Caring for Vermillion smiles since 1977

Cornelia Sallar, DDS

DENTIST

Dr. Cornelia Sallar decided to become a dentist as a teenager because of a deep desire to help improve smiles and restore self-confidence in people. She believes in treating patients with compassion, empathy, respect and for each patient to leave each clinical encounter with a positive experience.

Cornelia has a total of 10 years’ experience as a general dentist working across two continents. She received her initial dental education at the University of Ghana Dental school with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), where she graduated on top of her class. Additionally, she has a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from New York University, College of Dentistry (NYUCD), NY, USA.

While at NYU Cornelia was one of the few student dentists employed by the Oral Surgery department to help at an overflow extraction clinic. She also received honors training at the Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities at NYUCD. In addition to performing general dental procedures (restorative, preventive, endodontic), Cornelia has additional training and experience in full mouth and full arch extractions, bone/ socket grafting, alveoloplasties, immediate dentures, full/partial dentures, implant placements and mandibular over dentures. She is a current member of the South Dakota Dental Association and American Dental Association.

In her spare time, Dr Sallar enjoys spending time with her family (husband and 2 children), trying out new recipes, watching movies and exploring areas around Sioux Falls, SD which they have called home for almost five years.