MEET THE EXPERTS BEHIND GAOC
GAOC is composed of dedicated and exceptional dentists who are experts in their own fields of practice.
CHERRIE ANNE A. CRUZ, DMD
Specialization: Orthodontics
Dr. Cherrie Anne Cruz has cemented her profession as a distinguished dental expert by graduating top of her class at Centro Escolar University (one of the Philippines’ top performing schools of Dentistry), by having a string of multi-disciplinary honors for her extra-curricular involvement, and by receiving her preceptorship certificate from the Philippine Academy of Orthodontics. As a business partner and operations manager for GAOC, she works with tireless energy, making sure that GAOC’s promise of impressive service to all its patients is faithfully kept.
Specialization: Orthodontics
Dr. Cherrie Anne Cruz has cemented her profession as a distinguished dental expert by graduating top of her class at Centro Escolar University (one of the Philippines’ top performing schools of Dentistry), by having a string of multi-disciplinary honors for her extra-curricular involvement, and by receiving her preceptorship certificate from the Philippine Academy of Orthodontics. As a business partner and operations manager for GAOC, she works with tireless energy, making sure that GAOC’s promise of impressive service to all its patients is faithfully kept.
GERALD S. BUENAVENTURA, DMD
Specialization: Orthodontics
Dr. Gerry Buenaventura practices Dento-Facial Orthopedics and is one of the most popular practitioners in the field of Orthodontics in the country today. After graduating from the University of the East in 1989, he pursued further studies in Orthodontics at the University of Munich in Germany, and enhanced his skills through auxiliary training at the Universite de Rennes in France. He is currently GAOC’s visiting Orthodontist, attending to a countless number of satisfied patients from the Philippines and overseas.
Specialization: Orthodontics
Dr. Gerry Buenaventura practices Dento-Facial Orthopedics and is one of the most popular practitioners in the field of Orthodontics in the country today. After graduating from the University of the East in 1989, he pursued further studies in Orthodontics at the University of Munich in Germany, and enhanced his skills through auxiliary training at the Universite de Rennes in France. He is currently GAOC’s visiting Orthodontist, attending to a countless number of satisfied patients from the Philippines and overseas.
KIM T. COELI, DMD
Specialization: Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Kim Coeli stands as one of the few competent and compassionate dental practitioners who love to work silently at the sidelines, conducting a number of gratuitous dental missions to depressed areas and public schools. She completed her dental degree at the University of the East in 2001, and currently works as an Associate Dentist at the Children’s Dental Center. As a Pediatric practitioner, her passion for positive action is only matched with her remarkable compassion for children, as she continuously shares her expertise in oral prophylaxis, tooth extractions, fluoride treatment and oral health awareness to elementary students nationwide.
Specialization: Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Kim Coeli stands as one of the few competent and compassionate dental practitioners who love to work silently at the sidelines, conducting a number of gratuitous dental missions to depressed areas and public schools. She completed her dental degree at the University of the East in 2001, and currently works as an Associate Dentist at the Children’s Dental Center. As a Pediatric practitioner, her passion for positive action is only matched with her remarkable compassion for children, as she continuously shares her expertise in oral prophylaxis, tooth extractions, fluoride treatment and oral health awareness to elementary students nationwide.
DENNIS P. ANDIGAN, DMD
Specialization: Endodontics
Dr. Dennis Andigan is GAOC’s visiting Endodontist. An academically gifted student, he landed at the top one percent in the 1994 licensure examinations for dentists, after graduating with flying colors from the University of the East’s College of Dentistry. He pursued post graduate training, specializing in basic and advanced Endodontic clinical procedures, before becoming an expert in the field of Endodontics and General Dentistry.
Specialization: Endodontics
Dr. Dennis Andigan is GAOC’s visiting Endodontist. An academically gifted student, he landed at the top one percent in the 1994 licensure examinations for dentists, after graduating with flying colors from the University of the East’s College of Dentistry. He pursued post graduate training, specializing in basic and advanced Endodontic clinical procedures, before becoming an expert in the field of Endodontics and General Dentistry.
SONNY H. BURIAS, DMD
Specialization: Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Sonny H. Burias has vast experience in the field of Cosmetic Dentistry, having worked as a dental consultant at the Kerr Dental Company Sybron in the Philippines (a job that exposed him to the inner workings of composite and esthetic restorative materials) and as a frequent lecturer of important subjects in the field in various conventions and symposia. Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in his craft, he is also involved in a continuing education program at the University of California in Los Angeles on Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. He was the founding member of the Philippine Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He graduated from the University of the East in 1992.
Specialization: Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Sonny H. Burias has vast experience in the field of Cosmetic Dentistry, having worked as a dental consultant at the Kerr Dental Company Sybron in the Philippines (a job that exposed him to the inner workings of composite and esthetic restorative materials) and as a frequent lecturer of important subjects in the field in various conventions and symposia. Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in his craft, he is also involved in a continuing education program at the University of California in Los Angeles on Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. He was the founding member of the Philippine Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He graduated from the University of the East in 1992.
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