Dr. Patricia Benca
Your Tukwila, WA and area dentist.
Committed to Excellence
- With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Patricia Benca received her D.D.S. from Northwestern University Dental School in 1982. Subsequently, she completed a Master’s of Science degree in Oral Pathology Fellowship at the University of Chicago.
- Her past academic positions include Assistant Professor and Director of Radiology at Loyola University Dental School in Chicago and Director of General Dentistry at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She also served as a lecturer at the University of Washington Hospital dental program.
- Dr. Benca continually updates her education in advanced dentistry at the Premier Study Group and The Kois Center in Seattle. Professional memberships include Academy of General Dentistry, Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, King County Dental Society.
- Dr. Benca is a Board Member of The World Health Dental Organization. She travels routinely to Kenya, Africa to provide dentistry (pro bono) to the Maasai people. Dr. Benca has also provided dentistry (pro bono) locally here in Seattle.
- Dr. Benca’s commitment to these values have prompted her peers to vote her consistently as one of Seattle’s Top Dentists in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
Accreditations in Dentistry
Education
Pritzker School of Medicine Zoller Dental Clinic University of Notre Dame, B.S. Northwestern University Dental School
Memberships
Academy of General Dentistry Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry American Dental Association King County Dental Society Premier Study Club Washington State Dental Association
Previous Positions
Associateship in Private Practice Director of General Dentistry, Harborview Dental Clinic Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Loyola University Lecturer/Clinician at University of Washington