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Hispanic Dental Association
Board of Trustees
President: Tomas Ballesteros, D'07
Vice President: Claudia Maiolo, D'08
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Aidee Nieto Herman, DMD, MscD.
The Student Chapter at Tufts is part of the National Hispanic Dental Association. It was founded in 1994 under the supervision of the Massachusetts Hispanic Dental Association (MHDA) with Dr. Aidee Nieto Herman as a faculty advisor.
Tufts University's H.D.A. chapter follows the same mission of the National Hispanic Dental Association:
- Promote the oral health of the Hispanic community through improved prevention, treatment, and education
- Provide a voice for the Hispanic oral health professional in the United States
- Foster research and knowledge concerning Hispanic oral health problems
- Disseminate information to both Hispanic dental professionals and the community at large
- Provide a worldwide source of continuing education for oral health professionals serving the Hispanic community
- Stimulate interest and encourage entry of Hispanics into oral health careers
Tufts University H.D.A. chapter participates in the following community services:
- Participation in MHDA oral health fairs in Boston areas
- Colgate Mobile VAN "Bright Smiles/Bright Future" Health Fair
- Smile Squad at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- Children Dental Health month at the Museum of Science
- Mentoring Madison Dental Assistant Students
- Mandela Oral Health Prevention Day
- John McCormick Middle School Health Fair, Dorchester, MA
- Alianza Hispana Health Fair, Dorchester, MA
- Promoting Dentistry as a Career for Minorities mentioring program
- Humanitarian Mission Organizations
Tufts University H.D.A. chapter activities:
- Welcome Party for new students and returning students
- Welcome letters for incoming dental students
- National H.D.A and MHDA Annual Meeting
- Annual Presidential Reception
- Cinco de mayo party
- MHDA Continued Education Course, September
- Yankee Dental Congress booth, reception, and lecture
- Spanish dental terminology workshops
- Mentoring Tufts pre-dental students
