2007 CDA Foundation Latinos for Dental Careers ScholarshipFourteen Recipients Awarded $1,000 Scholarship The Latinos for Dental Careers (LDC), a scholarship fund of the CDA Foundation, last month presented a total of $14,000 in scholarships to qualified and deserving California dental students, dental hygiene students and international dental students of Latino descent to help them through their professional training experience. The following fourteen Latino dental students, dental hygiene students and international dental students received $1,000 each: * Andres Martinez - University of Southern California *Jonathan Brian Jackson - Loma Linda University *Magnolia Becker - University of California, Los Angeles *Boris J. Malespin Argueta - University of Southern California *Carlos C. Garcia - University of Southern California *Fabiola M. Liendo - University of Southern California *Regina G. Espinosa - University of California, Los Angeles *Adriana Ustarez - University of California, San Francisco *Raquel M. Ulma - University of California, Los Angeles *Miguel A.Saravia - Loma Linda University *Gill L. Garrido - University of the Pacific *Beatriz Parra - University of the Pacific *Zachary Van Hilsen - University of the Pacific *Laura McCormack DeLeon - Loma Linda University In 2006, the Latinos for Dental Careers fund, whose mission is to increase the number of Latinos in the dental profession, partnered with the CDA Foundation to establish a scholarship fund that supports dental students, dental hygiene students and international dental students of Latino descent. The LDC scholarship fund offers $1,000 scholarships to qualified and deserving students, students like Adriana Ustarez one of the 14 selected recipients. “To me, being of Latino descent signifies never forgetting where one comes from,” said Ustarez. “I do not only remember Bolivia, but also I have in my mind the poor communities of Los Angeles in which I grew up in. Coming from an economically and educationally disadvantaged community, I have first hand experienced the lack of resources, and the lack of positive role models. It is my sincere hope that with my dental degree I can contribute to these communities and work with others to improve them.” Fabiola Lienda, another of the recent recipients of the LDC award, articulated the hearts of the other student applicants saying, “I have a great advantage and I am proud to speak Spanish, because our community is in need of professionals who can communicate with them to explain and teach them how to take care of their own health and their families, not only oral health but also general health.” The CDA Foundation offers many different types of scholarships to support its mission. To learn more visit cdafoundation.org, or contact Grants Administrator Jolene Murray via telephone at 800.232.7645 extension 4929, or via e-mail at jolene.murray@cda.org.Read additional articles from this issue.
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