South Miami Periodontist
Dr. Kristian Poventud graduated from The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus earning his D.M.D. Following graduation, he finished a two-year General Residency program at The Montefiore Hospital in New York. He completed his post-doctoral advanced training in Periodontics at the Veterans Affairs New York Health Harbor and New York University (NYU) in Manhattan. Upon graduation, he received The Dennis Tarnow Award for Clinical Excellence. Dr. Poventud is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Dental Association, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. A Diplomate is a periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty and who is certified by the American Academy of Periodontology.