Executive Director at The American Institute of Dental Public Health - San Antonio, TX, US
The American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) was created in 2015 to promote and disseminate evidence-based health promotion practices to advanced education students and practitioners in dental public health. AIDPH serves as a platform for the distribution of dental public health scholarship by creating learning opportunities in DPH science and education, AIDPH seeks to support an oral health workforce that understands the needs of underserved populations. WHO WE AREMission:AIDPH fosters professional excellence and advances innovation in the education and practice of dental public health. Vision:An equity-oriented oral health workforce prepared to lead. Core ValuesEquity. We seek opportunities to advance health equity.Collaboration. We strengthen the oral health network and amplify the collective vision of our partners.Exploration. We create space for personal and professional growth through innovative programming.Connection. We serve as a trusted link to resources that drive action and change. WHAT WE DOEducate equity-oriented current and future oral health workforce.Prepare future oral health leaders to support the needs of underserved communities.Develop and support impactful research that drives oral health innovation.Accelerate the dissemination of dental public health scholarship and best practices.Build the capacity of the dental public health infrastructure through thought leadership and creative programming.