Clinical Instructor @ UTHSCSA, Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, Ricardo Salinas Clinic
Education
2001-2002 - Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Clinical Scholar Program in Clinical Research and Epidemiology / Core Course Participant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
1999-2002 - Master of Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
1999-2002 - Residency in Pediatric Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
1997-2001 - Doctor of philosophy in Dental Science, Nagasaki University - School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan
1997-2002 - Pediatric Dentistry, Nagasaki University - School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan
1995-1995 - Hospital Pediatric Dentistry, General Hospital of Medellin / Institute of Health Sciences, CES, Medellin, Colombia
1988-1992 Doctor of Dental Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, CES, Medellin, Colombia
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Cárdenas is originally from Medellin , Colombia , where she received her first dental degree at the Institute of Health Sciences , CES. She obtained her PhD in Dental Science (combined with Pediatric Dentistry) from Nagasaki University , Japan . She also received a Master of Science degree, combined with Pediatric Dentistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . She completed her second DDS at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2005. Dr. Cárdenas has a wide range of research experience including the effects of Overall Health and Oral Health with particular focus on caries and dental pulp. She is also trained, and has performed multiple research projects, in many biomedical laboratory techniques and has a strong interest in translating this experience into the Clinical Research arena. Dr. Cárdenas is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio since 2002. She teaches pulp therapy and trauma to Pediatric Dentistry residents along with clinical teaching in UT, Santa Rosa children's hospital and Salinas clinic.
