Meet The Staff

Dr. Cardenas graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy in the year 2000. She was awarded a United States Naval Health Scholarship to attend dental school. She completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency in her first year out of dental school. She was an active-duty dental officer in the United States Navy for five years. During her time in the Navy, she was assigned to an aircraft carrier, the USS Kennedy, and in January 2002 she deployed to the Persian Gulf for six and a half months during Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition to being highly skilled in all phases of general dentistry, Dr. Cardenas is very adept at performing root canal therapies and surgical extractions. Dr. Cardenas is also certified by the American Academy of Facial Esthetics and offers botox and filler injections. Dr. Cardenas is originally from Michigan but has been a Naperville resident since 2005. She speaks Spanish fluently. When she isn’t busy with dentistry, she is active in her church, she is her sons’ number one sports fan, and she enjoys reading, traveling with her twin boys, and cooking.