Kids dentistry
Dr. Ernesto Vera
Clinical Director · Pediatric Dentist
Board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Sees patients in
About
Meet Dr. Ernesto Vera.
Army-trained. Kid-approved. Norfolk born.
Dr. Vera grew up right here in Norfolk, then served as an Army dentist, including a deployment to Iraq, before specializing in pediatric dentistry. He led pediatric dentistry at Fort Bragg and taught it for four years before leaving the military.
He has extensive training caring for children with special needs and complex medical histories, and he's volunteered on dental missions to Nicaragua, Honduras and Jamaica.
Training
- University of Virginia
- Dental degree on a military scholarship, New York University College of Dentistry
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO
- Brigade Dentist, 2/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Schofield Barracks, HI
- Pediatric dentistry specialty, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, with special-needs training at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and Children's Medical Center Dallas
- Chief of Pediatric Dentistry, Fort Bragg, NC; Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Uniformed Services University / Army Postgraduate School
- Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Fellow, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Member, Virginia Society and Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry
Off the clock
When he isn't having fun with patients, he's spending time with his wife, their twin boys and their daughter.
Fun facts
- Favorite toothpaste flavor
- Bubblegum
- My superpower
- Counting teeth faster than anyone
- Song stuck in my head at the office
- "Baby Shark" (sorry)
- If I weren't a dentist, I'd be
- A kindergarten teacher