Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship

Beginning as a project for the American Dental Association’s Diversity In Leadership Program, Dr. Jose Luis Ruiz initially founded this organization as the “USC Hispanics for Dental Careers.” In 2005, a board of directors was formed, by-laws were created and the name of the organization was changed to Latinos for Dental Careers (LDC) to be inclusive of all California dental schools. The mission of LDC is to increase the number of Latinos in the dental profession.

In addition to providing scholarship funds, LDC organizes and conducts an “Orientation Day” for foreign-trained dentists and “Dental Camp” for high school students in Los Angeles. Visit their Web site for further information about LDC: www.latinosfordentalcareers.org.

Contribute to the Latinos For Dental Careers Scholarship.