Roberto Velasco, DDS, PA
Prosthodontist
Dr. Velasco is a member of both the American College of Prosthodontists, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
He was born in Colombia, where he went to dental school at Xaveriana University. After graduating in the top five of his class and practicing dentistry for eight years, Dr. Velasco went to Florida to pursue his dream of becoming a prosthodontist. He attended Nova Southeastern University and, after three years, graduated top of his class.
Dr. Velasco was then appointed to teach and became a full-time faculty member at Nova Southeastern University in both the Restorative and Prosthodontic Departments. He was in charge of the Dental Implants, Occlusion and Dental Bio-Materials Courses. He came to Austin in early 2003.
Dr. Velasco has lectured both nationally and internationally, mostly on implants. He has extensive training in high-tech dentistry and implant dentistry. He was one of the first dentists in Austin to train and implement in his practice, Teeth-in-an-Hour, a state-of-the-art technology in which Dr. Velasco can provide a completely edentulous patient with implants and an implant retained prosthesis, all in under one hour. Dr. Velasco has also trained in Europe on the All-on-4 implant procedure
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