Joel J. Napeñas

Joel J. Napeñas is the Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of 5DH Capital, a real estate investing company for dentists and professionals. Joel J. has helped dentists and professionals earn passive income and build wealth through real estate investments, and has invested in over 835 units in various locations.

In addition to their work in real estate, Napeñas is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery/Otolaryngology at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Prior to their current roles, Napeñas held various positions at Atrium Health, including Director of the Oral Medicine Residency Program, Medical Director, Chief of Dentistry, and Site Based Medical Director. Joel J. was responsible for patient care, supervision of resident trainees, administrative oversight of outpatient practices, and engagement in academic and research activities in the field of Oral Medicine.

Napeñas also served as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Western University, and practiced Oral Medicine at Martindale Dental and Lynden Hills Dentistry.

Earlier in their career, Napeñas was the Director of General Practice Residency programs at both Carolinas Healthcare System and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Joel J. Napeñas earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Western University from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology, General from the University of Toronto from 1993 to 1998. In 2020, they completed a Master's program in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Western University. Additionally, Joel holds certifications as a Diplomate from the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, both obtained in 2008, as well as a Fellowship from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh also obtained in 2008.