, Teaching Assistant
Department of Periodontics.
01.2001 - 07.2008
Private Practice
Owner
10.1996 - 09.1998
Intern
Central University Of Venezuela
01.1996 - 12.1996
D.D.S -
1997 Central University of Venezuela
D.M.D M.S -
2005 University of Pennsylvania
Periodontics -
2001 University of Pennsylvania
MBA -
2009 University of Villanova
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