Dr. Carlos Parra was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He graduated from dental school (2009) at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Spain. After his graduation, he got enrolled in a Clinical Residency in Periodontology at UIC (2009-2010). He also served as pre-doctoral clinical instructor (2011 – 2012) at UIC.

During that period he was also involved in researches relating oropharyngeal dysphagia and oral hygiene. Dr. Parra practiced dentistry in Barcelona, Spain, for 3 years (2009-2012) prior to coming to Boston, USA. In 2012 he continued his studies for a Certificate in Periodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts (2012-2015). In November of 2015 he became a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.

In September 2016, during the 102 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), he received the Leslie M. Salkin Award for the highest-scoring candidate on the 2016 American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Oral Examination.

On January 2019, Dr. Parra was appointed Assistant Program Director of the Department of Periodontolgy, at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Parra has lectured nationally and internationally on periodontics. His main areas of interest are soft tissue enhancement and dental implants.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
– AAP – American Academy of Periodontology
– ADA – American Dental Association
– TDA – Texas Dental Association
– DCDS – Dallas County Dental Society
– ITI – International Team of Implantology
– HDA – Hispanic Dental Association
– NTHDA – North Texas Hispanic Dental Association