DENTIST · CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Dr. Carmen Martínez

I've been doing the same thing for over 30 years: listening to what each patient brings into the clinic and offering them the treatment I'd want for my own family. No more, no less.

OrthodonticsCosmeticImplantology

Main location: Valladolid (Leopoldo Cano)
Languages: Spanish · English
With us since: 1993
Licensing: License No. 47002154

The best treatment is the one you understand and make your own. Our part is explaining it well.

Education

1991

Degree in Dentistry

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Extraordinary end-of-degree prize.
1993

Master's in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics

Universidad de Salamanca

Thesis on interceptive treatment in mixed dentition.
2002

Specialist in Oral Implantology

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Three-year programme with clinical practice.
2014

Invisalign Diamond Provider certification

Align Technology

Professional experience

1991–1993

Associate dentist

Clínica Dr. Velasco · Valladolid
1993–present

Clinical director and owner

Odonlab · Valladolid, Arrabal de Portillo and Dueñas

I founded the clinic with two chairs and the idea of doing things with the time they deserve. Today we are twelve people across three locations.
2008–2016

Associate professor

University of Valladolid · School of Dentistry

Clinical Orthodontics, Module II.

Areas of expertise

Comprehensive orthodontics

Adult and adolescent cases with 3D planning. Particular focus on surgical cases in collaboration with maxillofacial surgery.

Conservative aesthetic dentistry

Minimally invasive philosophy: touch only what's needed, think long-term. Smile design with preview before any irreversible step.

Implantology in aesthetic zones

Immediate loading when the case allows, with a custom emergence profile.

Courses and continuing education

Modular course on occlusion and TMJ — Dr. Peter Dawson · 2007
Anterior aesthetics with direct composite — Dr. Newton Fahl · 2012
Advances in guided surgery — Straumann Master Course · 2018
Periodontics for the general dentist — SEPA · 2020
Sleep dentistry and bruxism — ICOI · 2022
AI clinical workflows in orthodontics — Align Summit Berlin · 2024

Licensing and societies

Castilla y León Dental Association (47002154)
Spanish Society of Orthodontics (SEDO)
Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA)
European Federation of Periodontology

Philosophy

I believe in dentistry without shortcuts: explaining before acting, making sure the patient understands every decision, and keeping a relationship that lasts years — not just the treatment. The technical side I take for granted; what really changes a treatment is the way you treat people.