I just love the fact to help other people and I have been really good with my hands since I was a kid. So I think that dentistry is the perfect combination in between science and hand skills. So, probably that’s the main reason why I chose dentistry. The fact that you can help others, you can change literally their lives. You can see patients crying of happiness because they can see another person. You can give them more confidence, you can give them like nice smile, function, health, you can improve their health. So, the fact that you can help others, I think this is the most rewarding part of the industry. So I’m from Colombia. I graduated in 2007, from Colombia. Then I went to my master’s degree, and I finished in 2011, and I worked for about eight years. I came to United States, and then I went to USC to validate my degrees. And then here I am working. But I’ve been in the field for about, 13, 14 years, working after school. My whole life I’ve been in continued education. Even I work for several companies as a key opinion leader. So this is something really important because it keep you in the cutting edge of the field. It give you like recent information because dentistry, it’s evolved every day. So the fact that you are in continued education, it gives you like more recent information. You continue like learning every day because, there is always room for learning in dentistry.
Dr. Deicy Giraldo Can Give You an Amazing Smile
Dr. Deicy Giraldo loves being able to give her patients the smiles they have always wanted and to make their smile goals a reality. She finds it rewarding to be able to change people’s lives through her knowledge and work. She builds trust and good relationships with her patients by listening to their needs and desires. She also respects their time and always tries to make their visits as painless as possible.
She received her dental degree from the University of Bogotá in Colombia, where she earned a medal for having the highest GPA. She completed her master’s degree in prosthodontics at Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogota before coming to the United States, where she graduated from the University of Southern California’s Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. At USC she completed the Advanced Program for International Dentists. She also was named Outstanding International Student and received the Predoctoral Achievement Award, which is sponsored by the American College of Prosthodontics.
Dr. Giraldo ran a private practice as a prosthodontist for 13 years, where she focused on dental implants and cosmetic rehabilitations. She also worked as an Adjunct Professor of the Prosthodontics Post-Graduate program at the UNICOC University in Colombia. In that role, she trained graduate students in advanced cosmetic and dental implant procedures. She has also worked as a scientific consultant and a key opinion leader for several dental companies. She has been published in several scientific journals and gives lectures nationally and internationally.
A sports enthusiast, in her free time she enjoys reading, traveling, and going on family outings with her husband and his two children.
