Luis Enrique Rueda Otero

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Luis Enrique Rueda Otero (August 18, 1910 Socorro, Santander — July 5, 1974 Montería, Córdoba) was a dentist, today regarded as the “Father of Dentistry” in the Colombian department of Córdoba. A renowned Colombian dentist, politician, community organizer, athlete, artist and philanthropist, Dr. Rueda-Otero obtained his DDS degree from the Facultad Dental de Cartagena in 1932 (this institution, now closed, had no connection with the University of Cartagena).