Dr. Ankita Mota was born and raised in Mumbai, India. She completed her undergraduate studies at Terna Dental College in Mumbai, where she earned her Bachelor of Dental Sciences in 2011 with Honors. Dr. Mota is passionate about helping the community, and volunteered at multiple dental aid trips, both locally and abroad, where underserved people were given access to free professional dental care. After her graduation Dr. Mota owned a practice in Mumbai where she performed various dental procedures, until she moved to the US in 2018, to join her husband after their marriage. Her passion for dentistry persuaded her to join the International Dentist Program at Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia where she graduated with Honors, Summa Cum Laude in 2021. These achievements reflect the exacting standards she applies to herself in regards to her love for dentistry. Highly committed to her profession, Dr. Mota takes pride in her vast knowledge and experience in dentistry and is always educating her staff and patients in the various aspects of dentistry as she believes that as health professionals, teaching and healing go hand in hand. After practicing dentistry for around a decade in India and USA, she opened a state of the art dental practice in the bay area.
Dr. Mota is known for her calm and gentle demeanor that has attracted even the most dental phobic patient to seek her out. She stays abreast with the new and advanced technology in the dental field by reading journals, attending dental conferences and continuing education seminars and tries her best to inculcate the same in her dental practice. She loves to have conversations with her patients and know more about them to provide personalized dental care.
Dr. Mota loves spending time with her family and friends. In her free time she enjoys watching documentaries, playing board games with her friends. She also loves outdoor activities like hiking, playing tennis, badminton, and adventurous travel.
Affiliations:
American Dental Association
California Dental Academy
Academy of General Dentistry
Santa Clara County Dental Society
gIDE Dental Institute