Dr Estefania Contreras

Dr. Contreras graduated with an honours degree in Dental Surgery in Mexico over 10 years ago. At that time, she began furthering her experience in both general and restorative dentistry within emergency and acute care as part of the Dental Hospital system. Following this experience Dr. Contreras has worked exclusively in private practice, both in Mexico and here in Ireland.

This highly varied and dynamic experience is where Dr. Contreras's values as a practitioner crystallised - she is committed to always treating each patient as an individual first, with individual care requirements and personal need, preferences and comfort levels. Having worked in acute care, Dr. Contreras strives to keep finding new and better ways to provide quality dental healthcare, in such a way that a visit to her will also be a pleasant, welcoming, and joyful experience, with the added outcome for her patients of a much more positive attitude to taking care of their oral health.

On first moving to Dublin, Dr. Contreras spent some time working as a Dental Nurse, while also studying full time to undertake the Irish healthcare system's highly competitive professional exams into general Dental practice. She took to the dental nursing role with enthusiasm, as it allowed her valuable insight into the complete patient experience from a new perspective, in particular allowing her to focus in even more in the patient journey for more nervous or anxious patients. Her time as a dental nurse with Dame Street Dental allowed her to strengthen her skills in working with phobic patients as individuals, to overcome any predisposed fear, unease or worry.

Inspired and supported by her colleagues at Dame Street Dental, on completing her final Irish practice qualification examinations in 2022, Dr. Contreras followed up her successful registration as a full Member with the Irish Dental Council by immediately seeking to pursue further clinical and skills development. She is dedicated to keeping up with the latest techniques, trends and technology available to modern Restorative dentistry, as her passion lies in being able to deliver to her patients bespoke options for their dental needs from an array of clinically proven and evidence-based treatments.

When not thinking about her next dentistry moves, Estefania can be found enjoying Irish and international culture at a gallery or the theatre - or getting back out and travelling the wide world. She loves getting the chance to use her native Spanish, and with constant practice her Portuguese is improving every day!