Dr Luis M. Benitez

Dr. Benitez is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology (cum laude) before graduating from the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine in 1990. He then obtained his certificate in periodontology from Tufts Dental Medicine in 1992. While in dental school, he was yearly included in the dean’s list and received several awards and recognitions, which included certificates of recognition from the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and the American Academy of Periodontology. He was vested to join the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honor society and was awarded with the Dr. William Kramer award, which is given to the sole, most outstanding, overall student in the School of Dental Medicine in Puerto Rico. Dr. Benitez has been a noted speaker nationally and internationally in the field of dental implants and tissue regeneration. For the last 15 years, he participated as an associate professor for periodontology and implantology at the University of Puerto Rico and has kept himself a vanguard in his profession with the inclusion of the latest dental advances and technology, such as guided bone regeneration and the utilization of platelets (PRGF) to enhance healing and regeneration. He is currently on the adjunct faculty in the department of periodontology at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a past president of the Puerto Rico Periodontal Association and has been an active collaborator in the coordination of several congresses as well. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Periodontology, International Academy of Periodontology, and North Carolina Dental Society, and he is a fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy (international, dental honor organization). Dr. Benitez is committed to providing his patients with personalized and comfortable dental care in a relaxed environment with the optimal multidisciplinary periodontal services available.