About Our Doctor

Dr. Alberto A. de Cardenas, was born in Havana, Cuba.  At age nine he came with his parents to the Unites States.  Dr. de Cardenas father was also a dentist who practiced for over forty six years in both Cuba and the United States.  Dr. de Cardenas graduated with honors in the top three percent of his class from Hialeah High School in 1974.  He received a B.A. in Chemistry from Florida International University in 1978, while working as a teacher at Edison Private School.  In July 1979, Dr. Alberto A. de Cardenas married his wife Lissett Padron. Dr.  de Cardenas and his wife Lissett have been blessed by having three children, Annette who is a teacher, David who is a firefighter and is finishing his paramedic studies and Christopher who studies at F.I.U. 

In the fall of 1979 Dr. Alberto A. de Cardenas was admitted to the University of Florida, College of Dentistry.  Since part of the curriculum at that time was a self paced program, Dr. de Cardenas was able to finish the four years in three years and three month, receiving his Doctor in Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree from the University of Florida College of Dentistry on December 15, 1982.  Dr. de Cardenas was awarded the distinguished Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society, this award is only given to the top five percent of the graduating dentist.  He also received the Presidential Recognition Award, given to the top students from all colleges of the University of Florida, the Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Award, and the Academy of Operative Dentistry Outstanding Achievement.  He was also recognized by the departments of periodontics and the department of endodontics.  On February 1983, Dr. Alberto A. de Cardenas received his license from the State of Florida Board of Dentistry and has been practicing quality dentistry since then.

Dr. de Cardenas is very committed to continue education.  He was member of the Lindsey Hopkins Dental Research Clinic for over fifteen years, where he was extensively trained in the field of dental implants.  He received Forensic Dentistry training from the Miami-Dade Medical Examiners Office and has been in the Mass Disaster Identification Team since 1995.  Dr. Alberto A. de Cardenas, philosophy in dental care is to treat the person as a whole, being concern on all aspects of their well being, that is physical as well as mental.  That is why Dr. de Cardenas practices using the latest techniques in bleaching, cosmetic dentistry and teeth replacements.  Dr. de Cardenas is very concern with the overall health of the patient and that is why he uses digital radiography where only one-tenth of the radiation is used in comparison with regular x-rays.  The latest certification that Dr. de Cardenas has acquired is the implementation of a behavioral modification appliance the DDS (dental diet system).  This appliance makes the patient eat slower with smaller bites and therefore making the patient loose weight. Dr. de Cardenas is one of the few dentist in the area who has been certified to provide this service.