Here, I grew as a person and professional
Dr. Alexandra Fernandes is a native of Lisbon, but with Alentejo ribs, she graduated in Oral Hygiene from the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Lisbon in 2010.
He has been practicing for 12 years, 8 are at A Clínica Dr. Pedro Mota, of which 7 exclusively. About the reason that led her to choose this area, she mentions only three words: health, prevention, teacher. One certainty prevailed, health was his destiny, and the preventive area his passion. Dentistry came at the suggestion of a high school teacher, and today could not be more grateful and fulfilled. It was in A Clínica Dr. Pedro Mota that grew as a professional, but also as a person.
My appointment is much more than a simple tooth cleaning
Believesto like people, to talk and to connect with stories of others, it’s a half way to break the ice that might still exist on the first visit to the dentist. His approach involvescreateone relação relationship of confiança com o paciente: ouvindo, reassuring, diagnosing, followingtreating her. In theirappointments ofOral Hygiene, que lastabout an hour, every minute is dedicated to the patient and to understanding what bothers him, what fears he has and what he would like to change. It’s a lot more than a tooth cleaning, becauseeach patient is not “just another mouth”, it’s a person. He does not know how to work otherwise and believes that it is by betting on the relationship with patients that differentiation is achieved. He adds that this is the approach of the clinic and its brand image. It is a clinic that welcomes, that embraces, but that gives space, that listens, that laughs, that is competent.
I have the most beautiful smile in the clinic
Funny and with a contagious smile, she says that she has had dozens of cases that have emotionally affected her. But as he likes to live life with lightness and humor, he says that he will not forget the case of a patient, old enough to be his grandfather, who wanted to show his gratitude by offering a gift to his Oral Hygienist. Nothing more, nothing less, than a personal alarm for the safety of the “little girl, who had been so dear.”
Outside the professional context, her family is her safe haven and it’s with her that she replenishes her energy. But he also values his quiet time to be able to read. He likes to travel, eat, and drink red wine. But he is mainly interested in people!
