Holly Springs Office

Dental School: University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Residency:

• University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Surgical Interests: Anesthesia and sedation, wisdom teeth removal, pathology, reconstruction with grafting and dental implants

Professional Associations Include:

• American Dental Association
• NC Dental Society
• Raleigh Wake County Dental Association
• Fellow American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Fellow American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• NC Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Diplomate of the National Board of Dental Anesthesiology
• Fellow American Dental Society of Anesthesia

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, being outdoors, spending time with his family, and watching football and NASCAR. He is a nationally certified USSF soccer coach and has coached his daughter’s soccer team for the last 5 years.

Dr. Benzing comes to Nu Image Surgical with over 15 years of oral surgery experience. He is originally from Syracuse, NY. He went to dental school at University of Connecticut where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry and completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He is a Board Certified oral surgeon and he is also Board Certified in dental anesthesiology.

Dr. Benzing enjoys teaching continuing education courses on medical emergencies and protocols, trauma, sedation, wisdom teeth removal and oral cancer screening. Dr Benzing is a certified BLS CPR and ACLS instructor. He was an adjunct professor at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine, where he taught local anesthesia, nitrous oxide and medical emergency courses to dental students as well as    dental hygienists.  Dr Benzing was a member of the State of Maine Cleft Lip and Palate team treating craniofacial disorders. He was on the Dental Forensics Team through the Office of the State Medical Examiner. Dr Benzing enjoys participating in several different missions for cleft lip and palate and exodontia.

Dental School: Nova Southeastern University

Residency:

• Nova Southeastern University

Surgical Interests: Guided bone regeneration, soft tissue grafting, aesthetic crown-lengthening

Professional Associations Include:

• Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
• American Academy of Periodontology
• American Dental Association
• Florida Dental Association
• North Carolina Dental Society

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, hiking, camping, puzzles

Dr. Rivero is a Board Certified Periodontist and was born in Venezuela and moved to the US (Miami, Florida) at the age of 13. She is Board Certified and received her DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) and Master of Science and Certificate in Periodontics from Nova Southeastern University. Her undergrad Bachelor of Science degree was obtained at Florida International University. Dr. Rivero concentrated her studies in Biology and Chemistry while there.  Additionally, Dr. Rivero has been published as a co-author in the Infection and Immunity Journal (2013) for the research in the Regulation of Rab5 Function during Pagocytosis of Live Pseudomonas auruginosa in Macrophages. She has also done extensive research on the Clinical Comparison of the Treatment of Gingival Recession Defects with and without Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Investigation of the Healing Role of Angiogenic Proteins.

Dentistry, traveling, fitness, giving back, and her family are Dr. Rivero’s passions. She has been able to combine her loves by taking mission trips to Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and cities in Florida to provide dental care to those who can’t afford it. She also combines fitness with charities by running for Oral Cancer Research. She’s completed full and half marathons to find a cure for paralysis and has been involved with events such as “Give Kids a Smile” and “A Day For Children.”