Professional background

Dra. Leticia Velarde

Dental surgeon · La Paz

A dental surgeon in La Paz whose career combines private practice, hospital work and university teaching.

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Dra. Leticia Velarde has worked in private dental practice in La Paz since 2009. Her postgraduate education includes training in endodontics with an emphasis on prosthodontics, and training in clinical periodontology.

Since 2017, she has worked as a full-time dentist at Seguro Social Universitario UMSA, following her role as a staff dentist with PROMES from 2009 to 2017.

Her career also includes clinical teaching at UMSA and university teaching at Unifranz since 2021, in subjects related to operative dentistry and endodontics, research methods and dental technology.

A career across three settings

Private practice

Private dental practice in La Paz since 2009.

Hospital experience

Full-time dentist at Seguro Social Universitario UMSA since 2017.

Academic work

Clinical and university teaching, including Unifranz since 2021.

Education and experience are summarized here to provide a clear first professional reference.