Dr. Lourdes Paras-Caparas

Dr. Lourdes Paras-Caparas

Dr. Lourdes Paras-Caparas' practice as a pediatric dentist extends over four decades. Her expertise as a Pediatric Dentist focuses on pediatric dental care of infants, children and teenagers for which she completed 3 additional years of post graduate education following dental school.

She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of the Philippines. She completed her 3 year residency program at the University of Pittsburgh for which she received a Masters Degree in Dental Science and a graduate specialty certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, graduating with honors.

Dr. Caparas' interest in the latest and most technologically advanced dental equipment stems from her passion for providing patients with the most comfortable dental experience available. She obtained her training in Lasers for Oral Applications from the SOLA Laser Institute in 2011.

Dr. Caparas is a past president of the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc. (PPDSI) and was the Chairman of the Board of the Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry (PBPD) for 23 years.

She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Philippine Dental Association and a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Caparas taught as Clinical Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and at the University of the Philippines College of Dentistry. She served as Consultant for Training at the Philippine Children's Medical Center and the Pediatric Dentistry Center of the Children's Medical Center Philippines.