Acela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS
Division Director of Clinical Implantology
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty Practice: 252-737-7122
Office: 252-737-7152
Ledyard E. Ross Hall
Clinical Interests
Implant dentistry, digital dentistry, 3D printing, periodontal plastic surgery, and periodontal and guided bone regeneration.
Board Certifications
- Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
- Board Certified Periodontist, Mexican Board of Periodontology
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association)
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
Education
- DMD – Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Certificate in Restorative Dentistry – Centro de Estudios Odontologicos de Queretaro, Mexico
- MS and Certificate in Periodontology – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Fellowship in Advanced Implant Dentistry – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Periodontology
- American Dental Association
- East Central Dental Society
- Hispanic Dental Association
- North Carolina Dental Society
- Mexican Association of Periodontology
- Fellow of the International Team for Implantology
Biographical information
Dr. Martinez Luna received her Doctor of Dental Medicine with honors from Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi in Mexico in 2009. Thereafter, she completed her certificate training in restorative dentistry at Centro de Estudios Odontologicos de Queretaro in 2011. After a year of private practice in her home country, she pursued specialty training and completed the advanced education program in Periodontology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry (Periodontology certificate and MS degree) in 2015. Following her specialty training, Dr. Martinez Luna completed a one-year fellowship in advanced implant dentistry at the same university.
Dr. Martinez Luna is the recipient of the Straumann New Periodontist Award (2017), Straumann SUPER Grant (2015), the North Carolina AADR Section Derek T. Turner Student Research Award (2015), and the UNC-CH Elsie and Baxter Sapp Fellowship Award (2014). Prior to her joining ECU, Dr. Martinez Luna practiced Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in Queretaro, Mexico.