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Portrait of Tamara Baca

Honor Society® member

Tamara Baca

  • Grand Canyon University Phoenix
  • Public Health and Dentistry
  • Class of 2015
  • Tempe, Arizona

Member since March 2016

About

• Experience of 30 years in the field of Dentistry and 2 years in Public Health emphasis on epidemiology
• Excellent ability of planning, managing and organizing
• Energetic and enthusiastic dental hygienist with excellent communication skills and ability to learn new technology and skills.
• Proficient in developing techniques with streamline the process of data recovery.
• Excellent aptitude and techniques in Word, Excel, 2013. Along with various dental software.
• Enthusiastic and experienced in production, marketing and troubleshooting.
Education
Master’s Degree in Public Health
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ. 3.78 GPA
• Developed an epidemiological study for Maricopa County First Teeth First
• Final Capstone study detailed the link between oral health and mental health
2015
B.S. Degree Dental Hygiene
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2012
Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene
Rio Salado Community College, Tempe, AZ
Completion of study to obtain license in Dental Hygiene through the Western Region Dental Board. Including license in Anesthesia, Honors program: 3.7 GPA SADHA elected Class President 1999

Education

  • Grand Canyon University

    Master of Public Health

    2013 – 2015

Goals and interests

Career goal

Epidemiology
Program management and development
Policy inception and development

Outside the classroom

Running
Crossfit
Cooking

Volunteering

  • Dental providers and educator

    Arizona Mission of Mercy

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Spanish Beginner

Additional information