Sonia Molina, D.M.D., M.P.H. serves as President of Molina Edodontics, a dental office specializing in internal oral surgeries and serves as President of Nassillon Development Inc., a company specializing in real estate development in Southern California. Additionally, she is a well respected clinical lecturer in the dental community as well as an active community leader.Fleeing political turmoil in El Salvador, Dr. Molina along with her mother and siblings moved to the United States when she was 17 years old. At a young age, Dr. Molina knew the value of hard work. While attending high school, she worked in a fast food restaurant, cleaned houses on the weekends, and attended English classes in the evening. Dr. Molina attended California State University, Long Beach, where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Biomedical Sciences. Upon graduation, she was accepted to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and School of Public Health where she received both her Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree and Master of Public Health Degree. Dr. Molina completed her Postdoctoral in Endodontics from the UCLA School of Dentistry.Dr. Molina has been involved in various community based organizations. Most notably, she was a founding member of The Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF). This non-profit, non-partisan, civic organization is committed to expanding the political and economic contributions of the Salvadoran and other Central American communities in the United States. Dr. Molina has recently been elected President of the Los Angeles Dental Society, after having served as president of the Downey Dental Academy for 5 years. She has been a volunteer dentist for Clinica Monsenor Romero, the Latin Business Association, and was involved in creating the Firebaugh Free Children’s Dental Clinic in the City of Huntington Park.