Ronaldo Fritz

PERSONAL

Name at Birth: Ronald Eugene Fritz
Born 8 March 1946, Glendale, California Marital Status: Divorced Children: Ryan Erik Fritz, 20 May 1975 Nathan Andrew Fritz, 11 Feb 1978 Granddaughter: Wilhelmina Hazel Fritz, 31 Jan 2013
Language Fluency: English (native), Spanish (since 1972), German (high school & college)

EDUCATION

High School: Glendale Adventist Academy, 1963 College: La Sierra College, BA in 1967 (Biology, Chemistry)
Professional: Doctor of Dental Surgery, 1972, LLU
Graduate School: Master of Public Health, 1972, LLU

AWARDS

President, San Diego AGD, 1986
Vice President, San Diego AGD, 1984 & 85
Student Body President, LLU School of Dentistry (DSA), 1971-72
National Association of SDA Dentists (NASDAD) Award, 1972
President’s Award, Loma Linda University, 1971
Dental Public Health Clerkship, with Wesley Young, DMD, in Lexington, Kentucky, Summer 1971
Student Body VP, La Sierra College, 1966

WORK EXPERIENCE

2002-present: Practice, part time California & Puerto Rico
1999-present: Dental Examiner, Concorde Career Colleges, San Bernardino RDA Program
1997- 2002: Norton Dental Clinic, SAC Health System LLU
1988-97: Semi-retirement, Caguas, Puerto Rico
1978-88: Private Dental Practice, Escondido, CA
1972-78: Private Clinic Practice, Policlinica Bella Vista and Dental Director, Bella Vista Hospital, Mayaguez, PR
1972-78: Dental Director, Castañer Hospital, Castañer, PR

CERTIFICATIONS

G.P. Resident in Oral Surgery Department, LLU, 1976
Fellow, American Endodontic Society, 1977
Fellow, American Association of Hospital Dentists, 1982
Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry, 1983
Fellow, Academy of Dentistry International, 2005
Fellow, International College of Dentists, 2009
Fellow, American College of Dentists, 2010
Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy, 2012
Fellow Emeritus, Academy of General Dentistry, 2012

LICENSURE

US National Board, 1972
Canadian National Board, 1972 California State Board, 1972
Puerto Rico Dental Board, 1972 (Junta Dental Examinadora)
US Virgin Islands Dental Board, 1977
Tennessee State Board, 1978
Federated States of Micronesia, 2004
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, 2006
Arizona State Board (Permit for Charity Events), 2012

MEMBERSHIPS

American Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry (Fellow) (1977-present)
American Society of Dentistry for Children American Association of Hospital Dentists (Fellow)
Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Puerto Rico
California Dental Association
San Diego County Dental Society
Academy of Dentistry International (Fellow) (2005-present)
Chairman, Well Being Committee, SDCDS (2006-2013)
Regional Director, CDA Well Being Program (2006-2013)
Adventist Volunteer Service, GC of SDA (2006-present)
International College of Dentists (Fellow) (2009-present)
Regent, SW US, USA Section, Academy of Dentistry Int’l
American College of Dentists (Fellow) (2010-present)
AIMS (Association of International Medical Services) Board, 2010
President, AIMS, Loma Linda University, 2012, 2 Year term
Pierre Fauchard Academy (Fellow) (2012)
Vice Chair, USA Section, Academy of Dentistry Int’l (2012-now)

PRESENTATIONS

Speaker for Dental Chapel, Christian Dentistry 9-25-02
Televised Report on Micronesia Mission, LLBN, 2004
AAF, San Diego, “Why Dental Missions?” April 2007
Centennial Celebration speaker for Glendale Academy, “What International Service has Done to me” May, 2007
Global Health Symposium, “Dental Care and Skills for International Missions,” American Academy of Physician Assistants (Oct, 2012)

HOBBIES

Photography
Collecting Music
Travel
Latin America
Water sports & Diving