meet our dedicated dental team
Dr. Mark Hermano
Dr. Mark was born in New York City and moved down to Orlando for high school, before his admission into the Honors Program at the University of Florida. At UF, he was selected as an official student ambassador and orientation leader for incoming freshmen. He received many awards including the UF Presidential Service Award and Anderson Scholarship with distinction, and was a LeaderShape Institute graduate, GatorShip Diversity Initiative graduate, and teaching assistant in microbiology and organic chemistry.
After college, Dr. Mark moved back to New York to earn his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) at Columbia University, where he received a Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship. He was elected as his class president for all four years of dental school, delivered the commencement speech at graduation, and was given the Columbia Student Leadership Award upon completing the program. He matched to a two-year specialty residency at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he earned his Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Mark was inspired towards a career working with children after spending extensive time volunteering as a mentor in local schools and special needs camps, and even internationally on mission trips to Nicaragua and the Philippines. Dr Mark is proud of his Filipino heritage and will again be volunteering on a dental mission to the Philippines in February 2024 to work with underserved children.
In his free time, Dr. Mark enjoys listening to all kinds of music, exercising, and playing intramural basketball. His wife, Mara, grew up in Kissimmee and together they are loving parents to their four-year-old goldendoodle, Maui, their three-year-old son, Miles, and their two-year-old daughter, Milena.
Fun fact: Dr. Mark ran the 2023 NYC Marathon and runs 20-30 miles every week!
Dr. Alyssa Pinnock
Dr. Alyssa Pinnock grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and went on to get her Doctorate of Dental Medicine from Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale. Dr. Pinnock has called Florida home since graduating from dental school.
Dr. Pinnock practiced as a general dentist for several years. She served her community working in public health and in her most recent position she was the dental director at a Federally Qualified Health Center. She had the privilege of working with many pediatric patients which inspired her to go back to school to complete a two year pediatric dental residency at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami.
Dr. Pinnock lives in Orlando with her husband, two daughters, and their dog Zippy. In her free time Dr. Pinnock enjoys yoga, running, theater, traveling, and adventures with family and friends.
