DMD-credentialed and Invisalign-certified, Amanda Lacerda DMD at ALMA Dental Care practices in Point Loma on Avenida De Portugal. The certified Invisalign provider status means mild-to-moderate clear-aligner orthodontic work runs in-house, while severe crowding, complex bite-correction, and traditional-bracket orthodontic treatment routes to Liberty Station Orthodontics. The women-owned practice transitioned in late 2024 when the DMD purchased Dr. Scott Becker's 20-year Avenida De Portugal general-dentistry practice and relaunched under the ALMA Dental Care brand — a Canadian native of part-Portuguese heritage with fluency in English, Portuguese, and Spanish handles intake and treatment discussion across the language lines that match the Portuguese-heritage Point Loma neighborhood. A year-long fellowship in Implantology and Periodontology at the International Academy of Dental Implantology in San Diego extended the clinical scope into implant placement and gum surgery in-house, with specialty-surgical implant cases beyond general-practice scope routing to Smile Designers Dental Implant Center. Active membership in the San Diego Advanced Study Group and Botox certification for facial and TMD-related pain layer additional continuing-education depth — 8-plus years of experience with crowns, root canals, extractions, aesthetic restorations, pediatric care, pathology identification, and emergency pain and trauma management round out the routine treatment menu. The most complex treatment arc is multi-visit full-mouth restoration — combining implant placement and abutment work, gum surgery, aesthetic veneers and crowns, Invisalign clear-aligner orthodontics where indicated, and pain-management Botox for TMD patterns across 6-to-12-month timelines for the inherited Becker patient base transitioning through the 2024 practice handoff.