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Immigrant expands Manteca dental practice
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Manteca Dentist Rick Van Tran recently opened a new practice on South Main Street. A Vietnamese immigrant, Van Tran knows what its like not to have proper dental care, and takes pride in being able to share his expertise with his patients. - photo by JASON CAMPBELL
Not all medical professionals know what they want to pursue when they’re undergrads. Some aren’t even sure that they want to pursue a medical career at all. But Rick Van Tran didn’t have that problem when he arrived on the campus of UCLA.A Vietnamese immigrant, Van Tran never had the access to dental care that most typical American kids have.