National Children’s Oral Health Foundation Announces Election of New Board Members and Officers

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation announces election of new Board Members and Officers

Charlotte, NC –August 21, 2009. The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), America’s Toothfairy, announces the election of a new slate of officers and welcomed three new Board members at its Annual meeting held on August 21, 2009.

The new slate of officers includes:
CHAIRMAN: Kevin Mosher, President of Nobel Biocare North America, Yorba Linda, CA,
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Scott Anderson, President of Patterson Dental Supply, Inc., St. Paul, MN
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Tom Engels, Retired V.P. and General Manager of 3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN
TREASURER: Christopher T. Clark, President and COO of DENTSPLY, York, PA
SECRETARY: P. Christopher Holden, President of Heraeus, South Bend, IN
PRESIDENT & CEO: Fern K. Ingber, President & CEO of NCOHF – Charlotte, NC.

New Board members elected for a 3-year term include:
Dr. Leo Rouse, Dean, College of Dentistry, Howard University, Washington, DC
Dr. Huw Francis Thomas, Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
James Vitkus, VP and General Manager, Advanstar Dental Media, Rosemont, IL

Continuing members are:
Dr. Gordon Christensen, Founder/Director of Clinical Research Assoc. & PCC– Provo, UT
Dan Even, President, Sybron Dental Specialties, Orange, CA
Richard Fischer, Rosemont, IL
Karen Gledhill, Esq, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson – Charlotte, NC
Dr. Ronald Goldstein, Founder, Goldstein, Garber & Salama, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Joseph Greenberg, Private Practice – Philadelphia, PA
David Porritt, Plano, TX
Dr. Cherilyn G. Sheets, Private Practice-Newport Beach, CA
Dr. John Williams, Dean UNC School of Dentistry – Chapel Hill, NC

“NCOHF: America’s Toothfairy has touched the lives of 1 Million children by delivering $5 Million in direct support to quality non-profit children’s clinical programs. We could not have accomplished so much without the dedication and leadership of these highly regarded leaders working together to aggressively to respond to the silent epidemic of pediatric oral disease”, said Fern Ingber, President and CEO.

About National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF)

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy (NCOHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to raising awareness of the #1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease, facilitating delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral health services, and eliminating this preventable disease from future generations. NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive programs to a growing network of not-for-profit community-based universities, health centers, dental clinics, and mobile programs throughout America. For more information about NCOHF, please visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org. or call 1-800-559-9838.