When a Dental Assistant Speaks Your Language | Bilingual Healthcare
Guest: Jessuri 'Suri' Alvarez Jaquez
Dental Assistant
Pima Medical Institute Graduate
For Spanish-speaking patients, a bilingual dental assistant can transform fear and confusion into trust, comfort and better communication.
Recent dental assisting graduate Jessuri “Suri” Alvarez Jaquez shares how speaking Spanish helps her connect with children and parents, explain dental care more clearly and create a safer experience for families navigating language barriers.
Suri reflects on growing up in a Spanish-speaking household, learning to recognize bilingualism as a professional strength and…
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