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Outstanding Achievements, Awards & Honors

  • The Monitor’s 2002 Readers Choice Award for “Favorite Dentist”
  • Hidalgo County Director for Rio Grande Dental Society (1999)

Organized Dentistry

  • National Membership-
    • ADA member (1996 to present)
    • ADA Clinical Evaluator (ACE) Panel Member (2004 to Present)
  • State Membership-
    • TDA member (1996 to present)
    • TDA alternative delegate (1999 to present)
    • TDA representative to State Health and Human Service Medicaid Stakeholder Committee (2004 to present)
  • Local Memebership
    • Rio Grande Valley Dental Society (TDA District 15-8)
    • President Elect (2004 to 2005)
    • President Elect (2003 to 2004)
    • Vice-President (2002 to 2003)
    • Secretary (2001 to 2008)
    • Treasurer (2000 to 2001)

Organized Dentistry Outstanding Achievements, Awards & Honor

  • Named as Board of Trustee Member – University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, 1999
  • Served on Board of Trustees at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston (1999 to 2007)
  • Named as Trustee of Board of Directors for DENTIST WHO CARE, 2006
  • Served as Trustee on Board of Directors for DENTIST WHO CARE (2006 to 2007)

Church

  • St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Mission, Texas

Civic & Service Organizations

  • Mission Chamber of Commerce, Member, 2001 to present
  • Sharyland Independent School District, School Board Member, 2007 to present
  • Nominated as Texas Dentist of the Year in 2007 by Texas Academy of General Dentistry

Volunteerism

  • Dentist Who Care Volunteer District (1998 to 2007)
  • For Rio Grande Schools
  • Participant of “Give Kids a Smile Day”, 1999 to present

Dedicated to the Principles of Continuing Education

  • ADA Clinical Evaluator (ACE) Panel Member, 2004 to 2007
  • Participant in Dentist Who Care (AGD provider #217391) conference CE courses (1998-2007)
  • Clinician host for Dr. Catherine Flaitz Course (DWC conference 2006)
  • Participant- Tulsa Dental/DENTSPLY 2005 course in fundamental Rotary Endodontic
  • Participant- UTHSC San Antonio Course in Enteral Conscious Sedation 2002, 2005
  • Participant in 31 implant innovations (AGD sponsor #81657)
  • CE course 2003, 2004 by Dr. Robert Blackwell

Other Activities

  • TDA Dental Member since 2002