Second Year Resident Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus
University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, Puerto Rico
Luisana S. Pagán Bolívar, DMD, MPHE
I am a second-year Resident in the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Puerto Rico- School of Dental Medicine. I also obtained my DDM degree. As a dental medicine student, I was actively involved in leadership as the Chapter President of The American Association of Women’s Dentistry (AAWD). I was also the Curriculum Representative of the 2021 Class on the Curriculum Committee in 2021. During my senior year of Dental School, I was among the selected students to participate in the ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADEA ADCFP). As part of my fellowship, I developed a teaching module titled: “Introduction to Teledentistry: An Oral Diagnostics application module for second-year students of the UPR School of Dental Medicine- Medical Science Campus” under the mentorship of Dr. Ginette Izquierdo Rodríguez.
Before being admitted to Dental School, I completed a master’s in Public Health Education from the UPR-Graduate School of Public Health. At graduate school, I acquired the necessary tools for creating, planning, implementing, and evaluating health education programs that promote health and wellness and prevent disease. After completing my master’s, I became a Board-Certified Health Education Specialist. I had the chance to work as a Public Health Educator in MMM Healthcare LLC, where I designed and delivered health education seminars across the island on various topics to members of the general community in medium to large group audiences. Before that, I completed my BS in Biology at the UPR- Mayagüez Campus and actively participated in student organizations and community service initiatives.