Carlos Beltran, DMD

Dr. Carlos Beltran

Chair: PUERTO RICO

Dr. Carlos E. Beltran Lopez was born and raised on the island of Puerto Rico, where there are almost 270 miles of coastline and over 300 beautiful beaches. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus in 1994. He then went to University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine where he received his DMD degree in 1998. He worked as an associate in private practice from 1998 to 2000. In 2000, and for 5 years, he worked in Puerto Rico’s Correctional Facilities as a Dentist. From 2010 to 2014 Dr. Beltran attended University of Puerto Rico Law School where he received his JD degree as a Lawyer. Has been married to his beautiful wife, Dr. Maria M. Umpierre since 2016. They have 4 children (Dr. Beltran has 2 daughters and Maria has a son and a daughter).

Together they own Sun Smiles Dental Clinic with practices in Lares and Vega Baja. They enjoy traveling and try to mix their trips with Continued Education as much as they can. In Dentistry Dr. Beltran’s passions are Invisalign and cosmetic treatments, and tries to stay up to date with the latest advances in dental technology, and does so by being a member of various dental organizations and attending many continuing education courses. We strongly believe that the mouth is a mirror for the health of a human being, a Healthy Mouth goes with a Healthy Body.

Some of the Dentists in Puerto Rico starting their journey in the Invisalign realm had been mentored by Dr. Beltran as they incorporate Invisalign to their practices, and now as chair of Puerto Rico’s AACA Study Club he will help even more dentists doing the same. His journey with Invisalign started in 2005 with his first certification by Align. He met Dr. David Galler in 2017 in Puerto Rico when he lectured there, became a Gallerite through Reingage and his practice made the biggest change in his professional career since then.

Together with his wife, they have been an Invisalign Platinum Provider for the last 3 years. After running in 2020 a successful National Invisalign Day where 10 Dentists from Puerto Rico started over 80 cases, in just 1 day; with a budget for Facebook ads of only $500. Dr. Beltran pitched the idea of doing the same in the US and Canada to Dr. Galler and that became a reality in 2021 and that’s how the National Align your Teeth Day was born.

Outside of Dentistry Dr. Beltran enjoys traveling, spending time with his family, cooking, going to the beach and most recently “working” in his little farm 3 minutes away from his practice (Notice that working is under quotations because what he really does is spend time there giving orders to others).