Dr. Lionel Candelaria is an Albuquerque native. After achieving his undergraduate degree at the University of New Mexico his educational journey took him to the University of Missouri at Kansas City for his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). After receiving his DDS, Dr. Candelaria completed an internship at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, followed by a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Tennessee.
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6800 Montgomery Blvd NE Ste A, Albuquerque, NM 87109
He is proud to have served his county in the US Navy and had a distinguished career retiring as a decorated Navy Captain. Having a great admiration for the land of Enchantment, its culture, and family ties, Dr. Candelaria returned home and joined the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of New Mexico. He hit the ground running applying his vast knowledge and experience that was gained from his world-class education and experience in the Navy to building his office with state-of-the-art equipment and refined core Oral and Maxillofacial procedures. Particularly, third molar, dental implant and bone grafting surgery with opioid-sparing analgesia protocol, preemptive analgesia, deep sedation general anesthesia techniques.
- The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, BS Biology with Chemistry minor, 1981.
- The University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), 1985.
- Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, General Practice Residency, July 1, 1985, to June 30, 1986.
- The University of Tennessee, Memphis, and the Regional Medical Center, Internship/Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Certificate, July 1989 – June 1993.