04/28/2023
TGIF!!!! This weekโs โจ Feature Fridayโจ is our DFC Yonkers pediatric dentist, ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ ๐!! Keep scrolling to learn more!! ๐ค
โจ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ!
I was born and raised in Meriden, CT. My parents are from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico ๐ต๐ท. I have a younger brother and come from a very close-knit family. I have the cutest 4 year old god-daughter. I am the first and only dentist in my family. Also, I am a โtriple Huskyโ, meaning that I went to UConn for my undergraduate degree, my dental degree, and for my pediatric dentistry residency.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ?
I am an avid reader. So, I spend a good portion of my spare time with my nose in a book ๐ค
๐ฆท ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐?
I was always into the sciences and knew I wanted to go into a health profession when I was growing up. I was also the weird kid that loved going to the dentist, so I started shadowing my family dentist and really enjoyed my time there. During my dental studies, I decided to specifically go into pediatric dentistry because I wanted provide kids with the same happy feeling I had every time I went to the dentist growing up.
๐ค ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ?
I am going to cheat and give two of my favorite things. First and foremost, I love the staff that I work with day in and day out. Secondly, I love the diversity of the patients seen at the Yonkers office. ย As stated previously, I am Puerto Rican, so being able to give back to the Spanish speaking community is very satisfying.
๐ฅ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐!
I grew up practicing โTang Soo Doโ, which is a Korean martial arts and am a 2nd degree black belt.