Dr. Alma Godinez was born in Morelia Mexico October 9th, 1962. She finished her undergrad in Dentistry at the Universidad Michoacana School of Dental Medicine in San Nicolás de Hidalgo, in May 1985. She joined the Mexican Dental Association in 1988 and has participated in many positions in several ADMs executive committees over the past 20 years; Chaired ADMs National Council in 2012/2014 and she is also a well known national speaker. Dr. Godinez was the founding President of the San Miguel de Allende Dental Association, 1992/1996 and President of the Guanajuato’s State Federation of Dental Associations in 2003/2005. She was co-founder of ADMs Oral Health Preschool Program in 2008.  This is a preventive that includes dental education, daily brushing, nutritional counseling and diagnosis of dental caries in 3 to 5 year old preschoolers; she coordinated this program till 2010 and serves as a consultant since. She belongs to various prestigious Dental Groups and Associations like the ICD Chapter Mexico and the Pierre Fuchard Academy and has being awarded several special distinctions in her state. She is currently a founder board member at the ADM Foundation and was recently voted President elect of the Mexican Dental Association. She will chair ADMs Executive Committee in 2015/2017. Dr. Godinez  practices comprehensive dentistry in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Mexico since 1985 with emphasis in pediatrics, caries prevention and minimal invasion dentistry.