Dr. Mercedes Mota-Martinez

D.D.S. – NYHDA Board of Trustees

Dr. Mota-Martinez completed her undergraduate education and received her dental degree in her native Dominican Republic, at the Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macoris. Upon her arrival in the United States, Dr. Mota-Martinez received her Doctor of Dental Surgery certification from the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Mota-Martinez continued her post-graduate training in Periodontics, Orthodontics, and Implant Dentistry and has received post-graduate certification in all of these branches of dentistry. Upon completing her training, Dr. Mota-Martinez established her private practice in Corona, where she has provided quality dental care and cultivated deep community bonds for more than 20 years. Dr. Mota-Martinez’s involvement in organized dentistry spreads well beyond the office in Corona having served in numerous leadership roles at the local, state and national level. Dr. Mota-Martinez is an active member of the New York City Chapter of the HAD (NYHDA), she has served as President of the Queens County Dental Society and is a member in good standing of the New York State Dental Society, The American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Dominican Dental Association, the Puerto Rican Dental Association and the Spanish American Medical Dental Society of New York, Inc.