2025 Symposium in Dental Careers: Empowering the Future of Dentistry

The Hispanic Dental Association student chapter and the professional chapter Massachusetts Hispanic Dental Association had a successful Annual Dental Career Symposium at Merritt Auditorium on October 18, 2025.

The event count with over 120 attendances between pre-dental students, full license dentists, dental limited licenses, dental assistants, and lab technicians looking to learn different dental paths in the United States. 

The event count with the presence of remarkable speakers like the Tufts University Dental Dean Karimbux, Mass Dental Society President 2025 and former TUSDM alumni Dr. Spitz, Dr. Abe Abdul Former MDS President 2024 and TUSDM Alumni, Dr. Ronald Perry, TUSDM Director of the IS program; Christine Ochsner, RDH and Colgate State Representative; Dr. Martha Forero, TUSDM Public Health;  Diana Florencio TUSDM D’27 and Tufts President of the Hispanic Student Dental Association; Dr. Gina Terenzi, Dr. Hana Sadi, TUSDM Directors of the AEGD and GPR program ; Dr. Gabriela Lagreca, TUSDM Prosthodontic Faculty ; Dr. Carolina Velez, TUSDM alumni ; Dr. Juan Loja TUSDM D’26; Dr. Marina Aspesi, TUSDM IS’27, Dr. Richa Shah, Harvard Advance Dental Program; Dr. José Alfonso Peralta González, D’25 Boston University.

Cover Picture: Dr. Steven Spitz, MDS President and former TUSDM alumni that in conjunction with Dean Karimbux welcome the audience and gave a remarkable word about the importance of organized dentistry and find the right mentor for the dental career. 

Gallery Pictures:

1. Dr. Merelyn Hong TUSDM Faculty Practice Coordinator for the Back Bay Clinic, Dr. Gina Terenzi and Dr. Hana Sadi, TUSDM AEGD and GPR program Directors, Dr. Andreina Moreno MAHDA President and Dr. Ana Keohane, Boston University Hispanic Student Faculty Adviser and also MAHDA Former President recognized the speaker for their contribution to the Symposium.
2. Dr. Martha Forero, TUSDM,  HSDA Faculty Adviser, Dr. Merelyn Hong TUSDM Practice Coordinator, Dr. Gabriela Lagreca, Dr. Andreina Moreno and Dr. Ana Keohane
3. TUSDM IS program dental students 
4. Dr. Merelyn Hong, Dr. Martha Forero, Dr. Jason Cummins, Diana Florencio D’27, Dr. Andreina Moreno recognized for their contribution to Symposium the pre-dental students. 
5. Dr. Ronald Perry Director of the International Dental Students program recognized for his contribution to the MAHDA Symposium in dental Career 2025