A love for dentistry started at a very young age for Dr. Amador .Dr. Maria E. Amador graduated from high school with honors and went on to be in the top ten percent of her class in dental school receiving her Doctor in Dental Surgery from American University in Managua, Nicaragua. She completed a two-year post graduate General practice residency at Miami Valley Hospital, a level 1 Trauma center in Dayton, Ohio during which time she received extensive training in all dental specialties.
During her dental career she has served as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry. She has volunteered many hours of service to Dental Mobile clinics USC in Los Angeles, California, Give Kids a Smile in Fall River Massachusetts, and many dental missions from the United States.
Dr. Amador was born in Nicaragua and moved to the United States at the tender age of 2 years old and was raised in Asheboro, North Carolina. Her love for dentistry has provided her with the challenge for a lifetime of learning. She is an active member of several dental associations ie., American Dental Association, Virginia Dental Association, Tidewater Dental Association and the Hispanic Dental Association which have afforded her the opportunity to stay up to date in the latest innovations in dental technology and new techniques which she incorporates in her daily dental practice. She is certified in conscious sedation dentistry.
Dr. Amador is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. She loves traveling, learning about different cultures and cuisines, reading, running, playing the violin, spending time with family and friends and playing with Dolce her Maltipoo.
Please welcome Dr. Maria E. Amador as the proud new owner of DeGinder Family Dentistry which will now be known as Amador Family Dentistry.
