St Lucie Center for Cosmetic Dentistry is a Port St. Lucie based family dentist practice that treats patients of all ages. We are committed to delivering the highest quality dental care and do so using advanced dental equipment. We are a cosmetic dentist that offers services like checkups, teeth cleaning, veneers and more.
Our dentists & team ensure that you receive quality treatment in a friendly, warm, and relaxing environment. We believe that having an excellent dental practice begins with open patient communication. We encourage our patients to ask any questions that may arise during treatment, as well as discuss any concerns that they have at their appointments. Our team members are happy to assist you in any way possible and will do their best to make each appointment even better than the last.
We also perform emergency dentist services that include bonding, root canals, crowns, and bridges. As a local dentist, we create lifelong relationships with our patients and their families and work to ensure that they receive treatments in a comfortable and relaxed environment. Dr. Almanzar & Associates and our team invite you to schedule an appointment by calling 772-242-4124 and experience why our patients think St Lucie Center for Cosmetic Dentistry is the best dentist in Port St. Lucie.
Dr. Hans Almanzar was born in Queens, New York and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida as a teenager and has been a native to Florida ever since.
He earned his Bachelors degree from Florida Atlantic University and graduated dental school in 2013. He spent an additional 2 years furthering his education at New York Langone Hospitals (NYU) obtaining an Advanced Education in General Dentistry with a focus on Oral Surgery.
Dr. Almanzar holds certifications as:
Dr. Almanzar provides a wide range of services, his extensive training and experience in oral surgery, implant dentistry, and invisalign certification has allowed Dr. Almanzar to provide the best possible comprehensive service to his patients.
Dr. Almanzar enjoys continued education and has over 450 hours of continued education in implant sinus lifts, cosmetic dentistry, and restorative dentistry. He is an active member of the American Dental Association and Florida Dental Association.
When Dr. Almanzar is not working or spending time with his family he is diligently focused on furthering his education to ensure he offers the most advanced care to his patients.
Dr. Almanzar and his wife Kelsi met on a dental mission trip in Jamaica. They are passionate about helping people through dentistry. Since meeting they have also participated in a dental mission to Guatemala, offered free dental care to those in need in Atlanta Georgia, and worked in community health. They have two children, a 5 year old girl and a 2 year old boy! They enjoy spending time with family, biking, traveling, good food, and relaxing at the beach!
Dr. Rife’s passions lie in guiding patients through the process of reaching their dental goals for functionality and aesthetics, as well as improving and maintaining each individual’s peak oral health. Her utmost priority is to ensure the dental experience is as seamless and stress-free as possible for every patient, emphasizing the value of building trusting relationships.
Her journey into the field of dentistry was fueled by her commitment to living a healthy lifestyle and desire to inspire others onto a similar path. Guided by her creative talents and artistic flare, Dr. Rife excels in creating beautiful smiles.
Originally from Maryland, Dr. Rife completed her dental education at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. She then extend her expertise after moving to Florida, where she completed additional training through a General Practice Residency program at the Veteran Affairs Hospital in West Palm Beach.
Outside of her professional life, Dr. Rife loves staying social and active. She enjoys connecting with friends and family and spending ample time outdoors from relaxing at the beach, to walking, running, dancing, yoga, and skiing & snowboarding. She’s also a huge foodie and loves cooking and savoring different cuisines.
Dr. Michael Ybern grew up in a family of Healthcare Dental providers where his passion for dental care grew. He spent many years of his childhood accompanying his mother in her orthodontic career in Spain and the Dominican Republic. Dr. Ybern is focused on bettering each and every patient that he gratefully crosses paths with.
Dr. Ybern completed one of the best advanced standing programs at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He graduated at the top of his class in 2014 from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Urena in the Dominican Republic.
He now stands with a continuous mission of advancing his dental knowledge by completing ceaseless courses of continuing education, and an one on one level understanding each patient's necessity for treatment and overall desire to where they would like to get. Whether they know it or are encouraged to find out what that end result is. He is determined to provide excellence in leaving each patient with a renewed smile, confidence, and experience.
Dr. Ybern practices general dentistry and is trained in Invisalign orthodontic treatments, Botox Cosmetic, Juvederm facial filler, and nitrous oxide and alongside the advancements of always educating, training, and bettering the understanding of human oral hygiene and longevity. The greatest importance of it all, is his everyday pursuit of expressing sympathy, care, and understanding that every smile is a different smile, and everyone is someone worth helping achieve maximum satisfaction of getting to that smile.
