Dr. Santos Cortez was born in Tulare, California and raised in Southern California. He attended Cerritos College, Cal State University Long Beach and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree (D.D.S.) at the University of Southern California in 1976. He then went on to obtain his specialty certification in Pediatric Dentistry and he earned his certification in Hospital Dentistry and Cleft lip/Cleft palate Rehabilitation at USC in 1978. Dr. Cortez has been a clinical instructor at USC in the department of Advanced Pediatric Dentistry since 1979. He’s been in private practice since 1978 and on staff at Miller Children’s Hospital since 1982. Dr. Cortez has served as a member and officer for a number of professional and community organizations such as Harbor Dental Society, Hispanic Dental Association and is a past president of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry (CSPD).Currently, he’s a clinical instructor at USC in the department of Advanced Pediatric Dentistry. He is a consultant for the southeast Head-Start Program and is an Advisor at the Children’s Dental Health Clinic in Long Beach. He’s on the Board of Directors for Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Memorial Health Services. He is also on the Government Affairs Committee for the California Dental Association. Dr. Cortez has been on the Cleft Palate Board at Miller Children’s Hospital/Stramski Center.
On a personal note, he is married and has three grown children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, mountain biking and kayaking.
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