Dr Carlos Salas

Dr. Carlos Salas has over a decade of experience in emergency dentistry helping patients with pain, infections and trauma. Originally from Brazil, Dr. Carlos Salas grew up in various countries, including the United States. Dr. Salas completed his dental studies in Brazil, and then a surgery and facial trauma program at Municipal Hospital in Santo Andre, São Paulo, Brazil. He then returned to the United States, to follow his dream of serving in the United States Navy. During his service, Dr. Salas was a Corpsman assisting esteemed surgeons in oral surgery, and he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He also co-authored an article titled: Humanitarian Cleft Care in Southeast Asia: Military-Civilian Partnerships and the Role of the US Navy Ship Mercy which was published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Dr. Salas was honorably discharged from the Navy and moved to Colorado in 2010 where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in 2012, completing many implant and endodontic courses. Dr. Salas loves being a dentist, because every day and every patient is different. He has a wide range of skills and can perform root canals, oral surgery and implants right in the Belmar office, so patients don’t have to be referred to multiple doctors. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, Dr. Carlos Salas loves connecting with patients, and helping those who have had poor past dental experiences. Dr. Salas enjoys working at Belmar because it feels like one big extended family.