José Manuel Saldaña is a Puerto Rican academic who served as president of the University of Puerto Rico during the 1980s.

Biography

Saldaña was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Graduated from University High School, before obtaining his bachelor, masters and Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at the

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine The University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Puerto Rico. It is located on the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the only List of dental schoo ...

. He is a member of

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fraternity. As a professor at the School of Dentistry he soon became one of the leaders at the Faculty and was appointed Director of Department. When a vacancy arose at the Dean of the School of Public Health of the Medical Sciences Campus, he was appointed Dean. From 1973 to 1976, she was prominent in the Department of Health as in charge of Oral Health. In 1976, he completed his work in the Department of Health and returned to the University as professor of Dentistry. Served in United States Air Force during the Vietnam conflict and he was assigned to Westover Air Force Base located in Massachusetts, where he served for two years and in which he also did his internship. Finish his military service as captain in 1964. As vice president of Igualdad, Futuro Seguro, a pro-statehood organization created by

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in 2011, Saldaña testified on the organization's behalf before the United Nations Decolonization Committee in 2013. Saldaña is a frequent op-ed contributor at '' El Vocero''.

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American dentists People from Santurce, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican academics Puerto Rican United States Air Force personnel Presidents of the University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican columnists Puerto Rican military officers United States Air Force officers University of Puerto Rico faculty Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-bio-stub

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