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Names Organization City State Country
  • Alabama
  • Kent, Leigh
    Chair
    ADA Council on Government Affairs
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • Arkansas
  • Jerkins, Michael
    Co-Founder and President
    Panacea Financial
    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
  • California
  • Arman, Sherwin A.
    Program Director, UCLA Orofacial Pain Residency
    UCLA
    West Hills, California, United States
  • Hirschinger, Rich
    President
    Rich Hirschinger, DDS, Inc.
    Beverly Hills, California, United States
  • Irani, Karin
    Dentist
    Karin Irani, DDS, JD
    Beverly Hills , California, United States
  • LaMarre, Christine (she/her/hers)
    Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry
    Veterans Health Administration
    Long Beach, California, United States
  • Malamed, Stanley F.
    Dentist anesthesiologist, Emeritus professor of dentistry
    Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    West Hills, California, United States
  • Martina, Phyllis (she/her/hers)
    Senior Professional Education Manager
    Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Playa del Rey, California, United States
  • Nelson, Laura (she/her/hers)
    Founder
    Front Office Rocks
    Coronado, California, United States
  • Stanley, Kyle G.
    Cofounder
    Pearl
    Laguna Beach, California, United States
  • Colorado
  • Foster, Karen (she/her/hers)
    Pediatric Dentist
    Denver Health Pediatric Dental Residency
    Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
  • Morrow, Carol
    General Dentist in Private Practice
    Colorado Dental Association
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
  • Ricketson, Lynda (she/her/hers)
    President & CEO
    Dental Lifeline Network
    Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Shick, Elizabeth
    Associate Professor
    University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
    Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Connecticut
  • Ioannidou, Effie
    Professor
    School of Dental Medicine UCONN Health
    Suffield, Connecticut, United States
  • Florida
  • Gillan, Jere (he/him/his)
    General Dentist/Practice Owner
    Aspen Dental
    Orlando, Florida, United States
  • Palo, Paul A.
    Member
    Council on Ethics Bylaws and Judicial Affairs.
    Winter Haven, Florida, United States
  • Sampat, Minal (she/her/hers)
    Speaker
    Minal Sampat LLC
    Sarasota, Florida, United States
  • Wilkerson, DeWitt (he/him/his)
    Founder/CEO
    IDM Scholar Society
    St Petersburg, Florida, United States
  • Georgia
  • Buchanan, Zerita C. (she/her/hers)
    Dentist / President - Health Equity & HBCU Engagement
    BlueSKY Collaborative Partners
    Lithonia, Georgia, United States
  • Frazer, Trudy-Ann (she/her/hers)
    Dr
    Pediatric Dentistry at Vinings
    Mableton, Georgia, United States
  • Scarlett, Margaret
    Chief Dental Officer
    SCI
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Short, Rico D.
    Endodontist
    Apex Endodontics PC
    Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
  • Hawaii
  • Hollander, Jesse
    Owner
    Private Practice
    Kihei, Hawaii, United States
  • Illinois
  • Augustyn, Maggie (she/her/hers)
    Practicing Dentist, Practice Owner of Quintessential Dental DBA Happy Tooth, President and CEO of Untangle Me LLC, International Keynote, Inspirational Author
    Untangle Me LLC
    Lombard, Illinois, United States
  • Avenetti, David M. (he/him/his)
    Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
    University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Barnes, Brad
    Owner/ CEO
    Barnes Dental Associates, Inc.
    Normal, Illinois, United States
  • Boghosian, Alan A.
    Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Dental Surgery Division
    Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
    Glenview, Illinois, United States
  • Cothron, Annaliese (she/her/hers)
    Co-Founder & Executive Director
    American Institute of Dental Public Health
    River Forest, Illinois, United States
  • Desai, Bhakti (she/her/hers)
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Edgar, Linda
    President
    American Dental Association
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Grover, Jane (she/her/hers)
    Senior Director
    American Dental Association
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Hamel, III, William B. (he/him/his)
    Chairman, Illinois State Dental Society Foundation Dentist Support Program
    Illinois State Dental Society Foundation
    Clarendon Hills, Illinois, United States
  • BH
    Hill, Brittaney (she/her/hers)
    Clinical Associate Professor and Residency Program Director
    University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Kratunova, Evelina (she/her/hers)
    Associate Professor
    University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Moritz, Stephanie
    Chief Customer Innovation Officer
    American Dental Association
    Naperville, Illinois, United States
  • Postol, Kevin
    President
    American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
    Lisle, Illinois, United States
  • Rawson, Kenneth (he/him/his)
    Director of Pediatric and Special Care Dentistry
    Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
    Alton, Illinois, United States
  • Rodgers, Randy J.
    Regional Healthcare Manager
    Panacea Financial
    Glen Carbon, Illinois, United States
  • Vujicic, Marko
    Chief Economist
    ADA Health Policy Institute
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Zaborowski, Matthew (he/him/his)
    Sr. Manager, Medicaid Programs & Health Policy
    American Dental Association, Center for Public and Population Health
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Indiana
  • Flowers, Leslie (she/her/hers)
    Health and Well-Being Coach
    Leslie Flowers Coaching and Mindfulness
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Lee-Ware, Tawana K. (she/her/hers)
    Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and Volunteer Professor
    Dr. J Pediatric Dentistry
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Simpson, Elizabeth Vi.
    General Dentist
    Indiana University School of Dentistry
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Iowa
  • Johnson, Jarod W. (he/him/his)
    Pediatric Dentist
    Pediatric Dental Seminars
    Muscatine, Iowa, United States
  • Marshall, Teresa
    Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry
    University of Iowa College of Dentistry
    Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Maine
  • Saltz, Adam
    Periodontist
    Corey + Then
    Scarborough, Maine, United States
  • Schapira, Courtney
    Chair, Department of Clinical Comprehensive Care
    University of New England College of Dental Medicine
    Portland, Maine, United States
  • Maryland
  • Booker, Winifred J.
    CEO & Director of Development, The Children's Oral Health Institute and CEO & Director of Innovation, Highchair Dental Care Studios
    Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
  • Masri, Radi (he/him/his)
    Professor and Director, Division of Prosthodontics
    University of Maryland Baltimore
    Columbia, Maryland, United States
  • Melo, Mary Anne (she/her/hers)
    Clinical Professor & Chair
    University of Maryland School of Dentistry
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • CV
    Veney, Chiquita L. (she/her/hers)
    Program Director, Lessons in a Lunch Box® Program
    The Children's Oral Health Institute
    Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
  • Massachusetts
  • Ahearn, David J. (he/him/his)
    President / Founder
    Design Ergonomics
    Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
  • Hasturk, Hatice
    Senior Member of Staff; Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
    The Forsyth Institute
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Hyatt, Ali (she/her/hers)
    Chief Customer Experience and Marketing Officer
    Henry Schein One
    Wayland, Massachusetts, United States
  • Kantarci, Alpdogan (he/him/his)
    Senior Member of Staff
    ADA Forsyth
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Mathews, Rebekah
    Vice President, Health Transformation
    CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Shi, Wenyuan
    Chief Executive Officer
    ADA Forsyth Institute
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Tavares, Mary
    Senior Investigator
    ADA Forsyth
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Van Dyke, Thomas E.
    Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research Chair, Department of Applied Oral Sciences Senior Member of Staff
    ADA Forsyth Institute
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Yang, Adam Haochun.
    DMD '25
    Harvard School of Dental Medicine
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Michigan
  • Bradley, Noah
    Owner/Broker
    Skylark Commercial Realty
    Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
  • Fontana, Margherita (she/her/hers)
    Clifford Nelson Endowed Professor of Dentistry
    University of Michigan School of Dentistry
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  • Gentner, Amy M.
    Owner Dentist
    Gentner Family Dentistry
    St Johns, Michigan, United States
  • Gingrich, Margaret S.
    member of CDP and Health and Well-being subcommittee
    Gingrich Dental PC
    Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Peters, Debra (she/her/hers)
    Chair
    CEBJA
    Caledonia, Michigan, United States
  • Samona, Joseph
    Dentist
    Forever Young Dentistry
    Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
  • Tulak-Gorecki, Michele (she/her/hers)
    Chair of the ADA Presidential Task Force on Sugar, Nutrition and Diet and ADA 9th District Trustee
    ADA
    Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States
  • Minnesota
  • Borcherding, Rob
    VP - Regional Healthcare Manager
    Panacea Financial
    Wayzata, Minnesota, United States
  • Frey, Abby
    Director of Clinical Success
    Toothapps
    New Prague, Minnesota, United States
  • JF
    Fricton, Josiah (he/him/his)
    Attorney
    True North Practice Transitions
    Edina, Minnesota, United States
  • Hovda, Leslie (she/her/hers)
    Doctor of Physical Therapy
    Minnesota Head & Neck Pain Clinic
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Kahnert, Emily (she/her/hers)
    Doctor of Physical Therapy
    University of Minnesota
    Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
  • McGowan, Sarah M. (she/her/hers)
    Resident
    University of Minnesota
    Edina, Minnesota, United States
  • Nirkhiwale, Arpit (he/him/his)
    Director, Digital Education in Prosthodontics
    University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Rosenthal, Evan (He/They)
    Psychotherapist
    Queer Vision Consulting/Transcend Psychotherapy
    Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States
  • Uppgaard, Rachel M. (she/her/hers)
    Clinical Associate Professor and Interim School of Dentistry Public Health Liaison
    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota
    Loretto, Minnesota, United States
  • Missouri
  • Abbott, Dennis M.
    Director, Pre-Doctoral Curriculum and Integrated Learning
    Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine
    Joplin, Missouri, United States
  • Hollander, Craig S. (he/him/his)
    Pediatric Dentist
    Pediatric Dentistry of Sunset Hills
    SAINT LOUIS, Missouri, United States
  • Niessen, Linda C. (she/her/hers)
    Vice Provost for Oral Health Affairs Professor and Founding Dean
    Kansas City University
    Joplin, Missouri, United States
  • Nebraska
  • Meeske, Jessica (she/her/hers)
    President
    Nebraska Dental Association
    Hastings, Nebraska, United States
  • New Jersey
  • Desjardins, Paul J. (he/him/his)
    Professor
    Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine
    Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
  • Duncan, Jade (she/her/hers)
    SVP of Dental Services
    Zufall Health
    Dover, New Jersey, United States
  • Feldman, Cecile A.
    Dean and Distinguished Professor
    Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine
    Montville, New Jersey, United States
  • Fredericks Younger, Janine
    Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
    Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
    Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Viola, Thomas (he/him/his)
    Founder, CEO
    Pharmacology Declassified
    Mansfield, New Jersey, United States
  • Vitale, Mark A.
    Chairperson, Give Veterans a Smile National Advisory Committee
    ADA
    Brick, New Jersey, United States
  • New Mexico
  • Hollingsworth Ryals, Kelley G. (she/her/hers)
    General Dentist/New Mexico State Dental Officer
    PDS Health / PDS Foundation advisor/ New Mexico Army National Guard
    Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
  • New York
  • Dua Makkar, Parul (she/her/hers)
    Dentist in Private Practice
    PDM Family Dental
    Dix Hills, New York, United States
  • Guzman, Emma J. (she/her/hers)
    Dentist. Speaker. Community Builder.
    Dr. Emma
    Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Koch, Kelly Anne. (she/her/hers)
    Director of Dental Relations, Manager of Strategic Partnerships
    Compliancy Group. LLC
    Greenlawn, New York, United States
  • Rivera, Macarena
    Adjunct Professor
    University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
    New York, New York, United States
  • Small, Chanelle (she/her/hers)
    Endodontist
    Midtown Endodontics PC
    New York, New York, United States
  • North Carolina
  • Berry, Kristine (she/her/hers)
    Principal Consultant
    Dental Diversity and Inclusion Alliance
    Matthews, North Carolina, United States
  • Duffy, Anne M. (she/her/hers)
    Founder/ CEO
    Dental Entrepreneur Media
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  • Hyman, Mark E. (he/him/his)
    Adj.Full Professor, Special Assistant to the Office of the Dean
    UNC Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC
    Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
  • Purvis, James
    Dentist
    Kincaid, Purvis, & Godwin Family Dentistry
    New Bern, North Carolina, United States
  • Wright, J. Timothy T.
    Professor
    UNC, Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  • Ohio
  • Daw, Karen (she/her/hers)
    Founder
    The OSHA Lady
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • Malcmacher, Louis
    President
    American Academy of Facial Esthetics AAFE
    South Euclid, Ohio, United States
  • Mellion, Alex
    Orthodontist
    ADA
    Akron, Ohio, United States
  • St. John, Samuel (he/him/his)
    R&D Director Principal Scientist
    The Procter & Gamble Company
    Mason, Ohio, United States
  • Ontario
  • Bosch, Brandon (he/him/his)
    CEO
    Dr. Marketing
    Milton, Ontario, Canada
  • Oregon
  • Burton, Bruce (he/him/his)
    past CEBJA chair
    CEBJA
    Portland , Oregon, United States
  • Elwell, Jessica (she/her/hers)
    Executive Director
    Everyone for Veterans
    Winston, Oregon, United States
  • Ferracane, Jack L.
    Professor and Chair
    Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon, United States
  • Pennsylvania
  • Blatz, Markus B.
    Professor and Chair, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Assistant Dean
    University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
    Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Carrasco-Labra, Alonso (he/him/his)
    Associate Professor
    University of Pennsylvania Center for Integrative Global Oral Health
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Hsiao, Chinhua
    Periodontist, Adjunct Clinical Faculty
    Exton Periodontics, Einstein Medical Center
    Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Lehman, Angie A. (she/her/hers)
    Owner
    Oral Myofunctional Therapy of York
    York, Pennsylvania, United States
  • South Carolina
  • Gonzales, Theresa S.
    Associate Dean for Curriculum and Strategic Communications
    The Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • Texas
  • Crowley, Dorothy (she/her/hers)
    Resident
    University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
    Houston, Texas, United States
  • El Hachem, Lea (she/her/hers)
    Associate Professor and Director of the Pre-Doctoral Periodontics Division
    University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • Finazzo, Brandon
    Head of Practice Solutions
    Panacea Financial
    New Braunfels, Texas, United States
  • Gerngross, Peter
    Director, Oral Health Quality and Research Office of Dentistry
    VHA
    Pearland, Texas, United States
  • Klintmalm, Erik
    Dentist
    Private Practice
    AUSTIN, Texas, United States
  • VK
    Kong, Vu
    Owner
    High Point Dentistry
    Lakeway, Texas, United States
  • Loggins, Erin (she/her/hers)
    Assistant Professor
    UT Health Houston School of Dentistry
    Houston, Texas, United States
  • Mendoza, Amy (she/her/hers)
    Chief Marketing Officer Women in DSO
    Women in DSO® <> Vyne Dental
    San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • Nichols, Kathleen (she/her/hers)
    Dentist
    ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs
    Lubbock, Texas, United States
  • Stromberg, M. Leif (he/him/his)
    GENERAL DENTIST
    M. LEIF STROMBERG, DDS, INC
    DALLAS, Texas, United States
  • Vo, Glenn (he/him/his)
    CEO
    Nifty Thrifty Dentists
    Flower Mound, Texas, United States
  • Utah
  • Santizo, Marti (she/her/hers)
    Professional Education Manager
    Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals
    Taylorsville, Utah, United States
  • Virginia
  • Coles, Roger
    Owner & Lead Designer
    My Social Designer
    Bealeton, Virginia, United States
  • Duncan, Teresa
    President
    Odyssey Management, Inc.
    Centreville, Virginia, United States
  • SH
    Holland Senter, Sherry (she/her/hers)
    Educational Resource Consultant, The Children's Oral Health Institute
    The Children's Oral Health Institute
    Arlington, Virginia, United States
  • Howell, C. Danielle
    General Dentist
    ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs
    Suffolk, Virginia, United States
  • Wisconsin
  • Castelaz, McAllister (she/her/hers)
    Community and Clinical Care Director
    Virginia Health Catalyst
    Madison, Wisconsin, United States