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Claudia I. Contreras, D.D.S.
Dental School
Developmental Dentistry
210-567-3554
contrerasc2@uthscsa.edu
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.
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
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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 | Pediatric Dentistry V | 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 | Pedi & Ortho Clinic II | 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 | 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 | Pediatric Dentistry I | 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 III | 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 | Pedi & Ortho Clinic V | 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 | Orthodontics IV | 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 | Investigative Project | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 7 students |
| 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 | |