Meet the Teams at Our Locations

Dr. R Mark Matar, DMD

-Dentist

Hi! It's me the owner of this practice and the one who writes this website (including the grammatical and spelling errors). I grew up in Winter Park, left after high school and moved back 11 years later after finishing my dental residency at the University of Colorado to start this practice.  It's been a great journey that I hope continues for many many years to come.   I'm also a dentist in the Florida National Guard.  Military service is something I've wanted to do since I was a kid and I love it (maybe not all the hurrying up and waiting, but you know what I mean.)  Any questions about this office can be directed to me. 

Dr. Christopher Resnik, DMD

Prosthodontist

This is Chris, our prosthodontist. A proud Pittsburgh native, he grew up playing hockey but—being a third-generation dentist—decided to keep his teeth intact. Dr. Resnik is the Co-Director of the Resnik Implant Institute, one of the nation’s leading centers for advanced training in implant dentistry. He also holds faculty appointments at the University of Pittsburgh (Graduate Prosthodontics), Temple University (Oral Implantology and Periodontics), and the University of Louisville (Graduate Prosthodontics). Dr. Resnik has published extensively in implant dentistry, contributing numerous articles and textbook chapters that help shape the field of oral implantology.

A lifelong Miami Dolphins fan thanks to Dan Marino, Chris still enjoys playing golf whenever he gets the chance. Away from work, he and his wife, Tara, keep busy with their two young daughters and their beloved Golden Retriever, Schenley.

Dr. Jorge Valle, DMD MD

Oral Surgeon

Dr. Valle and I met in a somewhat serendipitous way.  After talking to him for a while I could tell he was serious about his craft.  Unbenounced to me he and Dr Resnik had already met and hit it off.  Later that day I was talking to Chris and he mentioned that he also enjoyed meeting Dr. Valle and thought he would be a good addition to the office as there is a lot of synergy between prosthetics and surgery.  Well I didn't need to hear much more than that, I got to work, did what I had to do as the practice owner and BOOM Dr. Valle is here!!

Dr. Valle went to dental school at the  University of Florida (which by the way is the school that rejected me and I maaaaay still be a bit bitter about.)  He then went on to do his Oral Surgery specialty at the University of Texas Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital.  I believe this took him another zillion years plus or minus a few decades but who's counting at this point, he's here now 

He lives in Orlando with his wife, son, and their chocolate lab Hershey. I realize most of our patients are not eagerly looking forward to meeting an oral surgeon.  But I hope that if you do need a surgeon, that you’ll find Dr. Valle’s bedside manner comforting, and notice his dedication to being a great surgeon.