Advancemy Continuing Education

Dr. Acero Penagos is a distinguished endodontics expert who first pursued general dentistry in his homeland of Colombia before moving to Chile to specialize in endodontics, earning an esteemed award for academic excellence from Andres Bello University. 

Prior to his current work, Dr. Acero served as a professor at the university after finishing his postgraduate program. With over a decade of clinical experience and contributions to the field via lecturing roles, Dr. Acero became a key opinion leader for modern endodontics in the Latin American region. 

This recognition has led him to be invited internationally to conduct courses in countries such as Guatemala and Switzerland. He has also been a speaker at prominent endodontic congress gatherings internationally, including at the IFEA World Congress.

Continuing education for dental professionals is an incredibly valuable aspect of Dr. Acero’s professional life, not only as a teacher but as a participant himself. Throughout the course of his career, he has spent time across the United States in various endodontic-focused dental offices, gaining valuable insights from cross-border and cross-cultural learning exchanges.

He has been to Fort Lauderdale in Florida as well as in Dallas and in Houston, Texas, where he also spent time at the renowned UT Health University shadowing the local endodontic experts there.

Dr. Acero’s travels within Latin America and outside of it to regions such as North America and Europe have significantly contributed to the development of a well-rounded perspective on the state of global endodontics and have been a key motivator in his dedication to advance the practice of endodontics globally.