Dr. Gisela Bona chats with Dr. Joel Berg about the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) and the importance of representation within the profession. Founded in 1990, the HDA is the leading voice for Hispanic oral health, providing service, education, research, advocacy, and leadership for all healthcare professionals, to promote the overall health of the Hispanic/Latinx and underrepresented communities. Dr. Bona discusses the advantages for professionals of varying cultures, individual experiences, and languages working together to better understand each other and our patient populations. Guest Bio: Gisela V. Bona DDS, MS, FAAP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston and a member of the Texas Cleft-Craniofacial Clinic team at the McGowan Medical School in Houston. Dr. Bona received her Doctor of Dental Surgery at Universidad Autónoma de Honduras in her native country. She completed her Pediatric Dentistry Specialty post-graduate training at Universidad de Chile Escuela de Graduados and earned a MS and Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She is a diplomate of Board Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.