Alicia G. Rodriguez, DDS, MAGD
Dr. Alicia Rodriguez graduated from Enka High School in Buncombe County. She later attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees. Dr. Rodriguez has been in practice in Asheville since 1994.
Dr. Rodriguez is a member of the American Dental Association, the North Carolina Dental Society, the Buncombe County Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry, and honor societies including the International College of Dentists and the Peirre Fauchard Academy. She is the past president of the Buncombe County Dental Society and the First District Component of the North Carolina Dental Society.
Dr. Rodriguez is the recipient of the 2005 North Carolina Dental Society Commendation Award, received Special Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Service in the Community in 2002, and received the Minority Health Care Provider of the Year in 2002.
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Dr. Rodriguez believes in ongoing continuing education, surpassing the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners requirements for coursework. She is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and has successfully completed the 5-year MasterTrack education program with the Academy of General Dentistry to earn the top honor of Master, Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD).
Dr. Rodriguez enjoys staying involved in her community. She presently serves on the Adams UNC School of Dentistry Dental Alumni Board, the UNC Chapel Hill Parents Council, volunteers with the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program, the Basilica of St. Lawrence Parish Council, the ABYSA advisory board, and takes part in the Mission of Mercy dental programs.
Dr. Rodriguez has volunteered at the Mountain State Fair free clinics and the Asheville-Buncombe Christian Community Medical Ministry Clinic. She served as chairperson during the first two years of the Give Kids a Smile Program, in which children in need received free dental care. She also visited kindergarten classes and after school programs to educate children on proper oral care and diet.
Dr. Rodriguez was part of the first Dental Access Day, sponsored by the North Carolina Dental Society, during which 70 dentists treated more than 900 patients in two days and delivered more than $252,000 dollars of free dental care.
When Dr. Rodriguez is not serving as a dentist, she can be found riding bikes with her husband Dan and their dog Winston, working out at the YMCA, in the kitchen making up a new recipe or down at UNC Chapel Hill visiting her son.