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Last February, on the occasion of the feast of Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentists, the Balearic Dental College presented its highest institutional recognition to Dr. Platón Dávila: the gold badge. Thirty-five years of career, of patients accompanied, of techniques learned and perfected, were all summed up in that moment. Rarely does an award so accurately reflect what lies behind it.
What is the gold badge of the Dental College
The gold badge is the highest distinction awarded by the Balearic Dental College to its members. It is granted to professionals who have demonstrated, over the course of decades, a sustained commitment to dentistry: to care quality, professional ethics and the development of the specialty across the islands. It is not a prize for a single achievement, but the recognition of an entire career.
The presentation takes place each year as part of the Saint Apollonia celebration, the patron saint of dentists, a landmark date in the college calendar that brings the profession together in Palma de Mallorca. That Platón Dávila received the award in that context carries a special symbolic weight: it is the Balearic dental community recognising one of its own.
35 years of dentistry in the Balearic Islands: Dr. Platón Dávila's career
There are dentists who practise for decades, and there are dentists who, in addition to practising, build. Platón Dávila belongs to the second category. Since he began his professional journey in the Balearic Islands, his career has been marked by a constant pursuit of clinical excellence that goes far beyond the daily consultation.
Over these 35 years, Dr. Platón Dávila has developed a solid specialisation in areas such as periodontics and dental implants, two of the most demanding disciplines in modern dentistry. Periodontics requires an in-depth knowledge of the tooth’s supporting tissues and a diagnostic ability that is only refined through years of practice; implants, for their part, combine surgical precision with long-term aesthetic planning. Mastering both areas speaks to a clinical profile committed to the most complex cases.
But Platón Dávila’s career is not measured only in specialities. It is also measured in continuing education. In a field where protocols evolve and materials improve every few years, staying up to date is not optional: it is an obligation to the patient. Dr. Dávila has combined clinical practice with research and academic training, a path that led him to complete his doctoral thesis — recognised with a cum laude distinction — and to receive awards such as the SEPA Young Professionals prize, which recognises the contribution of young researchers to periodontics at a European level.
That combination — clinical practice, research and teaching — is precisely what the Balearic Dental College has chosen to recognise with the gold badge. Not an isolated milestone, but a way of understanding the profession that Dr. Platón Dávila has cultivated throughout his entire career.
Platón Dental: a clinic built on that same philosophy
The professional story of Platón Dávila is also, to a great extent, the story of Platón Dental. The clinic he founded in Palma de Mallorca was born with a clear vocation: to offer high-level dentistry in a close, welcoming environment, where the patient feels accompanied at every step of the treatment.
Over the years, that project grew. Today, Platón Dental has two centres in the Balearic Islands: the dental clinic in Palma and the dental clinic in Manacor. Two spaces that share a team, values and the same way of working — the one that Platón Dávila has been refining over three and a half decades.
Spending many years improving smiles also means constantly improving as a professional and as a team. Every recognition received — and the gold badge of the Balearic Dental College is the most recent and significant — reinforces that commitment: to keep striving for the best service and the best care for every patient who walks through the clinic’s door.
An award that belongs to everyone
When Platón Dávila collected the gold badge at the Saint Apollonia ceremony, he did not do so alone. Behind 35 years of career there is a team, there are patients who entrusted their oral health to those hands, there are families who have seen their smiles change. An award like this is not only personal: it is the reflection of everything that has been built around it.
For Platón Dental, this recognition is also a starting point. The gold badge is not a full stop, but a confirmation that the path taken makes sense and that it is worth continuing along it with the same rigour and the same enthusiasm with which it all began, 35 years ago, in the Balearic Islands. An enthusiasm that remains fully intact in Dr. Platón Dávila.
Frequently asked questions
What is the gold badge of the Balearic Dental College?
It is the highest distinction awarded by the Balearic Dental College to its members. It is granted to professionals with a long career and a demonstrated commitment to care quality, professional ethics and the development of dentistry across the islands.
Why did Dr. Platón Dávila receive the gold badge?
Dr. Platón Dávila was recognised for his 35 years of dedication to dentistry in the Balearic Islands, his specialisation in periodontics and dental implants, his research career — including a cum laude doctoral thesis — and his contribution to the development of the profession across the islands.
When was the award presented?
The gold badge was presented in February, on the occasion of the feast of Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentists, at the annual event organised by the Balearic Dental College in Palma de Mallorca.
Where is Dr. Platón Dávila’s clinic?
Platón Dental has two clinics in the Balearic Islands: a dental clinic in Palma and a dental clinic in Manacor.