Alicia (Lucy) Casarez-Quintana, D.D.S., M.S.

Dr. Casarez-Quintana graduated from the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), where she obtained her Master of Science degree and Certificate in Periodontics. She completed her dental training and a two-year Advanced General Dentistry residency at UTHSCSA also. Afterwards, she joined her father as a general dentist practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico for two years before starting her Periodontics residency. Dr. Casarez-Quintana has received advanced training in various sedation techniques including nitrous oxide, oral, and IV moderate conscious sedation. While in residency, she received the GSBS Outstanding MS Student Research Award and was asked to present her research in Geneva, Switzerland at the EAO Congress. She was a finalist in the 2022 Southwest Society of Periodontists Prichard competition for her clinical research in the histological comparison of two different bone grafts following tooth extraction. She has been published in several scientific journals as well. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, running, and trying new restaurants and coffee shops.