Dr. Benjamin Vela is a Corpus Christi native and graduate of King High School. With degrees from St. Marys University and UT Health Science Center in San Antonio Dental School, Dr. Vela moved back to Corpus. He has been practicing in Corpus since 2006 and, as the owner of Vela Dental Centers, has grown the practice to two dental centers by focusing on the patients needs, establishing great relationships, and providing consistently excellent results.

Dr. Vela has consistently continued his advanced education with a multi-disciplinary approach, having attended courses in orthodontics, dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, practice management, and surgery. He has travelled across the United States learning from leaders in the dental profession. At the forefront of innovation, he is always attempting to provide the most up-to-date dentistry available while maintaining consistent throughout the process. He has received his Fellowship in the International Congress of Oral Implantology and continues to pursue further designations. Using his extensive experience and knowledge base, he can address the needs of his patients without the use of regular referrals. He is skilled in providing all levels of dentistry to his patients and focuses on full mouth rehabilitation, oral surgery, short-term orthodontics, dental implants and cosmetic dentistry.

In the professional community, he plays an active role in both the American Dental Association and Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Vela has received recognition locally and state-wide as an excellent provider, nominated as AGD Texas New Dentist of the Year 2012 and 2014 HealthCare Heroes recipient. He has been seen numerous times throughout the years on television for expert advice on subject matter related to dentistry.

Dr. Vela is married to Carla and they have three children. Together, they enjoy travelling, spending time with family, entertaining friends, fishing, and golfing. They are supporters of Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Triumph Over Kid Cancer along with other local and national organizations in the fight against childhood cancer.

Family and cosmetic dentistry, sedation, root-canals, implants, bonding, extractions, sealants, bridges, dentures, fillings, TMJ-treatment, wisdom-teeth, veneers, crowns, teeth whitening, orthodontics, Six Month Smiles, Clear Correct and gum-treatments.

When you are seeking a Corpus Christi dentist to trust with your smile, you have a few options to choose from. Corpus Christi, while having a hometown feel and attitude is still the 8th largest city in Texas. This means if you want to find a Corpus Christi dentist, it could take a while sorting through all the listings.

When youre finding a dentist for yourself or your family, youre seeking more than just someone for routine visits. Oral health is vital to overall health and its very important to have a dentist you trust as your advocate. When you trust your smile to a dentist that you have faith init gives you peace of mind.

A Corpus Christi dentist you trust also makes you feel at home whether its a basic cleaning or emergency extraction. After all, the last thing you need when caring for your smile is an uneasiness about your dentist. So, in order to choose the right provider, you have to take some important questions into consideration.

Dr. Benjamin Vela is a Corpus Christi native and graduate of King High School and son of Dr. Rene Vela. Dr. Velas father has been a Corpus Christi fixture since 1984. He had built a solid reputation as a top dentist in Corpus with his Vela Dental center. Seeking to follow in his fathers footsteps and possibly continue the family business, Dr. Vela began his journey. He headed to San Antonio to get legendary dental education from St. Marys University and UT Health Science San Antonio. After receiving his degrees, Dr. Vela moved back to Corpus in 2006 and took over Vela Dental for his father. As the current owner of Vela Dental Centers, Dr. Vela has been wildly successful. He has grown the practice to three dental centers by focusing on the patients needs, establishing great relationships, and providing consistently excellent results.

Driven to be at the forefront of cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Vela makes sure his facilities are state-of-the-art. In addition to having the latest advancements in dental care, he makes sure his facilities are aesthetically pleasing to patients. He also understands going to the dentist can be stressful for some and strives to make Vela Dental comforting. Here, you will find that its a gentle, laid back setting that you dont find often at another Corpus Christi dentist.

Dr. Vela also is a Corpus Christi dentist that is a huge advocate for transparency in the dental care industry. He believes that transparency and education with his patients make for a better doctor/patient relationship. Dr. Vela wants to make sure you know whats going on with your health without all of the confusing medical jargon. When you come into Vela Dental, you get plain talk solutions that put your mind at ease.

Dr. Vela has consistently continued his advanced education with a multi-disciplinary approach, having attended courses in orthodontics, dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, practice management, and surgery. He has traveled across the United States learning from leaders in the dental profession. At the forefront of innovation, he is always attempting to provide the most up-to-date dentistry available while maintaining consistency throughout the process. He has received his Fellowship in the International Congress of Oral Implantology and continues to pursue further designations.

Using his extensive experience and knowledge base, he can address the needs of his patients without the use of regular referrals. He is skilled in providing all levels of dentistry to his patients and focuses on full mouth rehabilitation, oral surgery, short-term orthodontics, dental implants, and cosmetic dentistry.

In the professional community, he plays an active role in both the American Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Vela has received recognition locally and state-wide as an excellent provider, nominated as AGD Texas New Dentist of the Year 2012 and 2014 HealthCare Heroes recipient. He has been seen numerous times throughout the years on television for expert advice on subject matter related to dentistry. One of Dr. Velas proudest professional moments came in November of 2018. He made the list of Texas Super Dentists, in the well-respected magazine, Texas Monthly.

Dr. Vela is married to Carla and they have three beautiful daughters. Together, they enjoy traveling, spending time with family, entertaining friends, fishing, and golfing. Naturally, they are also huge Selena fans and celebrate her with the rest of the city every May. When football season rolls around you might catch Dr. Vela leaving a bit early on a Friday. Both he and his wife are huge Cowboys fans and try to catch a game in Dallas for a nice getaway.

When it comes to supporting causes they believe in, Dr. Vela and his wife have many close to their heart. They are supporters of Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Triumph Over Kid Cancer along with other local and national organizations in the fight against childhood cancer. The fight against cancer is a very personal one for Dr. Vela and his family. His daughter is in the fight for her life but her positive spirit and light she has is what strengthens him.

Dr. Vela regularly takes the opportunity to give back by working with various organizations such as Timons Ministries. Working with this fine organization, Dr. Vela is able to provide dental care to many Corpus residents in dire need.

But Dr. Velas efforts arent just to benefit his fellow manhe also champions causes for our four-legged friends. Being a dog person himself, both Dr. Vela and his wife support many animal rescue charities in Texas. Charities such as Cane Rosso and Peewees Pet Adoption World and Sanctuary are some of the most effective organizations for helping abandoned animals. Dr. Vela is a regular supporter of both of these organizations among a host of other similar ones.

With over 5,000 dental implants under his belt, Dr. Vela has quickly become one of the leading implant specialists in Corpus Christi. Many patients lives have been dramatically changed with smile restoration by Dr. Vela that gives them a new outlook. Dr. Vela loves to see the reaction of his patients when they see their new, natural-looking smile for the first time.

Being able to play an integral part in changing someone life by restoring their smile, is such a rewarding feeling. It is a feeling you become driven by and want to experience over and over again. This is why I got into this fieldto change lives through perfecting smiles. Dr. Benjamin Vela

Its too hard to list all the reasons that Corpus Christi residents trust Dr. Vela with their smile. One of the most oft-cited reasons though is his honest work values. Dr. Vela believes that in order to give the best care possible you must earn the trust of patients. It is not something that is just freely givenand Dr. Vela isnt afraid to work hard for their trust.

In fact, many patients express that the reason they make Vela their dental home is due to work ethic Dr. Vela instills. Their ethos is rooted in treating patients with kindness, patience, and focused attention and patients recognize that.

Awesome place! The staff treats you good. I love itDr. Vela, hell tell you everything you need to know and answer all your questions. He is never in a hurry to move on to the next patient without making sure your needs were met. I would highly recommend !!!! Mary