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Holiday Closure - 

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 2, in observance of winter break. The School of Dentistry will reopen Monday, Jan. 5, and clinical operations will resume that afternoon. The Urgent Care Clinic is by appointment only.

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Andres Martinez Porras

DDS
Assistant Professor

A diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain, Dr. Martinez completed his dental degree from Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia. After graduation, he joined a 1-year Oral Medicine Internship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His interest in Orofacial Pain motivated him to complete the 2-year Orofacial Pain Residency Program at the University of Kentucky in 2022, serving as chief resident his second year. He became a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) in 2023 and a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) in 2025.

Dr. Martinez also maintains an active clinical practice and operates Houston TMJ Facial Pain and Sleep, a practice dedicated to the management of temporomandibular disorders, facial pain, headaches, and dental sleep medicine.

Clinical Interests:

Temporomandibular disorders, neuropathic pain, headaches, dental sleep medicine

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish and German

Education

DDS | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Certificate in Orofacial Pain | University of Kentucky
Internship in Oral Medicine | Case Western Reserve University