Maria Kunstadter
Maria Kunstadter
Co-Founder & President - The TeleDentists
Dr. Kunstadter graduated from U.M.K.C Dental School. While there, she co-founded the U.M.K.C Dental Outreach Program. The program has taken students, facility and alumni to third world countries to provide dental care for 25 years. Dr. Kunstadter has led and participated in over 24 medical mission trips worldwide since 1982.
Dr. Kunstadter has been in private practice of dentistry for over 30 years. In 2001, she co-founded The Smile Salon, the Midwest’s first Dental Spa. In 2004, she was designated an “Innovator “ by the Invisalign Corporation. In 2008, she achieved the designation of Elite Preferred Provider with Invisalign, which is awarded to only 1% of Invisalign providers in the world. She is an international speaker with Invisalign.
In 2013, Dr. Kunstadter was appointed the Dental Director of The PAINS Alliance of Kansas City, an organization developed to address chronic pain in the wake of the opioid crisis.
She is the co-founder of The TeleDentists, the first Teledental platform to provide dental consultation services to the healthcare industry. The TeleDentists has service nationwide and provides urgent dental consultations. The TeleDentists Education Center provides oral health education, training for staff and patients and delivers oral health surveys to customers. The company is also the dental specialists for telehealth companies, urgent care, senior living and retail center.