In 1973, Dr. Hugo Arce graduated with a Medical Dental Surgery degree from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Perú. Dr. Arce worked in Lima, Peru for fifteen years both as a Dental Surgeon in his privately owned practice and as a Commandant Dental Surgeon for the Police Health Department. During his tenure with the Police Health Department, he provided his professional services to all the police members of any hierarchy, their families, and in a multidisciplinary environment. Dr. Arce was one of the assigned Dentists on a rotating schedule for the hospital emergency room. He also was Docent/Trainer for the Dental Residents and served on the Dental Clinic administration. Additionally, Dr. Arce provided community dental services in rural and impoverished cities in his home country of Peru.

Dr. Arce worked at Saint Elizabeths Hospital Dental Clinic (psychiatric facility) in Washington, D.C. for eighteen years on the Docent/Trainer Team for the Dental Residents at the General Practice Residency (GPR) Program. Dr. Arce provided bilingual dental lectures to the patients at the hospital, as well as, to patients from other D.C. Government multicultural social agencies, and health fairs. He worked on creating and customizing various dental appliances for the patients in the Dental Laboratory, where he retired and was awarded a plaque of recognition for his outstanding professional services from the Hospital Director (CEO) and the Chief of the Hospital Dental Clinic.

Dr. Arce was professionally trained as a Spanish/English interpreter and worked for FEMA translating documents. Prior to his recent retirement, Dr. Arce also worked for ten years for ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers in the Washington Metropolitan area, constructing bridges, crowns, and any other dental appliances as required on a daily basis.