Clinical director
Dr. Hugo Contreras
Clinical director · Restorative and cosmetic dentistry
Dr. Hugo Contreras leads the clinical side of H&L Studio Dental. His practice focuses on oral rehabilitation, cosmetic dentistry and implants, planning each case with the clinic's own dental lab before treatment begins.
He earned his dental degree (Médico Cirujano Dentista) at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, where he also completed a specialty program in Prosthodontics, the field of dentistry dedicated to oral rehabilitation. He has continued training in Digital Smile Design, ceramic veneers and implantology, including two clinical residencies in Brazil and a diploma program in oral implantology.
Besides treating patients, he teaches: he has been a key opinion leader for Ivoclar Vivadent Mexico since 2017 and has led veneer courses and residencies in Matamoros and given lectures at dental associations and congresses in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Education
- 2006–2010
Dental Surgeon (DDS equivalent)
Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico
- 2014–2015
Specialty program in Prosthodontics
Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico
Teaching
Since 2016 he has taught more than 15 courses and residencies and given more than 10 lectures for dentists, mainly on smile design and veneers.
- 2017–present
Key Opinion Leader, Ivoclar Vivadent Mexico
Dental materials manufacturer's key opinion leader program
- 2018–2022
Veneer Residencies (6 cohorts)
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
- 2018–2020
Smile design and veneer courses
Guadalajara, San Luis Potosí, Ciudad Juárez and the Dominican Republic
- 2018–2022
Speaker at the Ivoclar Vivadent Seminar
Mexico City
- 2016–2019
Lectures for dental associations and congresses
Tampico, Matamoros, Reynosa, Cd. Victoria, Valle Hermoso, San Luis Potosí and Ixtapa
Continuing education
Selected courses and clinical residencies.
Implants
- 2022–2023
NUCLEO Oral Implantology Diploma Program
Dr. Rubio and Dr. Morán · Ciudad Juárez
- 2023
Current Implantology (BioHorizons)
Dr. Pedro Gazzotti (Argentina) · Mexico City
- 2023
Intensive course in implant-supported restoration
Dr. Alejandro Treviño · Ciudad Juárez
- 2024
Implantology 4D (BioHorizons)
Dr. Pedro Gazzotti (Argentina) · Mexico City
- 2024
Abu Dhabi Oral Reconstruction Symposium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Smile design
- 2015
Digital Smile Design (DSD) certificate
Dr. Christian Coachman · Mexico City
- 2018
ROA Philosophy
Dr. Roberto Tello (Peru)
Veneers and ceramics
- 2017
International Ceramic Veneer Residency
Dentística team · Goiânia, Brazil
- 2017
Posterior composite inlays
Dr. Jorge Luis Chévez
- 2018
Preps Master: veneer preparation
Dr. Víctor Guerrero (Peru)
- 2019
Immersion Residency in Veneers and Ceramics
Dr. Sidney Kina · Maringá, Brazil
Digital dentistry and lab
- 2019
Introduction to Digital Dentistry
Mexico City
- 2019
Dental wax-up course
Fernando Perrusquía · Matamoros
Isolation and clinical photography
- 2017–2018
Rubber dam isolation
Dr. Enrique Castañeda · Dr. Víctor Guerrero
- 2016–2017
Dental photography (3 courses)
Dr. David Díaz Cabrera, Dr. Jesús Ostos, Dr. Aydé Almaraz
Recent continuing education
- 2026
Rockin' Dentistry #7: full mouth, aesthetics and implants
Monterrey, Mexico