Hispanic Dental Association Receives Grant from DentaQuest Foundation
Chicago, Illinois – The Hispanic Dental Association and the DentaQuest Foundation announced a new partnership designed to support the development of leaders within its membership who will define the future of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA). The funding will allow the HDA to cultivate the input of similar national associations with comparable goals and/or target populations. In order to increase collaborations and change perceptions of oral health among Hispanics and Latinos, the HDA will engage its leadership across the nation in designing ways to address the current disparities.
“We are thrilled to partner with the DentaQuest Foundation and we have immediately begun to strategically plan for the future of the Hispanic Dental Association,” said Dr. C. Yolanda Bonta, HDA Executive Director. On February 27, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, the HDA Board of Trustees along with Association Staff and Volunteer Leaders gathered together under the direction of Strategic Facilitator, Mary Byers, CAE. After a two day productive “meeting of the minds,” the 2010 Strategic Plan for the HDA was defined. This Plan will be available in the near future on the HDA website.
For more information on the Hispanic Dental Association, please visit their website at http://www.hdassoc.org.
About the DentaQuest Foundation:
The DentaQuest Foundation is committed to optimal oral health for all Americans through its support of prevention and access to affordable care, and through its partnerships with funders, policymakers and community leaders. For more information, please visit www.dentaquestfoundation.org.