Dr. Carlos Parra DDS was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He graduated from dental school (2009) at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Spain.
After his graduation, he got enrolled in a Clinical Residency in Periodontology at UIC (2009-10).
He also served as a pre-doctoral clinical instructor (2011 – 12) at UIC.
During that period, he was also involved in researches relating to oropharyngeal dysphagia and oral hygiene. Dr. Parra practiced dentistry in Barcelona, Spain, for 3 years (2009-12) prior to coming to Boston, USA.
In 2012, he continued his studies for a Certificate in Periodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts (2012-15).
In November of 2015, he became a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
In September 2016, during the 102 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), he received the Leslie M. Salkin Award for the highest-scoring candidate on the 2016 American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Oral Examination.
He is also a receiver of the American Academy Foundation Fellowship to the Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) in Health Professions, and the Bud & Linda Tarrson Fellowship Award.
In January 2019, Dr. Parra was appointed Assistant Program Director of the Department of Periodontology, at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Parra has lectured nationally and internationally on periodontics. His main areas of interest are soft tissue enhancement and dental implants.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- AAP – American Academy of Periodontology
- ABP – American Board of Periodontology
- ADA – American Dental Association
- ADEA – American Dental Education Association
- TDA – Texas Dental Association
- DCDS – Dallas County Dental Society
- ITI – International Team of Implantology
- HDA – Hispanic Dental Association
https://dentistry.tamu.edu/periodontics/faculty/carrasquer.html
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-parra-carrasquer-0a84a93b/
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10/26/20 • 45 min
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