{"id":17132,"date":"2025-02-18T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ionzabalegui.com\/dental-clinic-bilbao\/the-team\/ion-zabalegui\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:44:08","slug":"ion-zabalegui","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ionzabalegui.com\/en\/clinica\/the-team\/ion-zabalegui\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ion Zabalegui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(27,45,71,0.54)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.ionzabalegui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ion-Zabalegui-Clinica-Zabalegui_Mesa-de-trabajo-1.webp&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; min_height=&#8221;484.3px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;191px||124px||false|false&#8221; 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I have always been interested in health sciences. After studying medicine, I was hesitating between specialising in stomatology or dermatology. My brother Borja and my partner Jaime had already completed their stomatology studies, and my grandfather and uncle were dentists. In the end, I opted for stomatology, and then trained and specialised as a periodontist.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;You are a teacher. 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