Education

Dr. Sema is a graduate of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry in 1994. She remained there to complete a year of Advanced Education in General Dentistry before entering the master’s program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, which she completed in 1998.

Advanced Education

Dr. Sema has been awarded a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics – another example of her continued pursuit of excellence in her practice of orthodontics. She completes more than the required continuing education each year in order to keep fully up-to-date in her profession. She is certified as a Preferred Provider for Invisalign and Invisalign Teen and is also trained in systems including Damon Braces and Insignia Advanced Smile Design.

Volunteer positions

Dr. Sema is a Past President of the Alabama Association of Orthodontics, the Alabama

Orthodontic Alumni Foundation, and the Birmingham District Dental Society. She is currently serving on the Executive Council for the Southern Association of Orthodontists. 

Community Positions

Dr. Sema is a member of the Rotary Club of Homewood and Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on the Safe and Healthy Homewood Coalition, which is an organization dedicated to helping children and all members of the community remain drug and alcohol free.

Professional memberships

• American Dental Association
• Alabama Dental Association
• Birmingham District Dental Society
• American Association of Orthodontists
• Southern Association of Orthodontists
• Alabama Association of Orthodontists