Carla Sillau

I graduated in February 2000 from the Dental assistant Program at the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia. Recently, in 2022 I earned a second Certificate of Dental Assistance through the Dental Assistant National Board. Since then I’ve started a new journey in this profession.

In 2003 I moved from Peru to the Big Apple, and I was very fortune to continue practicing within my profession and continue to earn more knowledge and experience. I’ve had the opportunity to work with most of the distinguished specialties in this field such as, General Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Endodontics, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. In 2018 I had the best experience of my life.

I went to Nepal as an Orthodontic Dental Assistant Volunteer with the Remote Outreach in Butwal, Biratnagar, Kohalpur and Kathmandu and worked with a Cleft & Lip Palate Team. I was also a Visiting Educator at the Gandaki Medical & Dental School, Pokhara where I was a recipient of the Token of Love award for Volunteerism. That experience set me up to be super excited when I joined the Craniofacial Orthodontic Team of Plastic Surgery Department at NYU Langone Health.

Being part of a team who makes a big differences in people's lives makes me feel blessed. My enthusiasm for patient services inspired me to completed a Symposium at NYU College of Dentistry, Unit Zero: Dental Educators Summit on Caring for People with Disabilities on 2022 and recently, May 2024, I attended a Conference at NYU Langone Health, Craniofacial Distraction: Indications, Alternatives, Long-Term Outcomes, that helps me to provide excellent patient care to our amazing patients.

With over 20 years of experience in dental assisting and my ability to converse in Spanish in English I am able establish relationships and build trust with our patients. Those relationship are what makes this job special and very dear to me.