Dr. Erika Benavides

Biography

Erika Benavides is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate and Vice-President of the American Board of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR) and has served as the Councilor and Communications Chair for the Research Technology Committee of the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR). Dr. Benavides obtained her DDS from the University of Valle in Cali, Colombia, and completed an externship program in Craniofacial Genetics at the Medical University of South Carolina. She then finished a General Practice Residency (GPR) program at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) Truman Medical Center and received specialized training in Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, culminating in a PhD in Oral Biology with a focus on Biomedical Engineering. As a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, Dr. Benavides has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters on the multidisciplinary aspects of diagnostic imaging. Her research interests include the integration of emerging technologies to evaluate tissue structure and properties, and she has served as a co-investigator on NIH-funded grants for the past five years. Her clinical practice is dedicated to head and neck 2D and 3D imaging interpretation.

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