Dr. Marina Funtik, DMD, MS, FACP

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Get to know Prosthodontist Dr. Marina Funtik, who serves patients in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A board-certified prosthodontist, Dr. Funtik is affiliated with Oasis Prosthodontics in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is an award winning specialist in dental implants, cosmetic crowns, veneers, bridges, and cosmetic dentures. She is also a Chao Pinhole Gum Lift Academy graduate, treating and rejuvenating receding gums. 

Her passion for beautifying smiles combined with artistic skills in facial esthetics (using Botox and Juvederm) allow her to create solutions that are completely customized to patients’ individual needs and desires. She strives for outcomes that bring out the most beautiful and natural smile.

In her early career, Dr. Funtik was trained as a dental lab technician. At the age of 19, she moved to Colorado Springs from Europe and graduated from Pikes Peak Community College in dental assisting. There, she earned numerous awards such as the Rising Star Award, Arthur B. Metzger Outstanding Dental Assisting Student Award and both International and Dean’s scholarships. 

Subsequently, she was recruited by St. Lawrence University on a full scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Science degree and graduating summa cum laude. She was also invited to join Phi Beta Kappa, a prestigious honor received by only about 1% of college seniors nationwide. She then went on to graduate with her Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degree from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, where she was honored with the Hanau Excellence in Prosthodontics Award for outstanding clinical skills. There, she also obtained her specialty training in prosthodontics, specializing in complex restorative and implant treatments.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontics, the doctor is board-certified in prosthodontics by the American Board of Prosthodontics, whose mission is to certify individuals who have demonstrated special knowledge and skills in prosthodontics.

A believer of life-long learning, Dr. Funtik is an active member of the International Team for Implantology, the American College of Prosthodontists, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Facial Esthetics, and the Colorado Springs Dental Society. She also proudly serves on the Board of the American Heart Association.

Active in academia, she serves as Clinical Faculty at the American Academy of Facial Esthetics, traveling and teaching doctors and nurses dermal fillers and neurotoxin applications.

Helping patients in need, Dr. Funtik has done mission trips to South Africa and Alaska, helping underserved children and providing dentures to Native Tribes.

Prosthodontics, also known as dental prosthetics or prosthetic dentistry, is the area of dentistry that focuses on dental prostheses. Prosthodontists specialize in replacing missing teeth and associated oral structures by determining the type of dental prostheses required, having customized dental prostheses manufactured, and fitting them in patients’ mouths. They also treat temporomandibular disorders and various issues associated with damaged and problematic teeth.

As a testament to her success, Dr. Funtik has been named a Rising Star by Colorado Springs Business Journal, and was voted by her peers a Top Dentist in Colorado Springs Style Magazine.

In her free time, she enjoys going to church and spending time outdoors. She loves nature and animals.

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