Meet Our Team

Dr. Brenda L. Nivera

Dr. Brenda L. Nivera received a degree in microbiology from the University of Maryland College Park before earning her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1984. She worked for several practices in the Baltimore/Washington area before opening her own practice in 1998.

Since 1991, Dr. Nivera has also served as a general dentist for the Dentistry for the Homebound, which provides dental care to patients in nursing homes. In 1997 she volunteered her dental services to a medical mission to Luzon in the Philippines.

To keep her skills and knowledge current, Dr. Nivera takes at least one continuing education program each month. Several of these have been through the prestigious Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education and the Seattle Institute of Advanced Dental Education. Her coursework covers a wide range of topics including cosmetic dentistry, TMJ, endodontics, implants, orthodontics and more.

She is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the Bob Barkley Study Club, the Great Seneca Dental Study Club, and the L.D. Pankey Dental Alumni Association.

Dr. Nivera enjoys traveling and scuba driving in her spare time. She is a member of the United States Dental Diving Association.