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A. Damien Walmsley, BDS, MSc, PhD

A. Damien Walmsley, BDS, MSc, PhD, is a professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry and a consultant in…

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Abbigale D. White, RDH, BS, BSDH

Abbigale D. White, RDH, BS, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She works for a…

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Abdel Rahim Mohammad, DDS, MS, MPH, FAAOM

Abdel Rahim Mohammad, DDS, MS, MPH, FAAOM, is professor
and director of Geriatric Dental Programs at The Ohio State University
(OSU) College of…

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Abdullah Aishehri, BDS

Abdullah Aishehri, BDS, is a teaching assistant in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz…

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Abdullah Al-Taiar, MD, DC, MSC, PhD

Abdullah Al-Taiar, MD, DC, MSC, PhD, is a physician epidemiologist and a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians of the…

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Abhiram Maddi, DDS, PhD

Abhiram Maddi, DDS, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department…

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Abrielle Lamphere, RDH, MSDH

Abrielle Lamphere, RDH, MSDH, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Care and Biomedical Sciences, Division of Dental…

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Adaira L. Howell, RDH, BSDH, MS

Adaira L. Howell, RDH, BSDH, MS, is a lecturer and the community outreach coordinator at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU. With…

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Adam E. Saltz, DMD, MS, MPH

Adam E. Saltz, DMD, MS, MPH, is the managing editor of Decisions in Dentistry. A practicing periodontist in the South Portland, Maine area, Saltz…

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Adele Spencer, RDH, MS

Adele Spencer, RDH, MS, has been a practicing hygienist for more than 16 years. Currently, she is assistant professor at Farmingdale State University…

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Ahmad Majeed-Saidan, BDS

Ahmad Majeed-Saidan, BDS, is a clinical instructor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore.

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Ahmed Almuntashiri, RDH, MSc

Ahmed Almuntashiri, RDH, MSc, is a lecturer in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Qassim University in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. He teaches in…

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Ahmed Ghoneima, DDS, PhD

Ahmed Ghoneima, DDS, PhD, is a research assistant professor and director

of the three-dimensional orthodontic imaging laboratory at the Department…

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Ahmed J. Abuzinadah, DDS

Ahmed J. Abuzinadah, DDS, is a master’s candidate in postgraduate operative dentistry at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine.

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Aierress C. Hanna, MHS

Aierress C. Hanna, MHS, is a fourth-year dental student at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

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Akshay Kumarswamy, BDS, MS

Akshay Kumarswamy, BDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor and predoctoral implant director in the Department of Surgical Sciences at East Carolina…

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Alan G. Lurie, DDS, PhD

Alan G. Lurie, DDS, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Connecticut…

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Alan W. Budenz, MS, DDS, MBA

Alan W. Budenz, MS, DDS, MBA, is a general dentist, anatomist, and vice chair of diagnostic sciences and services at the University of the Pacific…

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Aleksandra Pavolotskaya, LDH, MS

Aleksandra Pavolotskaya, LDH, MS, is an adjunct faculty member

at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, and a clinical dental…

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Alex J. Delgado, DDS, MS

Alex J. Delgado, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences and director of the Division of Operative…

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Alexandra Benson Moore, RDH, MS

Alexandra Benson Moore, RDH, MS, is a clinical instructor and the interprofessional education student coordinator in the Department of Dental Medicine…

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Alexandra Ochi, RDH, BSDH, MPH

Alexandra Ochi, RDH, BSDH, MPH, is a clinical instructor and course director of community oral health in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the…

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Alexandria T. Ellzey, MHS

Alexandria T. Ellzey, MHS, is a fourth-year dental student at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

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Alexis A. Vasciannie, BS

Alexis A. Vasciannie, BS, is a first-year dental student at the University of Connecticut.

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Alice C. Trail, RDH, BSDH(c)

Alice C. Trail, RDH, BSDH(c), practices clinical dental hygiene full-time in a Princeton, WVa, general dental office, and is a student in the degree…

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Alice D. Domar, PhD

Alice D. Domar, PhD, is the director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Boston IVF and an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology,…

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Alice E. Curran, RDH, DMD

Alice E. Curran, RDH, DMD, is an associate professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, at the…

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Alice Ko, DMD

Alice Ko, DMD, is a general dentist and a doctoral student in the Department of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of…

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Alice M. Horowitz, RDH, MA, PhD

Alice M. Horowitz, RDH, MA, PhD, is a research associate professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health at…

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Alice M. Warner, PhD

Alice M. Warner, PhD, is the director of policy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Alicia Johnston, CDA, RDH, MPHD

Alicia Johnston, CDA, RDH, MPHD, is director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Florence-Darlington Technical College in Florence, South Carolina.

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Alison J. Longley, BA, PhD

Alison J. Longley, BA, PhD, is a writer and a neuroscientist at the Pacific Sciences Institute in Friday Harbor, Wash, and has published in the fields…

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Allan G. Farman, BDS, LDSRCS, PhD(odont), DSc(odont), EdS,…

Allan G. Farman, BDS, LDSRCS, PhD(odont), DSc(odont), EdS, MBA, is a consultant in oral and maxillofacial radiology based in Chicago. He is also a…

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Allen Wong, DDS, EdD

Allen Wong, DDS, EdD, is a professor, director of the advanced education in general dentistry program, and director of the hospital dentistry program…

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Allie R. Brown, RDH, BSDH

Allie R. Brown, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas. She works for…

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Allison Castro, MPH, RDH

Allison Castro, MPH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College in New York. Her teaching…

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Allison Corr, MPH, MSW

Allison Corr, MPH, MSW, is an officer with the Pew Charitable Trust’s suicide risk reduction project, working with hospitals and health systems to…

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Alvyn Yeoh, DDS

Alvyn Yeoh, DDS, is a 2010 graduate of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. He is currently completing a General…

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Amanda B. Verissimo, RDH, MS

Amanda B. Verissimo, RDH, MS, is the senior clinic coordinator at San Joaquin Valley College in San Diego where she teaches didactic and clinic…

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Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC

Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC, is a dental hygienist, speaker, and author. She writes for a number of industry publications and speaks from coast to…

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Amanda Maready

Amanda Maready is a second year student in the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU, where she is also enrolled in the Honors College.

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Amanda R. Reddington, LDH, MHA, CDA, EFDA

Amanda R. Reddington, LDH, MHA, CDA, EFDA, is an assistant clinical professor of dental assisting and dental hygiene at the University of Southern…

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Amanda Ross, RDH, BSDH

Amanda Ross, RDH, BSDH, is working in clinical practice in Avon, Indiana. She can be reached at ar17@iu.edu.

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Amber D. Riley, MS, RDH, FAAFS, FIACME, CMCPS

Amber D. Riley, MS, RDH, FAAFS, FIACME, CMCPS, is a forensic dental consultant to the San Diego County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in…

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Amber Garza, RDH, BSDH

Amber Garza, RDH, BSDH, is a dental hygienist practicing in Kyle, Texas. She can be reached at: ambergarza16@ yahoo.com.

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Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH

Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH, “The Latina RDH,” is the founder of Latin RDH and the host of Un Cuento de Dos Higienistas podcast. She has been…

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Amber Metro-Sanchez, RDH, BA

Amber Metro-Sanchez, RDH, BA, has been a practicing dental hygienist for the past 17 years. Since 2017, she has also served as a professional educator…

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Amber W. Hunt, BSDH, MS, RDH

Amber W. Hunt, BSDH, MS, RDH, is a clinical assistant professor at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in…

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Amir Azarpazhooh, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Amir Azarpazhooh, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), is a researcher in the Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of…

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Amjad M. Nazzal, DDS, MS

Amjad M. Nazzal, DDS, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and practices periodontics and implant dentistry in Madison,…

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Amr M. Moursi, DDS, PhD

Amr M. Moursi, DDS, PhD, is a

pediatric dentist, research scientist, and associate professor and

chairman of the Department of Pediatric…

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Amy Coplen, RDH, EPDH, MS

Amy Coplen, RDH, EPDH, MS, is a professor and program director at Pacific University, School of Dental Hygiene Studies. She is also board director for…

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Amy DeStaffany, RDH, BS

Amy DeStaffany, RDH, BS, is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in Aurora. She is currently pursuing a…

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Amy Kim, DDS

Amy Kim, DDS, is the principal
investigator for Early Childhood Oral Health Training Program (EChOTrain) and is
a clinical associate professor in…

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Amy L. Teague, RDH, MS

Amy L. Teague, RDH, MS, is assistant clinical professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Dental Hygiene Program at Texas Woman's University in…

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An Chih "Angela" Do, RDH, MEd, MAADH

An Chih "Angela" Do, RDH, MEd, MAADH, has more than 17 years of experience in pediatric dentistry and delivers continuing education courses that bring…

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Anahita Mortazavi, BSND, BSDH, RDH, MEd

Anahita Mortazavi, BSND, BSDH, RDH, MEd, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas…

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Analia Veitz-Keenan, DDS

Analia Veitz-Keenan, DDS, is a clinical associate professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology, and medicine, and director of the…

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Andrea Beall, RDH, EdD

Andrea Beall, RDH, EdD, is a part-time clinical assistant professor at NYU College of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene Programs, and a doctoral candidate at…

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Andrea Ferreira Zandona, DDS, MSD, PhD

Andrea Ferreira Zandona, DDS, MSD, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry at Indiana University School…

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Andrea Herman, RDH

Andrea Herman, RDH, is an oral medicine dental hygienist and researcher for the Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte, NC. She began her career in…

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Andrea M. Fonner, DDS

Andrea M. Fonner, DDS, is an associate faculty member in general practice residency at the Swedish Medical Center

in Seattle and a clinical…

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Andrea Ravidà, DDS, MS

Andrea Ravidà, DDS, MS, is a post-doctoral student in the Periodontics and Oral Medicine Department at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry…

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Andrew Brodsky, DMD, MSD

Andrew Brodsky, DMD, MSD, practices periodontics and implant dentistry in Milton, Massachusetts. He is a diplomate of the American Board of…

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Angela Catic, MD, MEd

Angela Catic, MD, MEd, is an assistant professor at the Huffington Center on Aging at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and program…

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Angela Dudley, RDH, MA, CHES

Angela Dudley, RDH, MA, CHES, is the patient care coordinator in Advanced Specialty Education at the University Maryland School of Dentistry in…

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Angela Kim

Angela Kim is an undergraduate research assistant at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. She is currently a student at the University…

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Angela Stanfield-Hann, AAS, BS, LDH

Angela Stanfield-Hann, AAS, BS, LDH, is an adjunct faculty member at Ivy Tech Community College in Anderson, Indiana. She also works full time in…

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Angela Wooton, PhD, RN, FNP-C

Angela Wooton, PhD, RN, FNP-C, is an assistant professor in the Graduate Nursing Program at USI, where she teaches pharmacology and advanced…

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Angelo Mariotti, DDS, PhD

Angelo Mariotti, DDS, PhD, is professor of Periodontology in the College of Dentistry, at The Ohio State University in Columbus.

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Anh Nguyen, RDH, BSDH

Anh Nguyen, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. She works for a…

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Aniruddh Narvekar, BDS

Aniruddh Narvekar, BDS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry in…

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Anissa Salem Yafai, RDH, MSHCM

Anissa Salem Yafai, RDH, MSHCM, is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon,…

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Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD

Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD, is a clinical professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Florida…

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Anitha Potluri, BDS, DMD, MDS

Anitha Potluri, BDS, DMD, MDS, is assistant professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental…

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Ankur Gupta, BDS, MDS

Ankur Gupta, BDS, MDS, is in private practice limited to orthodontics in New Delhi, India

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Ann Battrell, MSDH (deceased)

Ann Battrell, MSDH, is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). She is the first registered dental…

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Ann Cote, RDH, MSHA

Ann Cote, RDH, MSHA, has been in the dental field for more than 17 years. She started out as a dental assistant and then graduated from the Dental…

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Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH

Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH, is a professor, course director of clinical medicine and pharmacology, and director of research at the…

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Ann Lynch

Ann Lynch is director of advocacy for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). As leader of the division, her responsibilities include…

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Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS

Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS, is an associate professor and chair of the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU)…

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Ann O'Kelley Wetmore, MSDH, RDH

Ann O'Kelley Wetmore, MSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the
Department of Dental Hygiene at Eastern Washington University (EWU)
in Cheney,…

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Anna K. Caplis, BS

Anna K. Caplis, BS, worked as a research assistant at the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research from 2011 to 2013, coordinating and assisting in…

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Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS

Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS, is editor in chief emerita of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and an internationally known expert on instrumentation. She…

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Anna Matthews, RDH, MS

Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, is a professor and chairperson of the Dental Hygiene Program at New York City College of Technology. She has taught oral…

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Anna N. Vo, RDH, BS

Anna N. Vo, RDH, BS, is a practicing dental hygienist at Apple Tree Dental in Rochester, Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Sigma Phi Alpha…

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Anna Teeters, RDH, BA

Anna Teeters, RDH, BA, is a graduate student in

the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University

(ISU), in Pocatello. She also works…

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Anne E. Gwozdek, RDH, BA, MA

Anne E. Gwozdek, RDH, BA, MA, is a retired clinical assistant professor and former director of the Dental Hygiene Graduate and Degree Completion…

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Anne Sin, RDH, BSDH

Anne Sin, RDH, BSDH, is a full-time practicing dental hygienist in a periodontal office and a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene student at the…

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Anne Uncapher, RDH, BS, MA

Anne Uncapher, RDH, BS, MA, is an associate professor and the first-semester preclinic coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the State…

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Annette Huynh, RDH, BS

Annette Huynh, RDH, BS, is a full-time clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at New York University (NYU)…

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Annette L. Saylor, RDH, BS

Annette L. Saylor, RDH, BS, is the lead instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at FTCC and has been teaching since 2003. Her areas of interest…

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Annie Chitlall, RDH, BS, MHS

Annie Chitlall, RDH, BS, MHS, is an assistant professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Dental Hygiene Unit at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community…

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Antonella A. Botto, DDS

Antonella A. Botto, DDS, is a resident in the periodontics and prosthodontics programs at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio…

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Antonio J. Moretti, DDS, MS

Antonio J. Moretti, DDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor and director of the post-graduate program in periodontology at UNC at Chapel Hill…

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Anty Lam, RDH, MPH

Anty Lam, RDH, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at City Tech where she teaches public health and serves as clinical coordinator…

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Anuja Doshi, BDS, MS

Anuja Doshi, BDS, MS, a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery, is an assistant professor and director of…

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Apoorv Goel, BDS, MS, MSD

Apoorv Goel, BDS, MS, MSD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville,…

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Archontia Palaiologou, DDS, MS

Archontia Palaiologou, DDS, MS, is a professor and assistant graduate program director in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas…

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Armita Hezarkhani, DMD, MPH

Armita Hezarkhani, DMD, MPH, is a 2020 graduate of ASDOH. Her research about e-cigarettes and vaping stemmed from her clinical experiences at dental…

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Arthur C. DiMarco, DMD

Arthur C. DiMarco, DMD, is director and an affiliate assistant professor in the Regional Initiatives in Dental Education program at the University of…

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Aruna Ramesh, BDS, MS, DMD

Aruna Ramesh, BDS, MS, DMD, is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

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Arvie Malik, RDH, BS

Arvie Malik, RDH, BS, is a part time instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at West Los Angeles College, Culver City, Calif, and the course…

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Ashanti D. Braxton, DDS

Ashanti D. Braxton, DDS, is a tenured associate professor in the Department of General Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center…

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Ashley C. Grill, MPH, RDH

Ashley C. Grill, MPH, RDH, is a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at New York University College of Dentistry and a clinical…

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Ashley Cooke, RDH, BS

Ashley Cooke, RDH, BS, is in private clinical practice in Northville, Mich.

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Ashley Gronski

ASHLEY GRONSKI is a dental hygiene student at Fortis Institute. She will graduate in May 2014 with an Associate of Arts in Specialized Technology…

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Ashlyn R. Atwell, RDH, BSDH

Ashlyn R. Atwell, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas.…

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Aubree M. Chismark, RDH, MS

Aubree M. Chismark, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at West Coast University in Anaheim, California. She is…

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Aubri Kottek, MPH

Aubri Kottek, MPH, is a research analyst with the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences and Healthforce Center at the UCSF School…

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Audra E. Haynes, RDH, MPH

Audra E. Haynes, RDH, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at City Tech, where she serves as radiology course…

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Audrey Adams, BSDH

Audrey Adams, BSDH, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in Fort…

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Autumn R. Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, IBCLC

Autumn R. Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, IBCLC, is a speech-language pathologist/ feeding therapist, certified orofacial myologist, and international…

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Ava J. Wu, DDS

Ava J. Wu, DDS, is a clinical professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences and codirector of the Sjögren's Syndrome Clinic at the University of…

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Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP

Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP, is a board-certified maxillofacial prosthodontist and director of the Prosthodontics Residency Program at the…

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Avni Bhula, BDS, DDS, MSc

Avni Bhula, BDS, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor in the Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences at the UTHealth School of Dentistry at…

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Barbara A. Long, SDT, RDH, CACE, BGS

Barbara A. Long, SDT, RDH, CACE, BGS, is a lecturer and clinical instructor at the College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,…

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Barbara A. Tarwater, RDH, CDA, BASDH

Barbara A. Tarwater, RDH, CDA, BASDH, is an associate professor in the
Dental Hygiene Program at Pensacola State College (PSC) in Pensacola, Fla,…

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Barbara Bennett, CDA, RDH, MS

Barbara Bennett, CDA, RDH, MS, has been actively involved in dentistry for more than 30 years. She is the department chair for Texas State Technical…

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Barbara Kunselman, RDH, MS

Barbara Kunselman, RDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at University of Cincinnati (UC) Blue Ash College. She has…

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Barbara Shearer, BDS, MDS, PhD

Barbara Shearer, BDS, MDS, PhD, is director of scientific affairs for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals in New York.

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Beata A. Golebiewska, RDH, BSEd

Beata A. Golebiewska, RDH, BSEd, has served as an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at New York University(NYU) College…

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Beatriz Madrid Hicks, MA, RDH

Beatriz Madrid Hicks, MA, RDH, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontics, Division of Dental Hygiene, at the University of…

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Beau D. Meyer, DDS, MPH

Beau D. Meyer, DDS, MPH, is an assistant professor and predoctoral program director in pediatric dentistry at the
University of North Carolina at…

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Becca D. Jorde, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, CERT MDT

Becca D. Jorde, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, CERT MDT, is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the USD School of Health Sciences.…

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Becca Taylor, AS

Becca Taylor, AS, is a senior in the Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Program at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. She can be reached at:

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Benjamin C. Dunlap, BS

Benjamin C. Dunlap, BS, is a third-year dental student at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

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Benjamin C. Hickox, APRN, CNS, DNP

Benjamin C. Hickox, APRN, CNS, DNP, is a clinical nurse specialist in the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic.

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Bernadette Alvear Fa, DDS, CPT

Bernadette Alvear Fa, DDS, CPT, is an associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry and director of the local…

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Bernardo A. Caldas, BS

Bernardo A. Caldas, BS, is a third-year dental student at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine.

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Beth Monnin, RDH, MSEd

Beth Monnin, RDH, MSEd, is the clinic coordinator and assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash…

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Bethany Komasinski, RDH, EFDA

Bethany Komasinski, RDH, EFDA, is a practicing dental hygienist and a recent graduate of USI's dental hygiene program.

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Bethany Montoya, RDH

Bethany Montoya, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist with 10 years of clinical experience. She has served the dental hygiene profession through her…

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Bethany Palesh, RDH, MS

Bethany Palesh, RDH, MS, practices clinical dental hygiene in general and periodontal practices both in Ontario, Canada, and Michigan where she is…

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Bethany Valachi, MS, PT, CEAS

Bethany Valachi, MS, PT, CEAS, is president and instructor for Posturedontics®, which provides dental ergonomic and injury prevention education and…

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Betsy Lindholm, RDH

Betsy Lindholm, RDH, has been practicing dental hygiene for three years. She graduated from Blinn College in Bryan, Texas, with her Associate Degree…

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Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS

Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS, presents scientifically based dental and dental hygiene continuing education programs nationally and globally She also has…

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Beverly A. McClure, RDH, BS

Beverly A. McClure, RDH, BS, is an associate professor of Clinical Dental Hygiene at the Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Division of…

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Bharathi Devi Myneni, BDS

Bharathi Devi Myneni, BDS, practices with the Willamette Dental Group in Tigard, Oregon. A diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, she…

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Bhoomika Ahuja, BDS, MS

Bhoomika Ahuja, BDS, MS, is an assistant professor of orthodontics in the Department of Developmental Sciences at the Marquette University School of…

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Bhushan Ahuja, BDS, MDS, RDH

Bhushan Ahuja, BDS, MDS, RDH, maintains a private orthodontic practice in Ahmedabad, India.

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Bina Surti, DDS

Bina Surti, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Reconstructive Clinical Sciences at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of…

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Binita Satpathy, BS

Binita Satpathy, BS, is a fourth-year dental student at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

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Bonnie Branson, RDH, PhD

Bonnie Branson, RDH, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science at the University of Missouri-Kansas City…

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Bonnie Bruerd, RDH, MPH, DrPh

Bonnie Bruerd, RDH, MPH, DrPh, is a health policy consultant in Salem, Ore. She has more than 20 years of experience working with the Indian Health…

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Brandonn K. Perry

Brandonn K. Perry is the compliance officer for infection prevention and safety at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor. He…

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Brandy Zantello, RDH, BSDH

Brandy Zantello, RDH, BSDH, is a 2018 graduate of the University of Michigan (U-M) Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program in Ann Arbor.…

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Brenda Bradshaw, BSDH, MS, RDH

Brenda Bradshaw, BSDH, MS, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU. Her research interests include…

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Brent Pen-Jen Lin, DMD

Brent Pen-Jen Lin, DMD, is an associate clinical professor in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Orofacial Sciences, at the University…

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Brian D. Rhoads, DDS

Brian D. Rhoads, DDS, has been a solo private practitioner in West Memphis, Arkansas, for more than 20 years. For the past 7 years, he has been owner…

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Brian J. Swann, DDS, MPH

Brian J. Swann, DDS, MPH, is the chief of oral health for the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He conducts the Oral Physician…

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Brian J. Wilkinson, PT, DPT, CHT, CLT

Brian J. Wilkinson, PT, DPT, CHT, CLT, is an associate professor and associate director of clinical education at Pacific University School of Physical…

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Brian L. Mealey, DDS, MS

Brian L. Mealey, DDS, MS, is a professor and director of the graduate program in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Health…

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Brian Nový, DDS

Brian Nový, DDS, is the chief dental officer at the Alliance Dental Center in Quincy, Massachusetts, and holds faculty appointments at three dental…

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Brian Partido, BSDH, MSDH

Brian Partido, BSDH, MSDH, is the executive
director of dental programs at Seattle Central College.

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Brian Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD, FACS

Dr. Brian Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD, FACS, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who specializes in the comprehensive surgical management of patients with…

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Bridget Calhoun, DrPH, PA-C

Bridget Calhoun, DrPH, PA-C, is the associate dean for academic affairs and research in the School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University in…

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Bridget M. Wright, MACPR, BSDH, EFDA

Bridget M. Wright, MACPR, BSDH, EFDA, is an assistant clinical professor at The Ohio State University (OSU), Division of Dental Hygiene in Columbus,…

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Brigette R. Cooper, RDH, MS

Brigette R. Cooper, RDH, MS, is a professor and chair of the Department of Dental Education at Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato. She teaches…

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Brittany R. Harris, RDH, BSDH, MSDH

Brittany R. Harris, RDH, BSDH, MSDH, is a clinical instructor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore where she teaches methods…

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Brooke M.O. Fukuoka, DMD

Brooke M.O. Fukuoka, DMD, is a guest lecturer on special care dentistry at the College of Southern Idaho Dental Hygiene in Twin Falls, A.T. Still…

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Bruce Landean, MSDH, RDH

Bruce Landean, MSDH, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist in a general private practice. He also serves as an adjunct clinical instructor at Northern…

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Bruce Riggs, DMD

Bruce Riggs, DMD, has been involved in pediatric dentistry for the past 25 years, and caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) is an important…

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Bruno C. Azevedo, DDS, MS

Bruno C. Azevedo, DDS, MS, is an independent consultant in oral and maxillofacial radiology based in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Bruno G. Loos, DDS, MS, PhD

Bruno G. Loos, DDS, MS, PhD, is a professor of periodontology and the course director for post-graduate periodontics in the Department of…

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Bryan J. Frantz, DMD, MS

Bryan J. Frantz, DMD, MS, is a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology. He is also an associate professor in the Department of…

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C. Austin Risbeck, RDH

C. Austin Risbeck, RDH, is an author and speaker on the associations among periodontal diseases and heart disease and diabetes. He is president of…

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C. Eve J. Kimball, MD, FAAP

C. Eve J. Kimball, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician, is the founder of All About Children Pediatric Partners, PC, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is an oral…

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Caitlin Parsons, RDH, C-IAYT, CEAS

Caitlin Parsons, RDH, C-IAYT, CEAS, has 12 years of experience as a dental hygienist and is also a certified yoga therapist and ergonomic coach for…

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Caitlyn Strubinger

Caitlyn Strubinger is a dental hygiene student

at Fortis Institute. She will graduate in May 2013 with an

Associate in Specialized Technology…

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Camille Biorn, RDH, BS

Camille Biorn, RDH, BS, is an associate clinical professor and radiology coordinator at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, where she has…

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Candace M. Herman

Candace M. Herman, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Southern Illinois University. Herman plans to practice dental…

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Cara J. Riley, DMD, MS

Cara J. Riley, DMD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and a dentist anesthesiologist practicing at Children's Hospital…

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Caren M. Barnes, RDH, MS

Caren M. Barnes, RDH, MS, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and the coordinator of clinical research at the Cruzan Center for Dental…

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Carl F. Driscoll, DMD, FACP

Carl F. Driscoll, DMD, FACP, is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. A diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and…

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Carla Nunez, DMD

Carla Nunez, DMD, is a part-time faculty member at Georgia School of Orthodontics.

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Carleigh Fraley, BA, RDH

Carleigh Fraley, BA, RDH, currently practices clinical dental hygiene at Veritas Dentistry in Yonkers, New York. She is passionate about empowering…

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Carlene Paarmann, RDH, MEd

Carlene Paarmann, RDH, MEd, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, where she joined the…

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Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas, DDS, MSD, PhD

Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas, DDS, MSD, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at the U-M…

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Carol A. Lapp, MS, PhD

Carol A. Lapp, MS, PhD, recently retired from her position as associate professor in the Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, at the…

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Carol Jahn, RDH, MS

Carol Jahn, RDH, MS, is the director of professional relations and education for Water Pik, Inc. She has been providing continuing education courses…

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Carol Naylor, RDH, DMDM

Carol Naylor, RDH, DMDM, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Before becoming an educator,…

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Carol Tobias, MMHS

Carol Tobias, MMHS, is director of the Health and Disability Working Group in Boston, and an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy…

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Carole T. Pantera, DDS, MS

Carole T. Pantera, DDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor emeritus in endodontics at UB. She was a founding partner of Southtowns Endodontics…

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Carolyn Brown, RDH, EFDA, BS, MPA

Carolyn Brown, RDH, EFDA, BS, MPA, has practiced for 18 years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where she has been instrumental in initiating an…

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Carolyn Patenaude, MSEd, BSRDH, CDA

Carolyn Patenaude, MSEd, BSRDH, CDA, has 32 years of clinical dental hygiene experience and is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Dental…

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Carrie Hanson, RDH, MA

Carrie Hanson, RDH, MA, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Dentistry, in the Division of Dental…

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Carrie Peltier, MS, MPH

Carrie Peltier, MS, MPH, is the innovation senior project manager for the Academic Institute at Atrius Health, where she manages collaboration…

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Casey Chen, PhD, DDS

Casey Chen, PhD, DDS, is an associate professor of Primary Oral Health Care at University of Southern California (USC) School of Dentistry. He can be…

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Casey Hein, BSDH, MBA

Casey Hein, BSDH, MBA, is an assistant professor in the Division of Periodontics, Dental Diagnostics, and Surgical Sciences in the College of…

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Cassandra Nutter, BSDH, RDH

Cassandra Nutter, BSDH, RDH, has been practicing dental hygiene for more than seven years. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from…

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Cassandra Penning, RDH, BS

Cassandra Penning, RDH, BS, is a clinical dental hygienist practicing in Sheridan, Wyoming. She is also a graduate dental hygiene student at Idaho…

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Catherin Wilson, RDH, BSDH

Catherin Wilson, RDH, BSDH, has been a practicing dental hygienist for more than 13 years. She is currently a student in the graduate dental hygiene…

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Catherine D. Saylor-Boles, RDH, MS

Catherine D. Saylor-Boles, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC),…

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Catherine K. Starnes, RDH, BS

Catherine K. Starnes, RDH, BS, has been a practicing dental hygienist for 38 years. She also served as a clinical assistant professor at the…

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Catherine Monchik, RDH, BS, MS

Catherine Monchik, RDH, BS, MS, is a full-time assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Unit at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College in the…

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Catherine S. Seifert, RDH, BS

Catherine S. Seifert, RDH, BS, has served as an adjunct clinical faculty member at ODU’s School of Dental Hygiene for the past 10 years. Her private…

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Catherine Salisbury, RDH, MHE

Catherine Salisbury, RDH, MHE, is a clinical assistant professor in the
Department of Dental Hygiene at ISU.

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Cathrine Steinborn, DDS

Cathrine Steinborn, DDS, practices general dentistry in Santa Clara, California, and is a part-time clinical instructor in the Department of…

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Cathy Russell, RDH

Cathy Russell, RDH, is clinical director and compliance trainer for infection control and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…

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Cati Laird, RDH

Cati Laird, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist in the state of Texas.

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Cedric Truss, DHA, MSHI

Cedric Truss, DHA, MSHI, is chair of the Department of Health Sciences and a clinical associate professor at the Byrdine F. Lewis of Nursing and…

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Celine J. Cornelius Timothius, BDS, MSc, MS, MSD

Celine J. Cornelius Timothius, BDS, MSc, MS, MSD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the Dental College of Georgia at…

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Chandni Batra, BDS, MDS

Chandni Batra, BDS, MDS, is a graduate student in the Department of Periodontology at Indiana University School of Dentistry.

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Charlene A. Czuszak , DDS, MS

Charlene A. Czuszak , DDS, MS, is assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and in the Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of…

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Charlene LaVoie, JD, MPA, RDH

Charlene LaVoie, JD, MPA, RDH, began her education at a women’s college. Convinced she needed a productive skill more than further classical…

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Charles D. Larsen, DMD, MS

Charles D. Larsen, DMD, MS, is a clinical assistant
professor and director of the predoctoral program in the Department
of Pediatric Dentistry at…

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Charles M. Cobb, DDS, MS, PhD

Charles M. Cobb, DDS, MS, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of…

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Chaya Morris, RDH, BS

Chaya Morris, RDH, BS, practices as a dental hygienist in Indiana. She is a recent graduate of USI, earning a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene with…

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Cherith Flowerday

Cherith Flowerday, is the program officer for Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation.

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Cheryl A. Vamos, PhD, MPH

Cheryl A. Vamos, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor, director of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program, and Fellow in the Chiles Center in the…

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Cheryl Westphal, RDH, MS

Cheryl Westphal, RDH, MS, is assistant dean for Allied Health Programs, director of Dental Hygiene Programs, and clinical associate professor at NYU…

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Cheyanne Warren, MS, DDS

Cheyanne Warren, MS, DDS, is the director of the Dental Therapy Program at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Washington, and the past director of…

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Chi Tran, DDS

CHI TRAN, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences at the Dugoni School of Dentistry, University…

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Chris H. Miller, PhD

Chris H. Miller, PhD, is a professor emeritus of microbiology and an executive associate dean emeritus at Indiana University School of Dentistry in…

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Chris Haddlesey, BA

Chris Haddlesey, BA, is an adjunct clinical lecturer at the U-M School of Dentistry. He works with graduate dental hygiene students in the drafting,…

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Christeen Amin Mikhail, RDH, BS

Christeen Amin Mikhail, RDH, BS, has 7 years of dental office experience, and recently earned a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree from…

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Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH

Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH, is a faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine. She is also enrolled…

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Christina Calleros, RDH, MS

Christina Calleros, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and junior clinic
coordinator in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of New…

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Christina Giso, MBA

Christina Giso, MBA, is assistant professor, in the Division of Graduate Studies, Department of Dental Hygiene, at ISU, where she has developed and…

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Christina Peters

Christina Peters, is the project director of the Native Dental Therapy Initiative for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. She assists…

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Christina Silverman, BA

Christina Silverman, BA, is a student in the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry's dental hygiene program in New York. She presented a…

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Christine A. Hovliaras, RDH, BS, MBA, CDE (deceased)

Christine A. Hovliaras, RDH, BS, MBA, CDE, has been a dental hygienist for more than 25 years and has worked in clinical, educational, and industry…

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Christine DeBaz, BA

Christine DeBaz, BA, is a student and research assistant at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland.

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Christine Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA

Christine M. Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA, is director of the Oral Health Program for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). She has…

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Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS

Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS, is an assistant adjunct professor in the Health Sciences Department at New York City College of Technology, where she…

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Christine Nathe, RDH, MS

Christine Nathe, RDH, MS, is a professor and program director at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Division of Dental Hygiene. She is vice chair of…

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Christine Rogers, RDH, MS

Christine Rogers, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and senior clinical coordinator at MCPHS University, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene in…

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Christopher Dvorak, MS, LCGC

Christopher Dvorak, MS, LCGC, is a course director and student mentor for the master’s program in medical genetics and genomics at Tulane University…

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Christopher Shyue, BS, BA

Christopher Shyue, BS, BA, is a research assistant in the UW School of Dentistry's Department of Oral Health Sciences.

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Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS

Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at New York City College of Technology of
the City…

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Christy Isbell, PhD, OTR/L

Christy Isbell, PhD, OTR/L, is department chair and program director of the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program and a professor of…

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Cindy Lyon, BSDH, DDS, EdD

Cindy Lyon, BSDH, DDS, EdD, is associate professor and chair of the Department of Dental Practice at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni…

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Cindy Schroeder-Drucks, MA, RDH, CDA,

Cindy Schroeder-Drucks, MA, RDH, CDA, is an assistant professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–School of Health Related…

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Claire M. Belling, BS, RDH

Claire M. Belling, BS, RDH, has been practicing dental hygiene and participating in dental reaserach for more than 20 years. She has published papers…

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Claudia Turcotte, CDA, RDH, MSDH, MSOSH

Claudia Turcotte, CDA, RDH, MSDH, MSOSH, is a professor emeritus of dental hygiene at CT State Tunxis in Farmington, Connecticut. She has also…

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Claudia Walder, RDH, BSDH, BA, CDA

Claudia Walder, RDH, BSDH, BA, CDA, has spent 20 years as a practicing dental hygienist and currently works in Southern California. She has practiced…

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Claudine Paula Drew, RDH, MS, EdD

Claudine Paula Drew, RDH, MS, EdD, is an associate professor of Dental Hygiene at the Ministry of Health-College of Health Sciences, Kingdom of…

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Colleen M. Brickle, EdD, RDH

Colleen M. Brickle, EdD, RDH, is the dean of Health Sciences at Normandale Community College in Minneapolis. An advocate for furthering the profession…

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Colleen M. Olson, RDH

Colleen M. Olson, RDH, is a private practice dental hygienist in San Antonio, Texas. She can be reached at: colleenmealeyolson@gmail.com.

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Colleen Rolland, BS

Colleen Rolland, BS, is a recent graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at U-M. She is dedicated to helping individuals on the autism spectrum…

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Connie Drisko, RDH, DDS (Deceased)

Connie Drisko, RDH, DDS, is associate dean for academic planning and faculty personnel and director of Clinical Research, Department of Periodontics,…

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Connie E. Beatty, RDH, BS

Connie E. Beatty, RDH, BS, is an adjunct clinical instructor at Texas Woman's University in Denton and a candidate for a master of science in dental…

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Connie Kracher, PhD, MSD

Connie Kracher, PhD, MSD, is an associate professor of dental education and director of the dental assisting program at Indiana University–Purdue…

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Connie Mobley, PhD, RD

Connie Mobley, PhD, RD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and associate dean of research at UNLV SDM. She is a registered…

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Constance R. Sharuga, RDH, PhD

Constance R. Sharuga, RDH, PhD, is an associate professor of Dental Hygiene, Department of Allied Health Sciences, College of Public and Allied Health…

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Constanza E. Fernandez, DDS, PhD

Constanza E. Fernandez, DDS, PhD, is a research scholar at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor, where she studies the…

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Corey B. Chmil, DMD

Corey B. Chmil, DMD, is on the faculty of Fortis

Institute in Scranton, Pa, where he serves as

the clinic dentist and teaches dental hygiene…

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Corinthia Wilkerson, MBS

Corinthia Wilkerson, MBS, is a fourth-year dental student at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

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Courtney O’Brien RDH, BS

Courtney O’Brien RDH, BS, is a private practitioner in Sunnyvale, Tex.

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Courtney P. Rudick, RDH-EA, MS, CHES

Courtney P. Rudick, RDH-EA, MS, CHES, is a doctoral student in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Creighton University School of…

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Courtney Randolph, BS

Courtney Randolph, BS, is the research coordinator for the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy in the IU Department of Family…

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Courtney S. Babb, DMD

Courtney S. Babb, DMD, s an instructor in the Department of General Dentistry at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. She was an…

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Craig A. Dunlap, DDS

Craig A. Dunlap, DDS, is an assistant professor and acting director of the graduate program in endodontology at the University of the Pacific Arthur…

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Craig C. Spangler, DDS

Craig C. Spangler, DDS, previously served as the general practice residency program director and chief of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery…

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Craig McKenzie, DMD, MSEd

Craig McKenzie, DMD, MSEd, is a resident in the Department of Dental Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.

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Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII

Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII, is in private practice in Akron, Ohio, and is a fellow of the Midwest Implant Institute.

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Cristina Casa-Levine, EdD, RDH

Cristina Casa-Levine, EdD, RDH, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College. She coordinates clinical…

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Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS

Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University in Pocatello, and a…

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Cynthia C. Amyot, RDH, EdD

Cynthia C. Amyot, RDH, EdD, is the associate dean for instructional technology and faculty development at the University of Missouri-Kansas City…

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Cynthia J. Howard, RDH, BS, MS, CCRC

Cynthia J. Howard, RDH, BS, MS, CCRC, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Unit of the Allied Health Department at Eugenio Maria de…

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Cynthia L. Stull, DHSc, MDH, RDH

Cynthia L. Stull, DHSc, MDH, RDH, is an assistant professor and director of the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Minnesota School of…

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Cynthia Stegeman, EdD, RDH, RD, LD, CDE, FAND

Cynthia Stegeman, EdD, RDH, RD, LD, CDE, FAND, is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who works in a hospital-based diabetes…

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Dailee Y. Louis, RDH, BS, MPH

Dailee Y. Louis, RDH, BS, MPH, is an adjunct lecturer in the Dental Hygiene Department at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn. Apart from…

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Dallin N. Harris, DDS

Dallin N. Harris, DDS, is an orthodontic resident at the University of Colorado (CU) School of Dental Medicine in Aurora. His research interests…

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Daniel J. Palazzolo, DDS

Daniel J. Palazzolo, DDS, is assistant chief of Periodontics at Sheppard Air Force Base, where he teaches for the Advanced Education in General…

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Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS

Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS, is a professor and chairman emeritus of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth…

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Daniel M. Russell, PhD

Daniel M. Russell, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at ODU.

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Daniel Malamud, PhD

Daniel Malamud, PhD, is professor of Basic Sciences at NYU College of Dentistry. His research program deals with salivary diagnostics for infectious…

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Daniel Shin, DDS, MSD

Daniel Shin, DDS, MSD, is a clinical assistant professor and director of predoctoral periodontics in the Department of Periodontology at Indiana…

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Danielle Ellington, RDH, MA

Danielle Ellington, RDH, MA, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in Loma…

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Danielle Rulli, RDH, MS, DHSc

Danielle Rulli, RDH, MS, DHSc, is a clinical assistant professor and director of the Graduate Dental Hygiene Program at Michigan School of Dentistry.…

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Danna Cotner, DDS

Danna Cotner, DDS, is a clinical associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale. She also…

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Darice K. Pacak, RDH, MSEd

Darice K. Pacak, RDH, MSEd, is a full professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Cincinnati. In addition, she serves as a…

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Darlene J. Swigart, EPDH, MS

Darlene J. Swigart, EPDH, MS, is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls,…

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Darlene Jones, RDH, MPA

Darlene Jones, RDH, MPA, is the interim director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Michigan (U-M) in Ann Arbor, and president of…

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Darren Isfeld, DMD

Darren Isfeld, DMD, is a 2010 graduate of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine where he received the American Academy of…

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David A. Keith, BDS, FDSRCS, DMD

David A. Keith, BDS, FDSRCS, DMD, is a professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a visiting oral and…

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David A. Mott, DMD, MS

David A. Mott, DMD, MS, is a clinical associate professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.…

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David A. Reznik, DDS

David A. Reznik, DDS, is chief of dental services for the Grady Health System in Atlanta. He also serves as director of the Oral Health Center in…

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David Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD

David Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the Research Division in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the…

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David Charles Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP

David Charles Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is research director for the Center of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and chief medical informatics…

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David Cluck, PharmD, AAHIVP

David Cluck, PharmD, AAHIVP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at ETSU College of Pharmacy. He practices clinical…

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David Gore, DMD

David Gore, DMD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of Kentucky, College of…

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David H. Yu, DDS, MS

David H. Yu, DDS, MS, maintains a private periodontal practice in Austin, Texas, where he specializes in implant therapy and esthetic surgical…

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David M. Avenetti, DDS, MSD, MPH

David M. Avenetti, DDS, MSD, MPH, is a full-time clinical assistant professor at the College of Dentistry, University of Illinois in Chicago. He works…

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David M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP

David M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a pediatrician and medical director of the Connecticut Children’s Care Network, a clinically integrated network of…

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David P. Semeniuk, BDSc, MS

David P. Semeniuk, BDSc, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at the Kornberg School of…

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David T. Wu, DMD, DMSc

David T. Wu, DMD, DMSc, is a periodontist and faculty member in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at the Harvard School of…

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David T.W. Wong, DMD, DMSc

David T.W. Wong, DMD, DMSc, is professor and associate dean of research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry. He…

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David Thornton, DDS

David Thornton, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Practice at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

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David Tindle, DDS, MS

David Tindle, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor and the academic discipline coordinator for oral medicine and oral pathology at the…

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David Urbanawiz, DMD

David Urbanawiz, DDS, is an instructor in the Department of Restorative Sciences at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. His teaching…

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David W. Paquette, DMD, MPH, DMSc

David W. Paquette, DMD, MPH, DMSc,is professor and associate dean for education at Stony Brook UniversitySchool of Dental Medicine in Stony Brook, NY.…

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David W. Tybor, OD

David W. Tybor, OD, is the cofounder of LaserView Vision Center in Austin, Tex, where he practices optometry.

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Debi Gerger, RDH, MPH

Debi Gerger, RDH, MPH, is department chair of Dental Hygiene at West Coast University in Southern California. An educator for more than 15 years,…

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Debora R. Dias, DDS, MSc

Debora R. Dias, DDS, MSc, is a postgraduate doctoral student in the Department of Dentistry at State University of Maringá in Maringá, Brazil.

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Deborah A. Finnegan, RDH, MS

Deborah A. Finnegan, RDH, MS, is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Middlesex Community College in Lowell,…

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Deborah Dotson, RDH, PhD

Deborah Dotson, RDH, PhD, is an associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at East Tennessee State University’s College of Clinical and…

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Deborah E. Fleming, RDH, MS

Deborah E. Fleming, RDH, MS, is the scientific affairs manager for the United States for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals. She has developed and presented…

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Deborah Johnson Horlak, RDH, BS, MA

Deborah Johnson Horlak, RDH, BS, MA, is assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the…

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Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS

Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and junior clinical coordinator in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and…

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Deborah Studen-Pavlovich, DMD

Deborah Studen-Pavlovich, DMD, serves as chair and professor of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh, School of…

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Deborah Vayon, RDH, MEd

Deborah Vayon, RDH, MEd, is an assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Dentistry. She has
been a…

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Debra Ferraiolo, DMD, FAGD

Debra Ferraiolo, DMD, FAGD, is a clinical assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology, and medicine at NYU, College of…

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Debra Friesen, RDH, MS

Debra Friesen, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at LLU School of Dentistry. She has private practice experience…

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Debra J. Sidd, RDH, RF, MEd

Debra J. Sidd, RDH, RF, MEd, is a dental hygiene instructor at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the chair and online course…

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Debra November-Rider, RDH, MS

Debra November-Rider, RDH, MS, is the Institutional Review Board administrator at the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Mass, and course director for…

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Debra Zawistowski, RDH, BS

Debra Zawistowski, RDH, BS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and the…

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Deidra Russell, RDH, BS, MA

Deidra Russell, RDH, BS, MA, is a clinical instructor at the Miami Dade School of Health Sciences in Miami. She loves making a difference in her…

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Dena M. Sapanaro, DDS, MS

Dena M. Sapanaro, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at New York University (NYU) College of…

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Denise Guadiana, RDH, MSDH

Denise Guadiana, RDH, MSDH, is an adjunct clinical lecturer in the U-M Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program. She currently practices…

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Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH

Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH, is an associate clinical professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in…

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Denise M. Bowen, RDH, MS (deceased)

DENISE M. BOWEN, RDH, MS, is a professor emeritus and graduate faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University in…

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Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH

Denise M. Claiborne, RDH, PhD, is an associate professor and graduate program director at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old…

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Denise M. Messina, MDH, BS, RDH

Denise M. Messina, MDH, BS, RDH, is an assistant clinical professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at the OSU College of Dentistry where is course…

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Denise Muesch Helm, RDH, EdD

Denise Muesch Helm, RDH, EdD, is a professor of dental hygiene and affiliated faculty in the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona…

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Dennis J. Fasbinder, DDS, ABGD

Dennis J. Fasbinder, DDS, ABGD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at the University of…

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Dennis J. McTigue, DDS, MS

Dennis J. McTigue, DDS, MS, is professor of pediatric dentistry at The Ohio State UniversityCollege of Dentistry in Columbus. He is vice president of…

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Dennis N. Ranalli, DDS, MDS

Dennis N. Ranalli, DDS, MDS, is a professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Senior Associate Dean at the University of Pittsburgh, School…

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Dennis P. Tarnow, DDS

Dennis P. Tarnow, DDS, is professor and chairman of the Ashman Department of Implant Dentistry at NYU. A Diplomate of the American Board of…

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Dhiraj Mallela, BDS

Dhiraj Mallela, BDS, practiced general dentistry in India before completing a fellowship in oral and maxillofacial medicine at Case Western Reserve…

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Dhivya Coleman, RDH

Dhivya Coleman, RDH, is a recent graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at Farmingdale State College, and is currently working in private practice in…

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Diana B. Aboytes, RDH, MS

Diana B. Aboytes, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Department of Dental Medicine at the University of New…

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Diana Bronstein, DDS, MS, MS

Diana Bronstein, DDS, MS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Periodontology at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine…

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Diana Cartagena, PhD, RN, CPNP

Diana Cartagena, PhD, RN, CPNP, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and director of the pediatric nurse practitioner program at ODU. Her…

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Diana Esshaki, DMD, MS

Diana Esshaki, DMD, MS, is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Medicine at TUSDM, where she supervises the training of dental students…

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Diana M. Catt, PhD

Diana M. Catt, PhD, is an instructor and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry at Indiana University School of…

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Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd

Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Unit of the Allied Health Department at Eugenio Maria de Hostos…

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Diane M. Daubert, RDH, MS

Diane M. Daubert, RDH, MS, is a faculty member in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Washington

(UW) School of Dentistry in…

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Diane Melrose, RDH, BS

Diane Melrose, RDH, BS, is clinical professor and acting chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Southern California School of…

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Diane P. Kandray, RDH, MEd

Diane P. Kandray, RDH, MEd, has taught in the Dr. Madeleine Haggerty
Dental Hygiene Program at Youngstown State University in Ohio since 2002. She…

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Diane Paz, DrBH, MEd, RDH

Diane Paz, DrBH, MEd, RDH, is a clinical instructor at A.T Still University, Arizona School of Dental and Oral Health in Mesa. She also teaches in the…

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Diane Rhee, PharmD, MHA

Diane Rhee, PharmD, MHA, is a corporate clinical manager of acute care pharmacy services for Universal Hospital Services. Based in Las Vegas, she…

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Dianne L. Sefo, MEd, RDH

Dianne L. Sefo, MEd, RDH, is a clinical associate professor and chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at NYU College of…

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Dianne Lancaster, RDH, BS

Dianne Lancaster, RDH, BS, works in private practice in Dedham, Mass, and has 27 years of clinical experience in periodontology.

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Dmitriy Kravchenko, MPH

Dmitriy Kravchenko, MPH, is a student in Nova Southeastern UniversityÍs dual medical and dental degree program. In 2017, he will graduate with both a…

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Dolores Cannella, PhD

Dolores Cannella, PhD,is an assistant professor and director of behavioral sciences at StonyBrook University, School of Dental Medicine. She is a…

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Domenick T. Zero, DDS, MS

Domenick T. Zero, DDS, MS, is an expert in the field of cariology and the use of in situ caries models. As the primary investigator, he has received…

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Dominick P. DePaola, DDS, PhD, ScD (Hon) (Deceased)

Dominick P. DePaola, DDS, PhD, ScD (Hon), is currently president and CEO of the Forsyth Institute and professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology…

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Don Ton, DDS

Don Ton, DDS — the driving force behind LumaDent, Inc. — has more than 25 years of experience in dentistry and is well versed in the daily challenges…

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Dona R. Roberts, RDH

Dona R. Roberts, RDH, practices with Lewis Wharf Dental Associates in Boston. She has extensive experience consulting, volunteering, conducting…

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Donald A. Curtis, DMD, FACP

Donald A. Curtis, DMD, FACP, is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of California San…

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Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD

Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD, is a professor of oral health sciences and associate dean for research at the UW School of Dentistry. He is also a professor…

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Donald S. Clem, DDS

Donald S. Clem, DDS, is the outgoing president of the American Academy of Periodontology. He maintains a private periodontal practice in Fullerton,…

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Donna Catapano-Martinez, DHSc, CDA, RDH

Donna Catapano-Martinez, DHSc, RDH, CDA, is an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at New…

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Donna Grzegorek, BS, RDH, PHDH, FADHA

Donna Grzegorek, BS, RDH, PHDH, FADHA, has spent the past 44 years practicing clinical dental hygiene full-time. Additionally, she has expanded her…

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Donna L. Murray-Schoenecker, PHDHP, MSDH

Donna L. Murray-Schoenecker, PHDHP, MSDH, is a dental navigator, facilitating medical and dental integration into a variety of medical practice…

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Donna Smith, BSDH, MSEd, RDHAP

Donna Smith, BSDH, MSEd, RDHAP, is retired faculty from the Division of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry,…

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Donna Stach, RDH, MEd

Donna Stach, RDH, MEd, is a professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine where she has taught for more than 20 years. She…

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Donna Warren Morris, RDH, MEd

Donna Warren Morris, RDH, MEd, is an associate professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas (UT) Dental…

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Dora-Ann Oddo, RDH, MA

Dora-Ann Oddo, RDH, MA, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Department at New York City College of Technology (City Tech). She has also…

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Dorothy A. Perry, RDH, PhD

Dorothy A. Perry, RDH, PhD, is associate professor and assistant dean for Curricular Affairs at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF),…

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Dorothy J. Rowe, RDH, MS, PhD

Dorothy J. Rowe, RDH, MS, PhD, is an associate professor emeritus in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of…

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Dorothy Vannah, Med, RDH, CDA

Dorothy Vannah, Med, RDH, CDA, is director of the Simulation Learning Center and an associate professor in the Department of Diagnosis and Health…

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Douglas A. Young, DDS, EdD, MBA, MS

Douglas A. Young, DDS, EdD, MBA, MS, is a professor in the Department of Dental Practice at the University of the Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry.

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Douglas L. Risk, DDS, Col, USAF, DC

Douglas L. Risk, DDS, Col, USAF, DC, is director of the United States Air Force Dental Evaluation and Consultation Service (DECS), a 59th Dental Group…

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Douglas W. Beals, DDS, MS

Douglas W. Beals, DDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Arizona and a diplomate of the…

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Drew Christianson, MDT, ADT

Drew Christianson, MDT,
ADT, is a clinical assistant
professor in the
Department of Primary
Dental Care, Division of
Dental Therapy at the…

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Durinda Mattana, RDH, BSDH, MS

Durinda is an adjunct associate professor in the Division of Practice Essentials and Interprofessional Education at the University of Detroit Mercy…

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Dushyanthan Nithiyananthasothy

Dushyanthan Nithiyananthasothy will receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the NYU College of Dentistry in September. He is valedictorian of his…

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E. Todd Scheyer, DDS, MS

E. Todd Scheyer, DDS, MS, is a clinical assisting instructor at University of Texas Dental Branch (UTDB), Houston, and a guest lecturer at University…

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Edward H. Moody, Jr, DDS

Edward H. Moody, Jr, DDS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He also maintains a private pediatric dental practice in…

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Edward J. Swift, Jr, DMD, MS

Edward J. Swift, Jr, DMD, MS, practiced general dentistry for several years and has taught at the University of Mississippi and the University of…

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Edward Ruvins, DDS, MS, MBA, MSF, MSAC

Edward Ruvins, DDS, MS, MBA, MSF, MSAC, is a founder of Spectrum Dental Group, Lighthouse Recovery, and Optimum Consulting Group and the co-founder of…

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Egle Stanceviciene, DMD

Egle Stanceviciene, DMD, is a certified pediatric dentist, clinical instructor, and associate lecturer at the Lithuanian Health Sciences University in…

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Elena Francisco, RDH, RDHAP, MS

Elena Francisco, RDH, RDHAP, MS, is an adjunct instructor at Carrington College in Sacramento, California, and also maintains a private dental hygiene…

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Elham Mahdavi, DDS

Elham Mahdavi, DDS,

is an assistant professor in the

Department of Radiology at

the Dugoni School of Dentistry,

University of the Pacific.…

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Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH

Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH, is a board-certified pediatric dentist and clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry at the UMN…

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Elizabeth Acevedo, RDH, BSDH, MSDH

Elizabeth Acevedo, RDH, BSDH, MSDH, is a dental hygienist for the Midtown Dental Group, providing clinical hygiene to patients throughout the…

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Elizabeth C. Kornegay, MS, RDH

Elizabeth C. Kornegay, MS, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at the UNC at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Division…

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Elizabeth I. Pitts, RDH, MS

Elizabeth I. Pitts, RDH, MS, is an adjunct clinical lecturer in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine in the Dental Hygiene Program at the…

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Elizabeth Mertz, PhD, MA

Elizabeth Mertz, PhD, MA, is a professor at UCSF with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of…

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Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, BSDH, MS

Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, BSDH, MS,

is a part-time clinical and didactic

instructor at FTCC. She also works

part-time in private…

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Elizabeth Velan, DMD, MSD

Elizabeth Velan, DMD, MSD, is the graduate program
director for pediatric dentistry and clinical assistant professor in the

Department of…

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Ellen B. Grimes, RDH, MA, MPA, EdD

Ellen B. Grimes, RDH, MA, MPA, EdD, is director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Vermont Technical College in Williston.

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Ellen Birchander, BA, MSW, MS

Ellen Birchander, BA, MSW, MS, is the graduate program director for the Management of Aging Services Program in the Gerontology Department at the John…

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Elvir Dincer, DDS

Elvir Dincer, DDS, is a professor in the Dental Hygiene Unit of the Allied Health Department at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College, and also an…

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Emily A. Ludwig, RDH, MSDH

Emily A. Ludwig, RDH, MSDH, is an assistant professor at the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU, where she teaches oral radiology and clinical…

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Emily Norrix, MPH

Emily Norrix, MPH, has been a perinatal oral health consultant for the MDHHS Oral Health Program since 2014. She is the subject matter expert on…

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Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA

Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA, is a clinical professor of dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville where she has taught…

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Emily Von Tress, RDH

Emily Von Tress, RDH, is a 2020 graduate of the Dental Hygiene
Program at Collin College. She has worked as a dental assistant in orthodontics and…

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Eraldo L. Batista Jr, DDS, MSC, DSC

Eraldo L. Batista Jr, DDS, MSC, DSC, is an associate professor in the Division of Periodontics, Dental Diagnostics, and Surgical Sciences and the…

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Eric D. Bothwell, DDS, MPH, MA, PhD

Eric D. Bothwell, DDS, MPH, MA, PhD, is a public health advisor for the Men's Health Network, an educational organization that recognizes men's health…

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Eric Fox, RDH, MS

Eric Fox, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor at the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. He has…

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Eric Linden, DMD, MSD

Eric Linden, DMD, MSD, is a periodontist with more than 30 years of clinical experience and a laser periodontal surgeon with a private practice in New…

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Eric Salmon, DDS

Eric Salmon, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of

Dental Practice at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of

the…

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Eric Y.K. Fung, PhD

Eric Y.K. Fung, PhD, is a professor of pharmacology in the Department of Oral Biology at theUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, College of…

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Erica Logsdon, RDH, BSDH

Erica Logsdon, RDH, BSDH, is a surgical assistant for Tri-State Oral Surgery LLC in Evansville, Indiana. She is a recent graduate of the University of…

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Erika Benavides, DDS, PhD

Erika Benavides, DDS, PhD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of…

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Erin A. Kierce, RDH, BA, MS, MPH

Erin A. Kierce, RDH, BA, MS, MPH, is director of quality assurance for New England Family Dentistry and Co and Family Orthodontics and Co in…

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Erin Boyleston, RDH, MS

Erin Boyleston, RDH, MS, is an associate professor and director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Augusta University (AU) in Augusta, Georgia. She…

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Erin C. Knoerl, MPH

Erin C. Knoerl, MPH, is a public health specialist at the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Dental Health. Knoerl manages the department's…

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Erin Kate Simmons, BSDH

Erin Kate Simmons, BSDH, is an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Dental Hygiene at ODU. 

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Erin Potts, DDS

Erin Potts, DDS, is an associate professor in the Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health and director of Special Patients Clinic at…

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Erin Relich, RDH, BSDH, MSA

Erin Relich, RDH, BSDH, MSA, is the contributing author of the fluorides chapter in the 12th edition and 13th edition of Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of

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Ernest O. Afoakwah, BS

Ernest O. Afoakwah, BS, graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Kean University. While there, he researched the role of…

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Esther Tingué, RDH, BS, MA

Esther Tingué, RDH, BS, MA, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at NYU College of Dentistry and a…

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Eswar Kandaswamy, BDS

Eswar Kandaswamy, BDS, is a periodontal resident
at The Ohio State University
(OSU) College of Dentistry in
Columbus.

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Eugene A. Pantera, JR, DDS, MS

Eugene A. Pantera, JR, DDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor emeritus in endodontics, retired director of the Division of Endodontics, and former…

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Eugene Ko, DDS

Eugene Ko, DDS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of…

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Eugenia P. Roberts, DDS

Eugenia P. Roberts, DDS, is an associate clinical professor and course director for oral pathology at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine…

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Eva M. Lupovici, RDH, MS

Eva M. Lupovici, RDH, MS, is a clinical professor in the Department of Allied Health at New York University College of Dentistry. A dental hygiene…

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Evangelos Papathanasiou DMD, MS, PhD

Evangelos Papathanasiou DMD, MS, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontology at Tuft University School of Dental Medicine.

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Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS

Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS, is a professor of dental medicine in the Division of Periodontics, Section of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences at Columbia…

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Eve J. Cuny, BA, MS

Eve J. Cuny, BA, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences and director of Environmental Health and Safety at the…

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Evelyn M. Thomson, BSDH, MS

Evelyn M. Thomson, BSDH, MS, is an adjunct assistant professor
at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University in…

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Ewa Posorski, RDH, BS, MS

Ewa Posorski, RDH, BS, MS, is an adjunct clinical lecturer in the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program at U-M, and an adjunct faculty…

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Faith Y. Miller, RDH, MSEd

Faith Y. Miller, RDH, MSEd, is an associate professor of dental hygiene in the School of Allied Health, College of Applied Sciences and Arts at…

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Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH

Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH, is an assistant professor and research course director in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas…

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Fang-Yu Su, DMD, MSD

Fang-Yu Su, DMD, MSD, is a clinical assistant professor at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia.

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Fernando Suárez López del Amo, DDS, MS

Fernando Suárez López del Amo, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Oklahoma, College of…

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Fiona M. Collins, BDS, MBA, MA

Fiona M. Collins, BDS, MBA, MA, lectures on a variety of topics, including infection control and the prevention and management of oral disease. A…

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Firoozeh Samim, DMD, MSc

Firoozeh Samim, DMD, MSc, is a fourth-year oral medicine, oral pathology resident at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

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Foti S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD

Foti S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD, is director of clinical research relations and strategy at the Colgate-Palmolive Company in New York and clinical…

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Frances Doherty Genco, RDH, BS

Frances Doherty Genco, RDH, BS, is a clinical administrator in the Department of Oral Biology at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine…

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Frances McConaughy, RDH, MS

Frances McConaughy, RDH, MS, is a professor of dental hygiene in the Dumke College of Health Professions at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Her…

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Francesco D’Aiuto, DMD, PhD, MClinDent

Francesco D’Aiuto, DMD, PhD, MClinDent, is a clinical senior lecturer in periodontology at UCL Eastman Dental Institute. His research
has…

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Francis T. Williams, RPh, MSc

Francis T. Williams, RPh, MSc, is the chief readiness information  officer, Pharmaceutical Division of the Defense Medical Standardization Board at…

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Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine at the University at…

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Frank Catalanotto, DMD

Frank Catalanotto, DMD, is a professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Florida College of…

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Frank J.M. Verstraete, DrMedVet, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet, Dipl…

Frank J.M. Verstraete, DrMedVet, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet, Dipl AVDC, Dipl ECVS, Dipl EVDC, is board-certified in veterinary dentistry and surgery. He is…

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Fred J. Bonacci, DMD

Fred J. Bonacci, DMD, has a private practice in Dunmore, Pa, specializing in the treatment of periodontal disease, dental implants, and oral medicine.…

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Fred J. Fendler, DDS

Fred J. Fendler, DDS, has been an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Practice at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of…

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Fred S. Margolis, DDS

Fred S. Margolis, DDS, is a clinical instructor at Loyola University Oral Health Center, Chicago, and an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the…

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Fred Summerfelt, RDH, MEd, AP

Fred Summerfelt, RDH, MEd, AP, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Northern Arizona university in Flagstaff. He also…

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Frederick Curro, DMD, PhD

Frederick Curro, DMD, PhD, is director of the PEARL Practice-Based Translational Network in New York. He is also director of regulatory affairs at the…

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Frederika Raizberg, BS

Frederika Raizberg, BS, is working on her bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at NYU College of Dentistry. She also presented a poster with Christina…

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Frieda Atherton Pickett, RDH, MS

Frieda Atherton Pickett, RDH, MS, is an adjunct associate professor in the graduate division of the Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State…

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Gabriela Herrera, DMD, MS

Gabriela Herrera, DMD, MS, is the online fellowship program coordinator at Georgia School of Orthodontics.

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Gabrielle Pluta, RDH

Gabrielle Pluta, RDH, is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree and is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.

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Gail Aamodt, RDH, EPDH, MS

Gail Aamodt, RDH, EPDH, MS, is a professor and director of clinical education at the School of Dental Hygiene Studies at Pacific University.

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Gail B. Stoops, RDH, BSDH

Gail B. Stoops, RDH, BSDH, is the senior manager of professional relations in the United States and Canada for Philips. She is responsible for key…

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Gail Heacox, BS, RDH

Gail Heacox, BS, RDH, is a clinical dental hygienist and research assistant at the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the UW in Seattle.

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Gary Armitage, DDS, MS

Gary Armitage, DDS, MS, is the author of the summary paper on the 1999 classifications that appeared in the Annals of Periodontology. He is the R.…

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Gary Chiodo, DMD, FACD

Gary Chiodo, DMD, FACD, is the interim dean of the School of Dentistry at OHSU. He is also a professor of community dentistry and senior scholar in…

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Gary R. Nelson, DDS, MS

Gary R. Nelson, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Oregon Health & Science University, School of…

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Gayathri M. Shenoy, DMD

Gayathri M. Shenoy, DMD, maintains a private practice limited to periodontology and implantology in Philadelphia. Her interests include promoting…

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Gayle B. McCombs, RDH, MS

Gayle B. McCombs, RDH, MS, is a professor in the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. Her…

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Gaylene Baker, RDH, MBA

Gaylene Baker, RDH, MBA, is the Monarch National Sales Manager for Air Techniques. Licensed to practice in Illinois, she also has a DISPIC…

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Gen Benoit, RDH, MEd

Gen Benoit, RDH, MEd, is an associate professor and supervisor of the dental hygiene program at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in…

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George K. Stookey, MSD, PhD

George K. Stookey, MSD, PhD, is distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Preventive Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry,…

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Georgia Dounis, DDS, MS

Georgia Dounis, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at theUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental…

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Georgia Marinakos, RDH, BS

Georgia Marinakos, RDH, BS, works in private practice. She has been working in the dental field for the past 8 years. In 2018, she completed a…

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Gerald L. Vale, DDS, MDS, MPH, JD (Deceased)

Gerald L. Vale, DDS, MDS, MPH, JD, is a senior forensic dental consultant with the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner. Over the past 37 years,…

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Gerald Minick, DDS, MS, MSD

Gerald Minick, DDS, MS, MSD, is an associate professor and program director in the Department of Graduate Orthodontics at the University of Colorado…

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Giang Nguyen, BSDH, RDH

Giang Nguyen, BSDH, RDH, is an instructor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Houston Community College where she teaches courses on preclinical and…

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Giavonni Gonzales, RDH, BSDH

Giavonni Gonzales, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. She works…

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Gordon L. Douglass, DDS

Gordon L. Douglass, DDS, is president of the American Academy of Periodontology. He has a private periodontal practice in Sacramento and Folsom,…

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Gordon L. Pattison, DDS

Gordon L. Pattison, DDS, served as assistant professor at both USC School of Dentistry and University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry.…

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Grace Choi, BA, RDH

Grace Choi, BA, RDH, is an affiliate faculty member at the University of
Washington (UW) School of Dentistry where she teaches in the predoctoral…

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Graham L. Hearn, DDS, MSD

Graham L. Hearn, DDS, MSD, practices pediatric dentistry in Roseville, California, and is an affiliate faculty member at the University of the Pacific…

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Gregory Griffin, DMD

Gregory Griffin, DMD, is an assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University in…

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Gregory M. Schuster, DDS, MEd

Gregory M. Schuster, DDS, MEd, is an associate professor and director of clinical faculty at the Dental Institute at Midwestern University College of…

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Gülsün Gül, DDS, MBA, MPH, MS

Gülsün Gül, DDS, MBA, MPH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Medicine, Department of Diagnosis and Health Promotion and director of…

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Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, DDS, MS, PhD

Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, DDS, MS, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa…

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Gustavo M. Santaella, DDS, MS, PhD

Gustavo M. Santaella, DDS, MS, PhD, is an assistant professor of radiology and imaging sciences in the Department of Diagnosis and Oral Health at the…

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Gwen Cohen Brown, DDS, FAAOMP

Gwen Cohen Brown, DDS, FAAOMP, is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at City Tech and a fellow in the Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial…

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Gwen Essex, RDH, MS, EdD

Gwen Essex, RDH, MS, EdD, is an associate professor of diagnostic sciences at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in…

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Gwen Grosso, RDH, MS

Gwen Grosso, RDH, MS, is assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of New Haven (UNH) in West Haven, Conn. She is the…

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H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, PhD

H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, PhD, is a distinguished teaching professor in the Department of General Dentistry at Stony Brook University in Stony…

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Hadeel Mohammed Ayoub, BSDH, MSDH

Hadeel Mohammed Ayoub, BSDH, MSDH, is a doctoral student in the dental science program at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis. She…

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Haley Bobadilla

Haley Bobadilla, is a second year student in the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU. She is a member of the university's Honors College and a…

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Halle Hehman

Halle Hehman is a second-year dental hygiene student at USI.

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Hana Gadalla, BDS, MSc

Hana Gadalla, BDS, MSc, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in Detroit and a periodontist in…

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Hanna Horowitz, DDS

Hanna Horowitz, DDS, is a professor in the Deparment of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College in New York, where she teaches anatomy, pain…

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Hannah E. Tarpey, BS

Hannah E. Tarpey, BS, is a fourth-year dental student at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona.

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Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH

Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, is an assistant professor and director of the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy at Indiana University…

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Harald O. Heymann, DDS, MEd

Harald O. Heymann, DDS, MEd, has given more than 750 lectures on various aspects of esthetic dentistry worldwide and received the Gordon J.…

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Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS

Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS, is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, and he served as chair of the university's…

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Harish Koratkar, BDS, FAGD

Harish Koratkar, BDS, FAGD, is a resident in graduate endodontics
at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Harlan J. Shiau, DDS, DMSc

Harlan J. Shiau, DDS, DMSc, is a faculty member in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. He…

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Harold C. Slavkin, DDS (Deceased)

Harold is a professor and dean emeritus at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California in Los Angeles. As former director…

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Harold Jennings, RDH, MA

Harold Jennings, RDH, MA, is a clinical instructor and course director for periodontology at NYU College of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene Programs, where…

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Harriet H. Kushins, CDA, RDH, MA

Harriet H. Kushins, CDA, RDH, MA, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Health Professions, Dental Hygiene, at Bergen Community College,…

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Harry Randel, DMD

Harry Randel, DMD, practices prosthodontics and advanced restorative dentistry in Philadelphia.

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Hawra Alqallaf, DDS, MSD

Hawra Alqallaf, DDS, is a resident in the Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs at Indiana University School of Dentistry.

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Hayden C. Smith, DDS

Hayden C. Smith, DDS, is a 2018 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry in Memphis. He currently owns and…

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Haylee McElroy, RDH, BSDH, MEd

Haylee McElroy, RDH, BSDH, MEd, is the clinic director and assistant clinic professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at NAU. Her areas of…

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Hayley Buckner, RDH, BS, FADHA

Hayley Buckner, RDH, BS, FADHA, is the professional relations manager for Elevate Oral Care, fellow of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association,…

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Heather B. Allen, RDH, BSDH, MSHCM

Heather B. Allen, RDH, BSDH, MSHCM, is an assistant professor of clinical
comprehensive dentistry in the Dental Hygiene Program at Louisiana State…

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Heather Doucette, Dip DH, BSc, MEd

Heather Doucette, Dip DH, BSc, MEd, is an associate professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University in Halifax,…

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Heather L. Jared, RDH, MS

Heather L. Jared, RDH, MS, is an associate research professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill. She has been…

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Heather L. Taylor, MPH, LDH

Heather L. Taylor, MPH, LDH, is a doctoral student at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University in Indianapolis. Her…

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Heather Luebben, ADT, LDH

Heather Luebben, ADT, LDH, is an advanced dental therapist and dental hygienist at Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota. She enjoys using her preventive and…

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Heather R. Behnert, RDH, DMD, MS

Heather R. Behnert, RDH, DMD, MS, is the director of Dental Services at the Belle-Terrace Health and Wellness Center in Augusta, Ga. She is also an…

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Heather R. Thomas, RDH, BS, MEd

Heather R. Thomas, RDH, BS, MEd, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and senior clinical instructor at Northern…

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Heather R. Watkins, RDH, DMD, MS

Heather R. Watkins, RDH, DMD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, at the Medical College of Georgia…

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Heather Tuthill, MPH, BSDH, RDH

Heather Tuthill, MPH, BSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry…

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Hector F. Rios, DDS, PhD

Hector F. Rios, DDS, PhD, is a tenure-track assistant professor in the
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan…

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Heidi Emmerling Muñoz, RDH, PhD, FAADH

Heidi Emmerling Muñoz, RDH, PhD, FAADH, is a professor

and former interim director of dental hygiene at

Sacramento City College in Sacramento,…

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Helen Rozenfeld, DDS

Helen Rozenfeld, DDS, s a postgraduate periodontology resident at the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine in Stony Brook, NY. She is a member of…

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Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH

Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH, is director of the HIV Dental Ombudsperson Program at the Boston Public Health Commission and dental director for the…

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Hemali G. Patel-Bhatka, RDH, MS

Hemali G. Patel-Bhatka, RDH, MS, currently works in private clinical practice. She completed a master of science degree in Dental Hygiene Education in…

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Hessam Nowzari, DDS, PhD

Hessam Nowzari, DDS, PhD, is chairman of the University of Southern California’s Advanced Periodontics Department and a Diplomate of the American…

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Holli Seabury, PhD

Holli Seabury, PhD, is the CEO of the nonprofit McMillen Center for Health Education in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the lead curriculum designer for…

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Holly Erenfeld, RDH, EPDH, MDH

Holly Erenfeld, RDH, EPDH, MDH, is an assistant professor at Pacific University, School of Dental Hygiene Studies. An instructor at the university for…

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Holly Gaff, PhD

Holly Gaff, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at ODU. Her research interests include the study of the ecology of…

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Hope Ricciotti, MD

Hope Ricciotti, MD, is an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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Howard Needleman, DMD

Howard Needleman, DMD, is a clinical professor of oral and developmental biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is a founding partner of…

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Howard Pollick, BDS, MPH

Howard Pollick, BDS, MPH, is a full time clinical professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences of the School of Dentistry…

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Howell Lewis, DMD

Howell Lewis, DMD, taught the American Board of Orthodontics Board Exam Review class at Georgia School of Orthodontics during the spring 2020…

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Howell Tapley, PT, MSPT, PhD

Howell Tapley, PT, MSPT, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the Physical Therapy Program at Indiana State University (ISU) in Terre Haute.…

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Hyun A. Sohn, RDH, MS

Hyun A. Sohn, RDH, MS, is an adjunct instructor in the dental hygiene program at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California. She teaches both…

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Iain Chapple, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS, CCST

Iain Chapple, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS, CCST, is a professor and head of periodontology at the School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences,…

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Ignacio Sanz Martin, DDS

Ignacio Sanz Martin, DDS, is a third year resident in the Department of Periodontology at Tufts University.

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Inessa A. Levitt, BA

Inessa A. Levitt, BA, is a predental student at the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) in Indianapolis. Her research interests include the…

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Inma LaCross, RDH, BSDH, MS

Inma LaCross, RDH, BSDH, MS, is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Va, and a…

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Ira Lamster, DDS, MMSc

Ira Lamster, DDS, MMSc, is professor and dean and Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS, is associate professor in the Section of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences,…

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Ira T. Bloom, DDS

Ira T. Bloom, DDS, is the assistant director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.…

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Irene Iancu, BSc, RDH, CTDP, OM

Irene Iancu, BSc, RDH, CTDP, OM, is a practicing dental hygienist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with experience in orthodontics, restorative dental…

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Irina Smilyanski, RDH, MSc, MSDH

Irina Smilyanski, RDH, MS, MSDH, DHS, is an associate professor at Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health…

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Iris Quintanilla, RDH

Iris Quintanilla, RDH, works in private clinical practice. She has been involved in the dental field for the past 9 years and enjoys participating in…

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Isabella Trinh, RDH, BSDH

Isabella Trinh, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. She works for…

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Isis Marsh, RDH, MS

Isis Marsh, RDH, MS, has more than 25 years of experience in general, pediatric, and periodontal practices. She is also a lecturer in the Department…

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Ivan Pinto, RDHAP, BSDH, MB

Ivan Pinto, RDHAP, BSDH, MBA, is a clinical
assistant professor at the University of Southern
California (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry in…

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Iwonka T. Eagle, RDH, MS

Iwonka T. Eagle, RDH, MS, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Division of Dental Hygiene, at the…

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J. Max Goodson, DDS, PhD

J. Max Goodson, DDS, PhD, is the director of Clinical Research at the Forsyth Institute in Boston. Results of his work and those of his colleagues…

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J. Sean Hubar, DMD, MS

J. Sean Hubar, DMD, MS, is a professor of oral and maxillofacial radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the Louisiana State University…

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J. Tim Wright, DDS, MS

J. Tim Wright, DDS, MS, is the Distinguished Bawden Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel…

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J. W. Costerton, PhD, MS

J. W. Costerton, PhD, MS, is the director of the Center for Biofilms, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles. He is an…

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Jackie Foskett, RDH, BA, CH

Jackie Foskett, RDH, BA, CH, is a general practice dental

hygienist, certified hypnotherapist, and owner of Healing Hypnotherapy

in Seattle. She…

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Jacob DeLaRosa, MD

Jacob DeLaRosa, MD, is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon and chief of cardiothoracic surgical services at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello,…

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Jacob Shiloah, DMD

Jacob Shiloah, DMD, is a professor in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. An author and…

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Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE

Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE, is a professor emerita and past chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at ISU. She has almost 40 years of…

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Jacqueline James Samuels, BA, DDS

Jacqueline James Samuels, BA, DDS, is a general dentist and an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Eugenio Maria de Hostos…

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Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS

Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS, is an associate professor, Dean’s Faculty, in the Department of Dental Hygiene and the former director of…

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Jade Miller, DDS

Jade Miller, DDS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). In addition to his service to multiple dental organizations, he…

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Jafar Alabdullah, BS, MS

Jafar Alabdullah, BS, MS, is a teaching assistant and a PhD candidate in the Health Services Research Program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk,…

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James Burke Fine, DMD

James Burke Fine, DMD, is assistant dean for Postdoctoral Programs, professor of Clinical Dentistry, and director of Post Graduate Periodontics at…

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James D. Nickman, DDS, MS

James D. Nickman, DDS, MS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). He also chairs the Minnesota Dental Association…

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James Kohner, DDS

James Kohner, DDS, is a Denver-based periodontist. A national and international lecturer with more than 35 years of clinical experience, he teaches…

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James P. Arnold, DMD, MAJ(P), USA, DC

James P. Arnold, DMD, MAJ(P), USA, DC, is the residency training director and staff oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Fort Sam Houston DENTAC.

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James S. Wefel, PhD

James S. Wefel, PhD, has been with the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City for more than 30 years. He is the director of the Dows…

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James Schroeder, DDS, MS

James Schroeder, DDS, MS, is an adjunct faculty member at VCU School of Dentistry and a former private practice

owner in Richmond, Va. Currently,…

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James W. Little, DMD

James W. Little, DMD, is professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota College of Dentistry in Minneapolis, and a diplomate of the American Board…

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Jamie Burgess-Flowers, MSW, LCSW

Jamie Burgess-Flowers, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical assistant professor with dual faculty appointments at the UNC-CH School of Social Work and the Adams…

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Jan Resler, RDH, BSDH

Jan Resler, RDH, BSDH, practiced in a private general dentistry office for 19 years before accepting a position teaching clinical dental hygiene in…

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Jana Kay Mannen, RDH, MSDH

Jana Kay Mannen, RDH, MSDH, works for the McGuire Institute, a clinical research firm, and practices clinical dental hygiene in Houston. Prior to…

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Jana M. Pierce, RDH, BS

Jana M. Pierce, RDH, BS, has been a practicing dental hygienist for 20 years and an oral surgery assistant for the past 4 years. She is a member of…

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Jane C. Cotter, RDH, MS, CTTS

Jane C. Cotter, RDH, MS, CTTS, is an assistant professor in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. In 2017, she…

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Jane Fox, MPH

Jane Fox, MPH, is a project director at the Health and Disability Working Group.

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Jane Halaris, RDH, BS

Jane Halaris, RDH, BS, is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene at the University of Detroit Mercy School of…

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Jane Koppelman

Jane Koppelman, MPA, is the research director for the dental campaign at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, DC. Learn more at:…

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Jane L. Forrest, RDH, EdD

Jane L. Forrest, RDH, EdD, is section chair, Behavioral Science and Practice Management, at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry…

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Jane N. Park, DMD

Jane N. Park, DMD, is a resident in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine in…

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Janet Kinney, RDH, MS

Janet Kinney, RDH, MS, is a clinical professor and director of dental hygiene at U-M. Her clinical experience is in both general dentistry and…

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Janet Tuthill, RDH, MA

Janet Tuthill, RDH, MA, is a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at New York University College of Dentistry, New York, where…

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Janice M. Williams, BSDH, MS

Janice M. Williams, BSDH, MS, is a professor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Tennessee State University. She teaches several dental hygiene…

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Janice Schmitz, CDA, RDH, DHSc

Janice Schmitz, CDA, RDH, DHSc, is an associate professor of dental health at the Community College of Rhode Island in Lincoln where she teaches in…

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Jannette Whisenhunt, CDA, RDH, BS, MEd, PhD

Jannette Whisenhunt, CDA, RDH, BS, MEd, PhD, is chair of the Department of Dental Education at Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC) in…

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Jaroslaw Cegielski, DDS

Jaroslaw Cegielski, DDS, maintains a private dental practice in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. He is a member of the Florida Dental Association and the…

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Jasmin Haley, RDH, BSDH, CDA

Jasmin Haley, RDH, BSDH, CDA, is an adjunct faculty member at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, and a consultant/educator with the…

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Jasmine Ramakrishna, RDH

Jasmine Ramakrishna, RDH,

MS,3 works in private practice

in Elburn, Ill. She is also an

instructor in the dental assisting

program at MK…

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Jason H. Goodchild, DMD

Jason H. Goodchild, DMD, is the vice president of clinical affairs at Premier Dental Products Co in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. He is also an…

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Jason Philip Hirsch, DMD, MPH

Jason Philip Hirsch, DMD, MPH, is a pediatric dentist in private practice in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. He focuses on childhood caries management. He…

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Jason R. Flores, DDS, RN, DADBA, DNDBA, FADSA

Jason a board-certified dentist anesthesiologist, is the clinical director of dental anesthesiology for the University of New Mexico Medical Group's…

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Jaymi‑Lyn Adams, RDH, MS

Jaymi‑Lyn Adams, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at MCPHS University in…

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Jean C. Wu, DDS

Jean C. Wu, DDS, is a faculty member at the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, a nonprofit international teaching and research center in Newport…

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Jean Conover, BSDH, MS

Jean Conover, BSDH, MS, is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga,…

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Jean Hall, DHEd, CHES®, RDH

Jean Hall, DHEd, CHES®, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at FSC. She is a clinical coordinator for junior students in the…

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Jean Moore, DrPH, FAAN

Jean Moore, DrPH, FAAN, is the director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies at the School of Public Health, State University of New…

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Jeanette MacLean, DDS, DABPD, FAAPD

Jeanette MacLean, DDS, DABPD, FAAPD, owns and practices at Affiliated Children’s Dental Specialists in Glendale, Arizona. She lectures on minimally…

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Jeffrey A. Dean, DDS, MSD

Jeffrey A. Dean, DDS, MSD, is the Ralph E. McDonald professor of

pediatric dentistry and professor of orthodontics at IUSD and Riley Hospital…

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Jeffrey A. Rossmann, DDS, MS

Jeffrey A. Rossmann, DDS, MS, is a professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Dentistry. He…

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Jeffrey D. Pope, DDS, MS

JEFFREY D. POPE, DDS, MS, is a board-certified periodontist in private practice in Dallas. He is also a clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M…

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Jeffrey Ganeles, DMD

Jeffrey Ganeles, DMD, practices periodontics and dental implant surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. He also serves as an adjunct associate professor in…

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Jeffrey S. Rouse, DDS

Jeffrey S. Rouse, DDS, maintains a private practice in San Antonio, Texas, and is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics…

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Jena Savino, MSGH, RDH

Jena Savino, MSGH, RDH, has more than 8 years of clinical experience in general and prosthodontic practices. An adjunct clinical instructor in the…

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Jenn-Yih Lin, DDS, MS

Jenn-Yih Lin, DDS, MS, is assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Washington (UW) School of…

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Jennifer Chang, DDS

Jennifer Chang, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas Health Science Center…

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Jennifer Cullen, RDH, BSDH, MPH

Jennifer Cullen, RDH, BSDH, MPH, is a clinical lecturer and director of the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program in the Department of…

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Jennifer D. Britt, DMD, MS, MAJ, USA, DC

Jennifer D. Britt, DMD, MS, MAJ, USA, DC, is a staff oral and maxillofacial pathologist and the officer in charge of the Hospital Dental Clinic, Fort…

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Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher, LDH, MEd, CDA

Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher, LDH, MEd, CDA, is the clinic coordinator and an instructor of dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana in…

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Jennifer Gertenbach, RDH

Jennifer Gertenbach, RDH, is a 2020 graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at Collin College in McKinney, Texas, where she was secretary of the…

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Jennifer Harmon, RDH, MS

Jennifer Harmon, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program, Division of Comprehensive Care at the UNC at Chapel Hill Adams…

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Jennifer Knox-Rodriguez, BS, RDH

Jennifer Knox-Rodriguez, BS, RDH, practices clinical dental hygiene in a general practice in New York City. She is a lifelong learner committed to…

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Jennifer L. Brame, RDH, MS

Jennifer L. Brame, RDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Ecology at University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry.…

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Jennifer S. Sherry, RDH, MSEd

Jennifer S. Sherry, RDH, MSEd, is an associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale. Her research…

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Jennifer Tran, BA

Jennifer Tran, BA, is a graduate student in oral biology at New York University (NYU), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York. She works in…

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Jennifer Vasquez, RDH

Jennifer Vasquez, RDH, is a dental hygienist at Jonathan B. Levine & Associates in New York. She is a member of the American Dental Hygienists'…

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Jeril R. Cooper, III, DMD

Jeril R. Cooper, III, DMD, is a professor in the Department of General Dentistry at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. He maintained…

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Jessica August, RDH, MS

Jessica August, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and junior clinic coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University (ISU)…

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Jessica De Bord, DDS, MSD, MA

Jessica De Bord, DDS, MSD, MA, is the associate program director of the New York University Lutheran Pediatric Dental Residency in Yakima, Washington.…

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Jessica Fagan, RDH, BS, MA

Jessica Fagan, RDH, BS, MA, is a full-time faculty member at Carrington College in Sacramento, California. She worked as a practicing dental hygienist…

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Jessica N. August, RDH, MSDH

Jessica N. August, RDH, MSDH, is the director of Dental Sciences at Portland Community College in Oregon and has more than 10 years of clinical…

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Jessica Owens, DMD

Jessica Owens, DMD, is an assistant professor and predoctoral director in the Department of Periodontics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences…

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Jessica R. Kiser, EdD, MS, RDH

Jessica Kiser, EdD, RDH, is the program director and chair of the Department of Health Sciences at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North…

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Jessica Suedbeck, RDH, BSDH, MS

Jessica Suedbeck, RDH, BSDH, MS, is an assistant professor and the senior clinic coordinator at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at…

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Jessica Thomas

Jessica Thomas is the policy analyst for the Center of Innovation at the Council of State Governments in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Jessica Woods, MPH, RDH, RDA, FADHA

Jessica L. Woods, MPH, RDH, FADHA, seeks to empower the dental industry to a bright future by inspiring clinicians to reignite their careers. A…

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Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD

Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD, is the Demeritt Distinguished Professor and graduate program director of the pediatric dentistry residency program at…

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Jessie Vallee, DDS

Jessie Vallee, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences at the Dugoni School of Dentistry. She is…

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Jewel Goodman Shepherd, MPA, CHES, PhD

Jewel Goodman Shepherd, MPA, CHES, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor in the School of Community and Environmental Health with the College of…

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Jill L. McNitt-Gray, PhD

Jill L. McNitt-Gray, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biological Sciences and the director of the…

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Jill Moore, RDH, EdD, MHA, BSDH

Jill Moore, RDH, EdD, MHA, BSDH, is the director of the Doctor of Health Science Program at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut.…

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Jill Rethman, RDH, BA

Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, has been involved in dental hygiene for more than 40 years—from clinical practice to speaking to publishing. She currently…

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Joan Beleno Sanchez, RDH, BSDH, BAS

Joan Beleno Sanchez, RDH, BSDH, MS, is a senior clinical instructor and research coordinator in the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of…

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Joan I. Gluch, RDH, PhD

Joan I. Gluch, RDH, PhD, is director of Community Health and adjunct associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine,…

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Joan O'Connell-Spalla, MSEd, MT(ASCP)

Joan O'Connell-Spalla, MSEd, MT(ASCP), is an American Society of Clinical Pathologists-certified medical laboratory scientist. She holds an Ohio…

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Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, FACD

Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, FACD, is an adjunct assistant professor in the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Department of…

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Joan Pellegrini, PhD, RDH

Joan Pellegrini, PhD, RDH, is an associate professor
in the Department of General Practice, Dental Hygiene Program at
the Virginia Commonwealth…

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JoAnn Campoli Scofield, RDH, MS

JoAnn Campoli Scofield, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor at Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. She serves as…

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JoAnn Galliano, MEd, RDH

A woman of many talents and interests, JoAnn Galliano, MEd, RDH, is a legislative consultant for the California Dental Hygienists' Association's…

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JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AAFAAOM, FADHA

JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AAFAAOM, FADHA, is the director of education, research, and advocacy for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association…

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JoAnn Rover, RDH, MPA,

JoAnn Rover, RDH, MPA, is an associate professor and radiology coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Hostos Community College in Bronx,…

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Joanna Aalboe, RDH, MPH

Joanna Aalboe, RDH, MPH, is an assistant professor and a public

health dental hygienist at the UK College of Dentistry. She currently works in…

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Joanna Mullins, BSDH, RDH

Joanna Mullins, BSDH, RDH, is the manager of clinical strategy and support for Willamette Dental Group. She began working with the company in 1999 as…

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Joanna Trigilidas, RDH, MA

Joanna Trigilidas, RDH, MA, has been a practicing dental hygienist for more than 6 years. Currently, she is assistant professor and coordinator of…

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Joanne Brewer Timmons, MPH

Joanne Brewer Timmons, MPH, is the manager of the Domestic Violence Program at Boston Medical Center, where she is responsible for building a…

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Jodi L. Olmsted, RDH, PhD

Jodi L. Olmsted, RDH, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the Health Sciences Program at the School of Health Care Professions, College of…

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Joe Asercion, DDS, MS

Joe Asercion, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor and a member of the Georgia School of Orthodontics Board of Trustees.

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Joe C. Ontiveros, DDS, MS

Joe C. Ontiveros, DDS, MS, is the director of Clinical Esthetic Dentistry and director of Oral Biomaterials for the University of Texas Dental Branch…

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Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FDS RCS(E)

Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FDS RCS(E), is a professor in the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a collaborative member…

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Joel H. Berg, DDS, MS

Joel H. Berg, DDS, MS, is a professor and dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle. A pediatric dentist with more than 20…

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Joel Hamilton, RD, LDN

Joel Hamilton, RD, LDN, is a student in the Food Technoloy Doctoral Progam at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.

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Joellen Carr, RDH, BSDH

Joellen Carr, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at the Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She is currently…

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Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, MSc, PhD

Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, MSc, PhD, is a clinical associate professor and director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Clinic at the University of…

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Johanna Owen, BSDH, RDH, EFDA

Johanna Owen, BSDH, RDH, EFDA, is a graduate teaching associate at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Dentistry in Columbus. She is also…

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John A. Levon, DDS, MS

John A. Levon, DDS, MS, is the director of the advanced education programs in prosthodontics at the IU School of Dentistry.

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John A. Molinari, PhD

John A. Molinari, PhD, is a professor emeritus at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he served for 32 years in the School of Dentistry as…

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John A. Yagiela, DDS, PhD (deceased)

is professor and chairman of the Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Dentistry…

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John B. Ludlow, DDS, MS, FDS RCSEd

John B. Ludlow, DDS, MS, FDS RCSEd, is a professor

in the radiology section of the Department of Diagnostic

Sciences and General Dentistry at…

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John Carl McManama, DDS

John Carl McManama, DDS, is professor in the Department of General Dentistry and course director for all courses in Operative Dentistry at Boston…

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John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD

John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD, is professor and dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is also…

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John J. Warren, DDS, MS

John J. Warren, DDS, MS, is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa…

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John O. Burgess, DDS, MS

John O. Burgess, DDS, MS, is assistant dean

for clinical research and director of biomaterials

at the University of Alabama at Birmingham…

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John R. Francis, DDS, MS

John R. Francis, DDS, MS, practiced in Glendale, Arizona, for 20 years before becoming a clinical associate professor of periodontics at Midwestern…

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John S. Sottosanti, DDS

John S. Sottosanti, DDS, has had a private practice limited to periodontics and implantology for more than 30 years in La Jolla, California. A former…

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John T. Gallob, DMD, BSN

John T. Gallob, DMD, BSN, is an associate professor and assistant director of the general practice residency program at the University of Nevada, Las…

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John W. Stockstill, DDS, MS

John W. Stockstill, DDS, MS, is director of dental research at Georgia School of Orthodontics.

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Jon B. Suzuki, DDS, PhD, MBA

Jon B. Suzuki, DDS, PhD, MBA, has a presidential appointment as professor of microbiology and immunology in the School of Medicine and professor of…

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Jonah Lee, BS, BA

Jonah Lee, BS, BA, is an aspiring dentist and currently works as a dental assistant for Aspen Dental in Pittsburgh.

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Jonathan B. Levine, DMD

Jonathan B. Levine, DMD, is an associate professor and director of the advanced aesthetics program in dentistry at the New York University College of…

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Jonathan H. Do, DDS

Jonathan is an assistant clinical professor of periodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. He also maintains a…

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JoNell Bly, RDH, BS

JoNell Bly, RDH, BS, is an instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of South Dakota (USD) School of Health Sciences in…

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Joseph A. Giovannitti Jr., DMD

Joseph A. Giovannitti Jr., DMD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Dental Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental…

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Joseph C. Griffin, DDS, FAGD

Joseph C. Griffin, DDS, FAGD, has maintained a solo, private practice in Ripley, Mississippi, for 22 years. For the past 12 years, he has served as…

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Joseph Castellano, DDS

Joseph Castellano, DDS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He received his dental degree from the University of Texas Dental…

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Joseph E. Pechter, DMD

Joseph E. Pechter, DMD, is completing a postdoctoral periodontology residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

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Joseph R. Hendrick, JR., DDS

Joseph R. Hendrick, JR., DDS, maintains a private dental practice in Shelby, North Carolina, with a concentration in general, restorative, and…

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Joseph W. Evans, DDS

Joseph W. Evans, DDS, is an associate professor of dental hygiene at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. He has worked in private practice…

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Joshua B. Even, DMD

Joshua B. Even, DMD, is the director of clinical strategy and support and a practicing general dentist for Willamette Dental Group. Having started…

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Joshua Baker, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Joshua Baker, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is an associate professor of special education at UNLV. A board-certified and licensed behavior analyst, he directs…

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Joshua E. Lubek, DDS, MD, FACS

Joshua E. Lubek, DDS, MD, FACS, is an associate professor and the fellowship director of the Oral-Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Surgery…

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Jotham Siozon, RDH, BS

Jotham Siozon, RDH, BS, is a clinical dental hygienist in private practice in Baltimore.

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Joy B. Osborn, RDH, MA

Joy B. Osborn, RDH, MA, is an associate professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her primary…

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Joy Void-Holmes, DHSc, BSDH, RDH

Joy Void-Holmes, DHSc, BSDH, RDH, has more than 25 years of experience as a practicing dental hygienist. She is also a co-founder of 
Jell-Ed and…

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Joyce A. Moore, RDH, BSDH, CRCST

Joyce A. Moore, RDH, BSDH, CRCST, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Bristol Community College in Fall River,…

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Joyce Bassett, DDS, FAACD, FAGD

Joyce Bassett, DDS, FAACD, FAGD, practices comprehensive restorative and aesthetic dentistry in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is an Accredited Fellow of…

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Joyce Dais, MPH, MSEd, RDH

Joyce Dais, MPH, MSEd, RDH, is an associate professor at Hostos Community College in Bronx, NY. Her experience includes community outreach, public…

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Joyce Turcotte, RDH, MEd, FAADH

Joyce Turcotte, RDH, MEd, FAADH

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Joyce Y. Sumi, RDH, MS

Joyce Y. Sumi, RDH, MS, is an associate professor of clinical dentistry in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Southern California…

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Joyce Z. Downs, RDH, MS

Joyce Z. Downs, RDH, MS, is a full-time instructor at the School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, Va. She is also a…

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Judith Briles, PhD

Judith Briles, PhD, is an award-winning author of more than 20 books and a keynote speaker. Her latest books are Zapping Conflict in the Health Care

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Judith Kreismann, RDH, BS, MA

Judith Kreismann, RDH, BS, MA, is a clinical associate professor and the coordinator of preclinic and faculty services at New York University College…

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Judy Bendit, RDH, BS

Judy Bendit, RDH, BS, has more than 45 years of experience in dentistry. She holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Pennsylvania…

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Judy Yamamoto, RDH, MS

Judy Yamamoto, RDH, MS, is associate clinical professor and the interim director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of California, San…

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Julia A. Dilliard, RN, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-C, CDE

Julia A. Dilliard, RN, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-C, CDE, is an adult and family nurse practitioner in an endocrinology private practice in Dallas. Dilliard is…

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Julia Cherney, RDH, MS

Julia is an associate professor and lead junior student clinic coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Cypress College in Cypress,…

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Juliana A. Barros, DDS, MS

Juliana A. Barros, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistryand Biomaterials at the University of Texas School of…

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Julianna Garza, RDH, BSDH

Julianna Garza, RDH, BSDH, is a dental hygienist practicing in Dallas.

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Julie Bencosme, RDH, MA, CHES

Julie Bencosme, RDH, MA, CHES, is an associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College in Bronx, New…

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Julie D. Sutton, RDH, MS

Julie D. Sutton, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the UMKC School of Dentistry. She is the Missouri…

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Julie Holly, BA, RDH

Julie Holly, BA, RDH, is a clinical dental hygienist at Magnolia Park Dental in Coppell, Texas.

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Julio Sotillo, DDS, PhD

Julio Sotillo, DDS, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry…

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June M. Sadowsky, DDS, MPH, FASGD, DABSCD

June M. Sadowsky, DDS, MPH, FASGD, DABSCD, is an associate professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials at the UT Dental…

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Justin J. Villanueva, DMD, MSD, DHL

Justin J. Villanueva, DMD, MSD, DHL, is in private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Lafayette, Indiana. He also holds an…

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Justine Kolker, DDS, MS, PhD

Justine Kolker, DDS, MS, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where…

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Ka Hei Karen Lau, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

Ka Hei Karen Lau, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. She provides…

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Kaitlin Karalunas, RDH, PHDHP, BS

Kaitlin Karalunas, RDH, PhDHP, BS, is an instructor of dental hygiene at the Fortis Institute. She is also a graduate student at St. Francis…

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Kaitlin Stier, RDH, MPH

Kaitlin Stier, RDH, MPH, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at NYU College of Dentistry. She…

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Kalid Aziz, DDS, MS

Kalid Aziz, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor and group practice administrator in the

Department of Dental Practice at the University of the…

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Kameila S. Nedd, BS

Kameila S. Nedd, BS, is a fourth-year dental student at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

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Kamolphob Phasuk, DDS, MS

Kamolphob Phasuk, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor of prostho - dontics at the IU School of Dentistry.

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Kanchan Ganda, MD

Kanchan Ganda, MD, is a professor and head of the Division of Medicine, Department of Diagnosis and Health Promotion at TUSDM. She is the director of…

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Kandice Swarthout, MS, RDH, LPC

Kandice Swarthout, MS, RDH, LPC, is a full-time professor of dental hygiene at Collin College in McKinney, Texas. She has 22 years of clinical…

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Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS, CDIPC

Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS, CDIPC, is the dental hygiene program manager at College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls. Her career spans 22 years as a…

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Kaprea F. Johnson, NCC, PhD

Kaprea F. Johnson, NCC, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Depart ment of Counseling and Human Services, College of Education at ODU. She is an…

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Kara Franklin, RDH

Kara Franklin, RDH, has 5 years of experience as a dental assistant and is a 2020 graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at Collin College.

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Karen A. Schulze, DDS, PhD

Karen A. Schulze, DDS, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences at the Dugoni School of…

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Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH

With a long-standing love of dental hygiene dating back to the 8th grade, Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH, maintains a career that spans a variety of…

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Karen Edwards, DDS

Karen Edwards, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. 

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Karen Gregory, RN, CDIPC

Karen Gregory, RN, CDIPC, has more than 20 years of experience working in the outpatient environment, delivering patient care, and developing and…

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Karen Kott, PT, PhD

Karen Kott, PT, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Old Dominion University in Norfolk,…

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Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH

Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH, taught
several years in graduate and undergraduate dental
hygiene education. She is now a public health dental…

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Karen Sue Williams, RDH, MS

Karen Sue Williams, RDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, University of Bridgeport, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.…

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Kari Ann Kuntzelman, DT

Kari Ann Kuntzelman, DT, is the immediate past president of the American Dental Therapy Association, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, and a dental…

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Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH

Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH, has 18 years of experience as a dental hygienist and also serves as an author, public speaker, writer, and consultant. She…

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Karina Villagrana, RDH

Karina Villagrana, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist in the Inner City Health Center in Denver.

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Karla Lugo, RDH, BSDH

Karla Lugo, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas. She…

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Katherine Krattenmaker, RDH, BS

Katherine Krattenmaker, RDH, BS, is a recent graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry. She is…

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Katherine Kula, MS, DMD, MS

Katherine Kula, MS, DMD, MS, is chairperson and graduate program director

of the Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics at

Indiana…

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Katherine Lemoine Pelullo, RDH, MEd

Katherine Lemoine Pelullo, RDH, MEd, is a dental hygienist for Tufts Statewide Community Dental Program in the Department of Public Health and…

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Katherine Schrubbe, BSDH, MEd, PhD

Katherine Schrubbe, BSDH, MEd, PhD, is the director of quality assurance at Dental Associates of Wisconsin and an adjunct associate professor in the…

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Kathie Wang, DDS

Kathie Wang, DDS, is a pediatric dentistry resident at the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle. She can be reached at:

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Kathleen B. Muzzin, RDH, MS

Kathleen B. Muzzin, RDH, MS, is a clinical professor emerita from the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry.

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Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS

Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS, is a professor emerita in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University in Pocatello who teaches in the…

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Kathryn Bell, RDH, EPDH, MS

Kathryn Bell, RDH, EPDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Pacific University School of Dental Hygiene Studies. She also serves as associate dean…

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Kathryn R. Search, RDH, BSDH, MS

Kathryn R. Search, RDH, BSDH, MS, is in clinical dental hygiene practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. A recent graduate of the masterês degree…

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Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd

Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd, is a professor of dental hygiene at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington, and an affiliate professor in the Department of…

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Kathy Conlin, RDH, RN, CCRN, MS, CRA

Kathy Conlin, RDH, RN, CCRN, MS, CRA, is a clinical research associate in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in…

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Kathy J. Eklund, RDH, MHP

KATHY J. EKLUND, RDH, MHP, is the director of occupational health and safety at the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is also an…

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Kathy Leonard, RDH, MEd, RF

Kathy Leonard, RDH, MEd, RF, is director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minn.

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Kathy Phipps, RDH, MPH, DrPH

Kathy Phipps, RDH, MPH, DrPH, is associate professor of Integrated Biosciences at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), School of Dentistry,…

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Katie Brydon, LCSW, LAC, MAC, EMDR-c

Katie Brydon, LCSW, LAC, MAC, EMDR-c, is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed addiction counselor in Colorado. Her practice focuses on eye…

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Kaveri Kranti Gandhi, BDS, MDS

Kaveri Gandhi, BDS, MDS, is a periodontist practicing in Indiana and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

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Kayla Reed-Fitzke, PhD, LMFT

Kayla Reed-Fitzke, PhD, LMFT, is an assistant professor of couple and family therapy in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations…

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Kayla Reed, RDH, MS-EDHP

Kayla Reed, RDH, MS-EDHP, is a clinical assistant professor and clinic coordinator at the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of…

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Keavin McIntosh, DDS

Keavin McIntosh, DDS, is an instructor in the Department of Continuing Education at Pierce College. He is in private practice in Edgewood, Wash, and…

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Keerthana Satheesh, DDS, MS

Keerthana Satheesh, DDS, MS, is a full-time faculty member at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry, where she chairs the…

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Kelli D. Whittington, PhD, RN, CNE

Kelli D. Whittington, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor and director of the nursing programs at SIU Carbondale. She has nearly 30 years of…

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Kelli Swanson Jaecks, MA, RDH

Kelli Swanson Jaecks, MA, RDH, is the 2014-2015 president of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), and she has served the ADHA in a…

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Kelly Hill, DDS

Kelly Hill, DDS, is in private practice in Elkhart, Indiana.

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Kelly K. Shutoff, RDH, BSDH, MEd

Kelly Shutoff, RDH, BSDH, MEd, is a practicing dental hygienist and an adjunct faculty member at Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University,…

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Kelly N. Koerber, RDH, BS, BSDH

Kelly N. Koerber, RDH, BS, BSDH, began her dental career as a patient care coordinator and dental assistant at a general dental practice in Eden…

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Kelly Schroeder, RDH, MS

Kelly Schroeder, RDH, MS recently completed a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene degree at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. She is a…

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Kelly Tanner Williams, RDH, MSDH, CDA

Kelly Tanner Williams, RDH, MSDH, CDA, has been active in dental hygiene as a clinician, educator, and consultant. She currently directs a course in…

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Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD

Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD, is immediate past president of the AAP. He maintains a private periodontal practice in Chicago.

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Kenneth L. Reed, DMD

Kenneth L. Reed, DMD, is assistant director and attending dentist in anesthesia at the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn,

NY; clinical associate…

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Kevin D. Plummer, DDS

Kevin D. Plummer, DDS, is a professor and section director of removable prosthodontics in the Department of Oral

Rehabilitation at the Georgia…

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Kevin J. Donly, DDS, MS

Kevin J. Donly, DDS, MS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. A diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, he is…

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Kevin Luan, BDS, MS

Kevin Luan, BDS, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in…

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Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, MA, EdD

Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, MA, EdD, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program of the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at The…

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Khanh Trinh, DMD

Khanh Trinh, DMD, is a postgraduate student in oral and maxillofacial pathology at Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

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Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS

Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Department at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn. She…

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Kiet A. Ly, MD, MPH

Kiet A. Ly, MD, MPH, is a physician trained in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. His research focus is pediatric oral and medical health and…

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Kim Attanasi, RDH, MS

Kim Attanasi, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the New York University College of Dentistry in New…

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Kim E. Diefenderfer, DMD, MS, MS,

Kim E. Diefenderfer, DMD, MS, MS, is a captain in the US Navy Dental Corps, special assistant for Operational Research at the Naval Institute for…

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Kim J. Spaccarotella, PhD

Kim J. Spaccarotella, PhD, is a biology faculty member at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. She holds a doctorate in nutritional sciences and…

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Kim L. Capehart, DDS, PhD, MBA

Kim L. Capehart, DDS, PhD, MBA, is the interim chair and an assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry at the Dental College of…

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Kim Roth, BA, MA, CRCST

Kim Roth, BA, MA, CRCST, is the director of central sterilization at Marquette University School of Dentistry, where she has worked

in central…

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Kimberli A. Harward

Kimberli A. Harward is a senior in the Dental Hygiene Program at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. She is president of the school’s Student…

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Kimberly A. Erdman, RDH, PHDHP, MSDH

Kimberly A. Erdman, RDH, PHDHP, MSDH, is the program director at Montgomery
County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Since 2010, she has…

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Kimberly K. McFarland, DDS, MHSA

Kimberly K. McFarland, DDS, MHSA, chairs the Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry at Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha,…

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Kimberly Krust Bray, RDH, MS

Kimberly Krust Bray, RDH, MS, is associate professor and director of Graduate and Degree Completion studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City,…

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Kimberly Lintag-Nguyen, EdD, MSDH, RDH

Kimberly Lintag-Nguyen, EdD, MSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at VCU School of Dentistry, where she teaches…

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Kimberly Lovell, RDH, MEd

Kimberly Lovell, RDH, MEd, worked in private clinical dental hygiene practice for 20 years and has been teaching in dental education for the past 11…

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Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, PhD

Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, PhD, is a founding partner and human trafficking expert witness for Mahn, Mehlman and Associates in Alexandria, Virginia. She…

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Kimberly Nimmons, RDH

Kimberly Nimmons, RDH, has practiced dental hygiene at Goldstein, Garber & Salama LLC in Atlanta for the past 23 years. She has contributed to the…

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Kimberly Sanders, PharmD, BCPS

Kimberly Sanders, PharmD, BCPS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of…

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Kimberlynn N. Patzold, RDH, BSDH

Kimberlynn N. Patzold, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School
of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She works for a…

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Kirandeep Arora, DDS, BDS

Kirandeep Arora, DDS, BDS, is a periodontal resident at the UMKC School of Dentistry. Her research interests include bone graft materials and the…

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Kitrina G. Cordell, DDS, MS

Kitrina G. Cordell, DDS, MS, chairs the Department of Diagnostic Sciences and is an associate professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology at…

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Koren Goodman, MSEd, CHES, PhD

Koren Goodman, MSEd, CHES, PhD, is an adjunct/visiting specialist in the Health and Nutrition Sciences Department within the College of Education and…

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Krista L. Beaty, RDH, BS

Krista L. Beaty, RDH, BS, is a graduate student in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. She also works as a…

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Kristeen R. Perry, RDH, MSDH

Kristeen R. Perry, RDH, MSDH, is an associate professor in the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health…

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Kristel Caganap, RDH, MSDH

Kristel Caganap, RDH, MSDH, is a senior clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Southern California (USC) Ostrow…

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Kristen M. Stephens, RDH, MS

Kristen M. Stephens, RDH, MS, is a dental hygiene educator at West Coast University in Anaheim, California, and also a doctoral degree student at…

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Kristen Mizzi Angelone

Kristen Mizzi Angelone directs the Pew Charitable Trust’s suicide risk reduction project, where she leads efforts to help hospitals and health systems…

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Kristen Moses Thomas, RDH, EPDH, DT(c), MS

Kristen Moses Thomas, RDH, EPDH, DT(c), MS, is a full-time assistant professor and the restorative hygiene lead in the Department of Dental Hygiene at…

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Kristen Simmons, MHA, BSDH, RDH

Kristen Simmons, MHA, BSDH, RDH, is the chief operating officer for the Willamette Dental Group, a multispecialty group dental practice in Hillsboro,…

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Kristi M. Soileau, DDS, MEd

Kristi M. Soileau, DDS, MEd, maintains a private periodontal practice in New Orleans. She is also a parttime faculty member in the Department of…

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Kristi Wilkins, RDH, MA

Kristi Wilkins, RDH, MA, is associate professor and chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at LLU, School of Dentistry. 

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Kristin Baumann, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Kristin Baumann, MPH, RDH, FADHA, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Georgia Highlands College in Rome. She has more…

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Kristin D’Acunto, EdD, PA-C

Kristin D’Acunto, EdD, PAC, is an assistant professor and chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Duquesne University.

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Kristin Dillow, RDH, MS

Kristin Dillow, RDH, MS, is a research dental hygienist and study coordinator for the Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases and a clinical associate…

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Kristin H. Calley, RDH, MS

Kristin H. Calley, RDH, MS, is an associate professor and interim graduate program director in the Department of Dental Hygiene at ISU. She has…

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Kristin Hofer, MSDH, RDH

Kristin Hofer, MSDH, RDH, is an associate professor at SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York, where she teaches dental ethics and…

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Kristin LaRoche

Kristin LaRoche is vice president of public affairs for CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a national nonprofit championing a more equitable future…

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Kristin Peltz, RDH, BSDH

Kristin Peltz, RDH, BSDH, is a graduate dental hygiene candidate in the class of 2021 at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She can be…

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Kurt Metzler, DDS, MS

Kurt Metzler, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation at the Georgia Regents

University (GRU) College of Dental…

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Kyle Isaacs, RDHEP, BHS

Kyle Isaacs, RDHEP, BHS, OMT, is a dental hygienist who wears many hats. She started her own mobile dental hygiene business, mostly seeing patients…

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Kyle S. Choe, MD, FACS

Kyle S. Choe, MD, FACS, specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery of the face in Virginia Beach, Va. He is board certified by the…

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Kyndall A. Hudson, RDH

Kyndall A. Hudson, RDH, is a clinical dental hygienist in a Brentwood, Tennessee private practice.

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Kyriakie Sarafoglou, MD

Kyriakie Sarafoglou, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Division of Genetics and Metabolism at the…

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L. Whitney Howerton, RDH, BS, BA

L. Whitney Howerton, RDH, BS, BA, is a full-time instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Concorde Career College in Memphis, Tennessee,…

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Lance Rucker, DDS, FACD

Lance Rucker, DDS, FACD, is director of Clinical Simulation at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

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LaTesha McLee, MSDH, RDH

LaTesha McLee, MSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry in…

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Lattice D. Sams, RDH, MS

Lattice D. Sams, RDH, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Comprehensive Oral Health and director of the Undergraduate Dental Hygiene…

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Laura Baus, RDH, EMT, BS, MDH, PHDH

Laura Baus, RDH, EMT, BS, MDH, PHDH, holds multiple leadership positions with IDHA and public healthcare organizations. With more than 38 years of…

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Laura Gail Hendricks, RDH, MEd

Laura Gail Hendricks, RDH, MEd, is an assistant professor and director of nonsurgical periodontics at the A. T. Still University Arizona School of…

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Laura J. Sleeper, RDH, DHSc

Laura J. Sleeper, RDH, DHSc, is the program director for the
Plaza College Dental Hygiene Program, the first dental hygiene program in Queens and the…

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Laura Jansen Howerton, RDH, MS

Laura Jansen Howerton, RDH, MS, has extensive experience in private practice both in general and faculty practice. She is a clinical associate…

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Lauren A. Felix, RDH, BSDH

Lauren A. Felix, RDH, BSDH, is a practicing dental hygienist in New Castle, Delaware, and an adjunct dental hygiene instructor at Delaware Technical…

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Lauren B. Mirsky, RDH, BS

Lauren B. Mirsky, RDH, BS, is a graduate student in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. In clinical…

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Lauren Dennis, MHA, BS

Lauren Dennis, MHA, BS, is a research associate in the Department of Neurology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Her research interests…

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Lauren Derrick, RDH, BSDH

Lauren Derrick, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She works for a dental…

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Lauren Eusner, RDH, BSDH, MS

Lauren Eusner, RDH, BSDH, MS, is the director of clinical affairs at the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at ODU where she also teaches clinical…

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Lauren Kuhn Nuth, DMD, MSD

Lauren Kuhn Nuth, DMD, MSD, is a clinical endodontist and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in…

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Lauren Surface, PhD

Lauren Surface, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry,…

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Laurence Chow, PhD

Laurence Chow, PhD, has been with the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) since 1969 and currently is assistant director and chief research…

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Laurie Brenchley, RDH, BS

Laurie Brenchley, RDH, BS, is a graduate student in the Dental Hygiene Program at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. She also serves as a…

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Laurie Clark, RDH, BADH, AP

Laurie Clark, RDH, BADH, AP, is an affiliated practice dental hygienist employed by Dignity Health First Teeth First Program, a grant-funded,…

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Lawrence Pizzitola, DDS

Lawrence Pizzitola, DDS, is
an assistant professor in the
Department of Dental Hygiene at
Farmingdale State College, New
York. Before joining…

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Lea Kiefer, MPH

Lea Kiefer, MPH, is the program manager for SETxGWEP.

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Leanne Elson, MS, M(ASCP)

Leanne Elson, MS, M(ASCP), is a microbiologist and laboratory manager at Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Inc, Mount Vernon, Wash, a comprehensive…

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Leciel Bono, RDH-ER, MS

Leciel Bono, RDH-ER, MS, is an assistant professor and graduate program director in the Department of Dental Hygiene at ISU. She specializes in…

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Lee Melvin, DMD

Lee Melvin, DMD, is a boardcertified periodontist and a senior lecturer at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University…

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Lee N. Sheldon, DMD

Lee N. Sheldon, DMD, has provided comprehensive implant, periodontic, and full-mouth rehabilitation dental services for more than 30 years through his…

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Leena Balicat, RDH, BSDH, MS

Leena Balicat, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill…

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Leena Palomo, DDS, MSD

Leena Palomo, DDS, MSD, is an associate professor and director of the Doctor of Dental Medicine Periodontics Program at CWRU School of Dental…

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Leigh Ann Wyatt, RDH, MA, MS

Leigh Ann Wyatt, RDH, MA, MS, is the executive director and program director of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of…

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Leila H. Liberman, RDH, EdD

Leila H. Liberman, RDH, EdD, serves as a clinical dental hygienist and senior staff in the advanced education in general dentistry program at the…

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Leira Jimenez

Leira Jimenez is a student in the dental hygiene program at
the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. Her anticipated graduation date…

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Leonardo Viana Araújo, DDS, MS

Leonardo Viana Araújo, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the postgraduate program in dentistry, at Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, Maranhão. He…

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Lesley Harbison, RDH, EPDH, MS

Lesley Harbison, RDH, EPDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Pacific University in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she…

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Leslie Ann W. Mallory, RDH, MS

Leslie Ann W. Mallory, RDH, MS, is a practicing dental hygienist. Previously, she served as an instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at…

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Li Chen, RDH, MS

Li Chen, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Division of Diagnostic Sciences at the UNC Adams School of…

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Liana Lu, RDH, BS

Liana Lu, RDH, BS, is a recent graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at NYU College of Dentistry who is now working in private clinical practice.

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Linda Blackburn, BS

Linda Blackburn, BS, is a student in the dental hygiene
program at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
in Richmond. Her…

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Linda Brookman, RDH, BSDH, MSHS

Linda Brookman, RDH, BSDH, MSHS, is a senior clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and codirector of the Neighborhood Mobile Dental…

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Linda D. Boyd, RDH, RD, EdD

Linda D. Boyd, RDH, RD, EdD, is dean and a professor at the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at MCPHS University in Boston. She can be reached at:…

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Linda D'Amico, RDH, BS

Linda D’Amico, RDH, BS, is a professional education manager for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She worked in clinical dental hygiene in a…

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Lindsey Bieligk, RDH, MS

Lindsey Bieligk, RDH, MS, is a clinical dental hygienist in Washington, DC. Her research interests include oral-systemic diseases, oral microbiome,…

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Lindsey M. Lee, RDH, MS

Lindsey M. Lee, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque. She
has…

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Linh Nakamura, RDH, BS

Linh Nakamura, RDH, BS, is a clinical instructor in the dental hygiene program at Concorde Career College in San Diego. She also works in private…

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Lisa B. Stefanou, RDH, MPH

Lisa B. Stefanou, RDH, MPH, is a clinical associate professor and director of Dental Hygiene Programs at New York University (NYU) College of…

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Lisa Bennett Johnson, RDH, BSDH

Lisa Bennett Johnson, RDH, BSDH, is an instructor for the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health…

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Lisa Bilich, RDH, MS, CHSE

Lisa Bilich, RDH, MS, CHSE, is a professor of dental hygiene at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. She is a clinical lead instructor, teaching…

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Lisa Dowst-Mayo, RDH, BSDH

Lisa Dowst-Mayo, RDH, BSDH, is a full-time instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Concorde Career College in San Antonio, where she teaches…

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Lisa Hardill, RDH, BHADM

Lisa Hardill, RDH, BHADM, has been a practicing dental hygienist since 2003, working in private practice, public health, and independent practice. In…

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Lisa Lang, BSDH, DDS, MS, MBA

Lisa Lang, BSDH, DDS, MS, MBA, is an associate professor, assistant dean of clinical education, and chair of comprehensive care at CWRU School of…

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Lisa LaSpina, RDH, MS, DHSc

Lisa LaSpina, RDH, MS, DHSc, is an associate professor at the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University in Boston. She has practiced as…

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Lisa MacKinlay-Byrne, RDH, MS

Lisa MacKinlay-Byrne, RDH, MS, is a full-time faculty member at Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health…

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Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD, LD

Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD, LD, is a professor and graduate program director in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University…

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Lisa Moravec, RDH, MSDH

Lisa Moravec, RDH, MSDH, s an assistant professor and site coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Nebraska Medical…

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Lisa Rowley, RDH, MS

Lisa Rowley, RDH, MS, is a professor and founding program director at the School of Dental Hygiene Studies at Pacific University. She is currently a…

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Liz Nies, RDH, BS

Liz Nies, RDH, BS, has 40 years of experience in dentistry, with 31 in clinical practice. She currently works as the dental service organization (DSO)…

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Lola Giusti, DDS, MA

Lola Giusti, DDS, MA, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Practice at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry at the University of…

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Lorena Baccaglini, PhD, DDS, MS

Lorena Baccaglini, PhD, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health, University of Nebraska…

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Lorene R. Kline, RDH, BS, MS

Lorene R. Kline, RDH, BS, MS, is a clinical lecturer in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry where she…

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Lorenzo Mordini, DDS, CAGS, MS

Lorenzo Mordini, DDS, CAGS, MS, is an assistant professor of periodontology and the implant surgery coordinator at Creighton University School of…

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Lori Hendrick, MS, CDA, CDT, RDH, PhD

Lori Hendrick, MS, CDA, CDT, RDH, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte,…

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Lori Rainchuso, RDH, MS, DHSc

Lori Rainchuso, RDH, MS, DHSc, is a professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University in Boston where she teaches in the…

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Lorie Speer, RDH, MSDH

Lorie Speer, RDH, MSDH, s an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches both…

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Lorinda L. Coan, RDH, MS

Lorinda L. Coan, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Southern Indiana (USI) in Evansville. She is…

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Lory Laughter, MS, RDH

Lory Laughter, MS, RDH, is an associate professor and director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University…

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Louis Fiset, DDS

Louis Fiset, DDS, helped to develop the Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist Training Program. Formerly, he served as a dentist researcher at the…

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Louise Sinclair

Louise Sinclair is a dental consultant.

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Lt Col Jose E. Colon, DMD, DMSc

Lt Col Jose E. Colon, DMD, DMSc, is a staff forensic odontologist for the Charles E. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base. Colon…

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Lucas Rodrigues Pinheiro, DDS

Lucas Rodrigues Pinheiro, DDS, is a doctoral student in oral and maxillofacial radiology, Faculdade de Odontologia at the Universidade de S‹o Paulo in…

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Luciana Branco-de-Almeida, DDS, MS, PhD

Luciana Branco-de-Almeida, DDS, MS, PhD, is an associate professor in the undergraduate and graduate program at the Federal University of Maranhão in…

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Lucinda J. Lyon, RDH, DDS, EdD

Lucinda J. Lyon, RDH, DDS, EdD, is the chair of the Department of Dental Practice and Community Service at the University of the Pacific Dugoni School…

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Luigi Nibali, DipDent, MSc, PhD

Luigi Nibali, DipDent, MSc, PhD, is a clinical lecturer at the University College London (UCL) Eastman Dental Institute. He also maintains a…

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Lydia Anna Rosado, LDH, MSDH, MPH, CHES

Lydia Anna Rosado, LDH, MSDH, MPH, CHES, works in private practice and is an adjunct professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at Indiana University…

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Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhD

Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhD, is the associate dean for research and head of the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago…

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Lynn D. Terracciano-Mortilla, RDH

Lynn D. Terracciano-Mortilla, RDH, is an adjunct clinical Instructor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at the Kornberg School…

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Lynn Marsh, RDH, EdD

Lynn Marsh, RDH, EdD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College. Her teaching responsibilities include…

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Lynne Melchior, MSN, ACNP-BC, CDE

Lynne Melchior, MSN, ACNP-BC, CDE, is an instructor in the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs at USI. She is a nurse, certified diabetes…

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Lynne Morgan, RDH, MS

Lynne Morgan, RDH, MS, is the clinical

coordinator of the dental hygiene program at Baker

College. She holds many didactic responsibilities…

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Lynne R. Berman, RDH, CPC, MHA

Lynne R. Berman, RDH, CPC, MHA,

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M. Anjum Shah, BSDH, MS, RDH

M. Anjum Shah, BSDH, MS, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach at Virginia Commonwealth…

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M. Elaine Parker, RDH, MS, PhD

M. Elaine Parker, RDH, MS, PhD, is the graduate program director and associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of…

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M. John Novak, BDS, LDS, PhD

M. John Novak, BDS, LDS, PhD, is professor of Periodontics and associate director of the Center for Oral Health Research at the University of…

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Mackenzie Bacot

Mackenzie Bacot is a senior in SIU's baccalaureate dental hygiene program.

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Madeleine Smith

Madeleine Smith is a senior at FSC, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene.

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Madison Farnham, BSDH(c)

Madison Farnham, BSDH(c), is a senior in the Dental Hygiene Program at VCU School of Dentistry. She is a member of the Advocacy Committee for the…

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Maggie Pillars, RDH, BSDH

Maggie Pillars, RDH, BSDH, is a 2020 graduate of the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of…

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Mahmoud Al-Dajani, DDS, MSc, PhD (OMFS), MSc, FRCD(C) (DPH)

Mahmoud Al-Dajani, DDS, MSc, PhD (OMFS), MSc, FRCD(C) (DPH), is a researcher and instructor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in…

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Mahvash Navazesh, DMD

Mahvash Navazesh, DMD, is associate professor and chair, Division of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry,…

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Malea Johnson, BS, RDH, EPDH

Malea Johnson, BS, RDH, EPDH, works in private clinical practice in Sherwood, Oregon. She is the former dental services coordinator for Northwest…

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Man Wai Ng, DDS, MPH

Man Wai NG, DDS, MPH, is dentist-in-chief, the DentaQuest endowed chair in pediatric oral health and dentistry at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an…

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Mansi Jailwala, MS

Mansi Jailwala, MS, is a second-year dental student at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) in Boston. She is currently conducting…

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Marc Shlossman, DDS, MS

Marc Shlossman, DDS, MS, is the associate director of clinical research at ASDOH and is a member of the periodontics faculty. He has been involved in…

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Marcelo Freire, DDS, PhD, DMSc

Marcelo Freire, DDS, PhD, DMSC, is an assistant professor in the Immunology Department at the Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine in…

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Marci Bennafield, MPH

Marci Bennafield, MPH, is a clinical instructor in the Health Informatics Program at Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions,…

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Marcia Daronch, DDS, PhD

Marcia Daronch, DDS, PhD, is a senior research scientist in the Department
of Pediatric Dentistry at NYU College of Dentistry. She has authored…

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Marcia M. Ditmyer, PhD, MCHES

Marcia M. Ditmyer, PhD, MCHES, is assistant dean for assessment and instruction and associate professor in residence with emeritus at UNLV School of…

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Margaret "Peg" Walsh, RDH, MS, MA, EdD (deceased)

Margaret "Peg" Walsh, RDH, MS, MA, EdD, is one of dental hygiene's most prolific researchers. She has authored more than 100 scientific articles and…

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Margaret Garland, MS, DDS

Margaret Garland, MS, DDS, is a general dentist at Long Island Select Healthcare, a federally qualified health care facility in Hauppauge, New York.…

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Margaret Langelier, MSHSA

Margaret Langelier, MSHSA, is deputy director of the Oral Health Workforce Research Center based at the Center for Health Workforce Studies in the…

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Margaret Lappan Green, CDA, RDH, MS

Margaret Lappan Green, CDA, RDH, MS, is the 2006-2007 president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). She has held many leadership…

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Margaret Lemaster, BSDH, MS

Margaret Lemaster, BSDH, MS, is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Oral Health Promotion and
Community Outreach at Virginia Commonwealth…

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Margarita Rivera, RDH, MSDH

Margarita Rivera, RDH, MSDH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College (FSC) in New York, where she…

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Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD

Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at University of Michigan (U-M)…

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Margo Y. Melchor, RDH, MEd, EdD

Margo Y. Melchor, RDH, MEd, EdD, is director of community outreach and an associate professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at…

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Maria Anderson, RDH, BSDH, MS

Maria Anderson, RDH, BSDH, MS, is the dental clinic manager at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She is also assistant professor in the…

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Maria Elena Bilello, RDH, MSPH

Maria Elena Bilello, RDH, MSPH, is an assistant professor at New York
City College of Technology (City Tech) in Brooklyn, where she teaches
oral…

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Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Oral Biology and Pathology at the School of Dental Medicine, a member of the medical…

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Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS

Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department of Periodontology and director of the advanced education in periodontology…

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Maria Mirakhmedov, RDh, BSDH

Maria Mirakhmedov, RDH, BSDH, is a recent graduate of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas.…

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Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS

Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS, is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and a former president of both the International…

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Mariam Wyant, RDH, BS

Mariam Wyant, RDH, BS, recently earned a Bachelor of Science degree through the Degree Completion Dental Hygiene Program at the University of…

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Marie A. Collins, RDH, MS

Marie A. Collins, RDH, MS, is assistant professor and chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. She can be…

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Marie A. Navickis, RDH, BSDH, MSDHEd

Marie A. Navickis, RDH, BSDH, MSDHEd, is an associate professor and chair of the dental hygiene program at Rock Valley College, in Rockford, Ill. In…

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Marie C. Schweinebraten, DMD

Marie C. Schweinebraten, DMD, is a periodontist in private practice in Duluth, Ga. She is also a clinical faculty member at the School of Dentistry at…

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