CDA grant helps dental grad reach underserved

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dec 7, 2011

Adriana Ustarez-Oji, DDS, is the latest recipient of a California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation Student Loan Repayment Grant.

Dr. Ustarez-Oji will receive a maximum of $105,000 to help offset student loan debt, in exchange making a three-year commitment to work in an underserved community.

Tens of thousands of individuals have received treatment as a result of the Student Loan Repayment Grants, totaling more than $13.5 million in treatment and services, according to the CDA Foundation.

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