Melinda Prado, RDH was born and raised in Arizona. She has been in the dental field for over 15 years as front desk and office manager. She graduated with High Honors from the Pima Community College Dental Hygiene Program in 2011, where she served as Chairperson of Community Dental Health for her class. She joined our team at United Community Health Center in November of 2011.

As a prevention specialist, Melinda enjoys educating her patients about their oral health and loves finding new ways to motivate each individual to take care of their teeth and gums. She has a passion for serving her community and treats every patient as her own family.

Melinda enjoys spending free time with her daughter. They love taking road trips to the beaches of San Diego as often as possible. You will also find them every year at Tucson Comic Con looking for items to add to their collections.

Melinda provides care to pediatric dental patients at United Community Health Center’s Dental Care for Kids.