Foreign-Trained Dentist to Dental Educator: Building a Non-Clinical Career | Dr. Patricia Torres

What happens when a dentist moves to a new country and her career takes a different path? Dr. Patricia Torres practiced for 11 years in Venezuela, moved to Canada alone in 2007, and built a career in dental education instead. At the DINKs booth at Chicago Midwinter, she talks with Dr. Jennifer Bell about licensing, starting over, and why a dental degree opens more doors than the operatory.

In this conversation:

- Practicing as a GP with ortho training in Venezuela

- Moving to Canada alone with two suitcases

- Board exams, and working as a dental assistant while preparing

- How she became a clinical trainer at Align Technology

- Treatment planning in a new language and culture

- Advice for foreign-trained dentists and anyone considering a non-clinical career

- Why speaking more than one language is a career advantage

Dr. Patricia Torres trained and practiced as a general dentist in Venezuela, moved to Montreal in 2007, and now works on Align Technology's clinical education team as a speaker coach.=

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