Dr. Carlos Parra DDS 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 (2009-10).He also served as a pre-doctoral clinical instructor (2011 – 12) at UIC.During that period, he was also involved in researches relating to oropharyngeal dysphagia and oral hygiene. Dr. Parra practiced dentistry in Barcelona, Spain, for 3 years (2009-12) 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 (2012-15).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.He is also a receiver of the American Academy Foundation Fellowship to the Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) in Health Professions, and the Bud & Linda Tarrson Fellowship Award.In January 2019, Dr. Parra was appointed Assistant Program Director of the Department of Periodontology, 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-  ABP – American Board of Periodontology-  ADA – American Dental Association-  ADEA – American Dental Education Association-  TDA – Texas Dental Association-  DCDS – Dallas County Dental Society-  ITI – International Team of Implantology-  HDA – Hispanic Dental Associationhttps://dentistry.tamu.edu/periodontics/faculty/carrasquer.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-parra-carrasquer-0a84a93b/IG @carlos_._parra--------------------------------www.theinternationaldentist.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drgabrielalagrecaFB & IG @theinternationaldentist