Pediatric Dentistry Resident
UCLA
UCLA
Maurissa Lester, DDS: Pediatric Dentistry Resident, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Maurissa Lester is originally from Marietta, Georgia. She is currently a Pediatric Dentistry Resident and Master of Public Health (MPH) student. Before residency, Dr. Lester attended The University of North Carolina School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill, where she obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Degree. In dental school, Dr. Lester partnered with Global Girl's Empowerment Foundation and created The University of North Carolina School of Dentistry's first Inter-professional trip to Tanzania, Africa. During this time, she found her true love for public health and pediatric dentistry! Before dental school, Maurissa was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athlete at Limestone College in South Carolina, where she majored in Biology and played college basketball. At the end of her career, Maurissa was a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, and she continued to bridge her passion for her community, the youth, and sports as a YMCA youth basketball coach. Dr. Lester loves to "save tooth lives," travel, visit her family and friends, and aspires to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families around the world! Upon completing residency and the Master of Public Health, she looks forward to putting her public health and pediatric dentistry passions to work as a National Health Service Corps Scholar providing excellent care in an underrepresented area or Federally Qualified Health Center.