Dr. Alejandro Aguirre was installed as president of the Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) for the 2024-2025 term at the association’s annual House of Delegates meeting in Bemidji.
Dr. Aguirre graduated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1987. He then enrolled in the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry’s endodontics program, graduating in 1992. Moving to Missouri, Dr. Aguirre taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, where he earned his U.S. dental degree in 1997. In 2018, he obtained his master of business administration (MBA) degree from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
A member of the ADA, MDA, and the Saint Paul District Dental Society (SPDDS), Dr. Aguirre has served all three levels of the tripartite. His roles have included serving on the American Dental Association Political Action Committee (ADPAC), ADA Council of Membership; acting as a consultant on the ADA Board of Trustees Diversity and Inclusion Committee; serving as a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates; serving as an MDA Trustee from the Minneapolis District Dental Society (MDDS); chairing the MDA International Dentist Subcommittee; chairing the MDA Membership Committee, of which he is currently a member; acting as State Lead of the Minnesota Mission of Mercy Committee; serving as a board member of MINDENPAC; and participating on the MDA Urban Safety Net and Peer Review Committees. He has also served as president of MDDS and as a member of the SPDDS Peer Review Committee.
Dr. Aguirre served as president of the Minnesota Association of Endodontists and as a member of the American Association of Endodontists’ Government Affairs Committee. He has been a board member of America’s Dentists Care Foundation (ADCF), which supports Mission of Mercy. Additionally, he has served as treasurer and president of the International College of Dentists Minnesota Chapter.
In addition to his dental degrees, Dr. Aguirre is a graduate of the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership and the ADA/Kellogg Management Programs. He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
The Minnesota Dental Association is the voice of dentistry in Minnesota, representing practicing dentists. It is committed to the highest standards of oral health and access to care for all Minnesotans. Learn more at www.mndental.org.
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