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Claudia I. Contreras, D.D.S.

Dental School
Developmental Dentistry
210-567-3554
contrerasc2@uthscsa.edu

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Dr. Claudia I. Contreras earned her D.D.S. from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City in 1998.

In 2004, she earned her pediatric dentistry certificate from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences campus. Following her pediatric training, she completed a one-year fellowship in pediatric dentistry focusing her curriculum in pediatric sedation at The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

In August 2005, she joined UT Health San Antonio as a clinical assistant professor. Dr. Contreras serves as the pediatric dental director at one of the off-site clinics (Dr. Frank Bryant Communicare). She also is involved in clinical research projects at UT Health San Antonio.

Dr. Contreras has also been a part of the Continuing Education department providing CE course twice a year since 2006.

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Education

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Year Degree Discipline Institution
2005 Clinical Fellowship Pediatric Dentistry The Children's Hospital
Denver , CO
2004 Residency Pediatric Dentistry University of Puerto Rico
San Juan , Puerto Rico
1993 DDS Dentistry National University of Mexico City
Mexico City , Mexico

Appointments

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8/2005 - Present Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Health Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Expertise

Bilingual -
Fluent in Spanish (written and oral)
Pediatric Dentist

Publications

Journal Article

Alnahwi, H;Contreras CI;Donly KJ. Space Loss Assessment Following Premature Loss of Primary Second Molars General Dentistry 2015 Nov;63(6).

Teaching

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Date Description Institution # Students
1/2006 - Present Investigative Project The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pediatric Dentistry V The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pediatric Dentistry IV The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Orthodontics IV The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pedi/Orth Clinic V The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pedi & Ortho Clinic V The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Ped Dent/Ortho Clinic IV The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pediatric Dentistry III The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pediatric Dentistry II The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pediatric Dentistry I The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pedi/Ortho Clinic III The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pedi & Ortho Clinic II The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Pedi/Ortho Clinic I The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
1/2006 - Present Orthodontics II The University of Texas Health Science Center 8 students
1/2006 - Present Orthodontics III The University of Texas Health Science Center
Board Oriented Course.
1/2006 - Present Investigative Project The University of Texas Health Science Center 7 students
10/2005 - Present Pediatric Dentistry Lecture The University of Texas Health Science Center
8/2005 - Present Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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