Michael Clemente, D.M.D.
Dr. Michael Clemente attended Hunter College and did his undergraduate work in Zoology and Chemistry. He graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1970, earning a degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D). Dr. Clemente served as a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1970 until 1972. He earned a certificate degree in Orthodontics from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1974. He started his practice later that year and has been successfully treating patients ever since. Dr. Michael Clemente is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, New Jersey Association of Orthodontists, Tri-State Orthodontic Study Club, Rockland County Dental Association, Bergen County Dental Association, Ninth District Dental Society, Mid-Atlantic Association of Orthodontists, Hudson River Study Club, and the Ridgewood Valley Study Club.
Outside of his professional accomplishments, Dr. Clemente and his wife, Dr. Joanne Clemente, have raised five children: Danielle, Nicole, John, Michael, and Marissa. In his spare time, Dr. Clemente enjoys travel, architecture, cinema, writing, and boating.
Nicole Clemente, D.D.S.
Dr. Nicole Clemente received her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University with a major in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Howard University, College of Dentistry. While attending the University, Dr. Nicole received numerous academic honors, was granted awards for her orthodontic research, and held a leadership position as vice-president of her class. She went on to complete a comprehensive three-year orthodontic residency at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Nicole is a member of the prestigious dental honor society Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, New Jersey Association of Orthodontists, Tri-State Orthodontic Study Club, Rockland County Dental Association, Bergen County Dental Association, Ninth District Dental Society, Mid-Atlantic Association of Orthodontists, Hudson River Study Club, and the Ridgewood Valley Study Club.
Dr. Nicole and her husband, Bob Lynch, reside in Ridgewood, NJ with their three sons.
Marissa Clemente, D.D.S.
Dr. Marissa Clemente received her Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College in Maryland with a major in Biology. She then spent the next four years at NYU College of Dentistry earning her Doctorate in 2006. She then completed a 12-month Residency Program at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Dr. Marissa has received her orthodontic certificate through the American Orthodontic Society. In October 2010, she received the first of three awards in obtaining Diplomatic status within this organization. Dr. Marissa is Invisalign Certified and has attended the last three Invisalign Summit Conferences in Las Vegas, Nevada. In March 2008, she had the wonderful opportunity to lecture about orthodontics in Lima, Peru at their dental hospital, Red Asistencial Almenara, their dental school, Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and their dental society, Asciacion Ateneo de Ortopedia Maxilar; through the Health Volunteer Service (HVO). She is a member of the American Orthodontic Society, American Dental Association, Tri-State Orthodontic Study Group, Rockland County Dental Society, Bergen County Dental Society, Ninth District Dental Society, and Hudson River Study Club, and the Ridgewood Valley Study Club.
Dr. Marissa is fully licensed and qualified to practice both general dentistry and orthodontics, but chose to limit her practice to orthodontics exclusively.
Dr. Marissa is Dr. Michael Clemente's third daughter to pursue orthodontics. Dr. Marissa Clemente and her husband, Steve Weiss, live in Valley Cottage, NY.
Doctors Michael, Nicole, and Marissa Clemente have Elite Provider Status and currently rank as top Doctors of Invisalign® in the North East. They also ranked as a Top Dentist in the Hudson Valley. The doctors are also members of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, American Orthodontic Society, The New Jersey Association of Orthodontists, The Tri-State Orthodontic Study Club, Rockland County Dental Association, Bergen County Dental Association, The Ninth District Dental Society, and The Mid-Atlantic Association of Orthodontists.