Meet Dr. Daya

Dr. Abelardo Daya is originally from Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. He first obtained his dental degree from Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (UGMA) in Barcelona, Venezuela. During his extramural rotation, he realized how much of an impact orthodontics can have on the patient’s self-esteem and confidence and in 2012, he decided to move to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming an Orthodontist. He completed the International Dental Graduate (IDG) program at Nova Southeastern University where he received his Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree in 2016 ranking in the top 10% of his class. He continued his education at NSU where he specialized in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in 2018 and obtained a Masters in Science degree. Dr. Daya is a board certified orthodontist from the prestigious American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) since April 2019.

Dr. Daya remains active with his community and has volunteered in multiple events such as Give Kids a Smile (GKAS), Lunch in a Box program, Day for Children health screening, and Oral Cancer awareness events at NSU. He is also a member of multiple professional associations including the American Association of Orthodontics, Southern Association of Orthodontics, Florida Association of Orthodontics, and South Florida Academy of Orthodontics. Dr. Daya also participates in multiple continuing education courses and seminars to bring fresh and new ideas to the practice such as Invisalign, lingual braces, lasers, accelerating orthodontics devices, and surgical orthodontics to offer to our patients.

Dr. Daya is very passionate about languages, sports, and technology. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Arabic. He enjoys playing soccer with his friends and practicing sports in the community such as running and triathlons.