ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 4, 2021
To recognize and honor Dr. Oswald I. Cameron-Morales, DDSs years of services in
dentistry on the occasion of his retirement from his practice in Mount Pleasant.
WHEREAS, Dr Oswald I. Cameron-Morales was born in 1951 in Trinidad and
Tobago, and grew up watching his father practicing dentistry in his home country, and
Puerto Rico;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales followed in his fathers footsteps and with a
desire to service his community through dentistry, came to DC to attend Howard
Universitys College of Dentistry, graduating in 1979;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales, after practicing in Puerto Rico, started his
own private practice of dentistry in Washington DC in 1987 in Mount Pleasant;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Moraless mission in his DC practice was not only to
provide quality clinical dentistry care, but also make sure a multicultural community was
able to access his services at an affordable rate, or free of cost, in English and Spanish;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales understood the importance or prevention,
restoration and maintenance in dentistry for all ages, and made sure to take efforts to
reach all community members by making his work accessible and approachable;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales served the community outside of his clinical
practice by volunteering with many local community organizations such as the Spanish
Catholic Center and Latin American Youth Center to provide services around Ward 1 and
the District;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales provided outreach to youth in the Ward 1
community, by working with many outreach programs at Bell multicultural and Lincoln
Middle School, Bancroft and other community schools;
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales also served as Dental Director for Advantage
Health Plans, Inc., President of the Hispanic Dental Association of the Washington
Metropolitan area;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales was appointed to the Board of Dentistry in
1999 and ending his third term in 2008;
WHEREAS, Dr. Cameron-Morales since 1998 has served as volunteer with the
non-profit organization ECUADENT, and is currently Dental Director of The Healing
Hands Foundation which has taken him to countries including Ecuador, Sierra Leone,
Guatemala, Panama and more to provide medical assistance those in need.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That
this resolution may be cited as the Dr. Oswald I. Cameron-Morales Recognition
Resolution of 2021.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the work
of Dr. Oswald I. Cameron-Morales for his tireless commitment to providing high quality
and accessible dentistry to the community.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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