Dr. Laura Aversano, D.D.S.

Dr. Laura Aversano has served as an associate professor of fixed and removeable prosthodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.  During her time as associate professor at UIC, she also worked with junior and senior dental students during their clinical training.  After the birth of her daughter, Ava, in 2007, Dr. Aversano decided to devote more time to her family and temporarily took a hiatus from teaching.   As part of her continued commitment to giving back, Dr.Aversano and Manhattan Dental Care participate in the Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped. This program, along with referrals from local organizations, allows Dr. Aversano to reach out to the local community and provide free dental care to those people in need.  Dr. Aversano has also volunteered her free time in Chicago land clinics to donate dental services.  Every year Manhattan Dental Care hosts a candy buy back where children receive $1 per pound of Halloween candy.  The candy is donated to Operation Care Package.  Manhattan Dental Care collects several hundred pounds of candy every year. Dr. Aversano’s community service was recently recognized by Moraine Valley Community College. She was inducted into the college’s inaugural Hall of Fame Class in November 2014, in part, because of her community outreach.