2010 - 2011 Sections and Special Interest Groups Officers
Academic Affairs
Councilor
Pamela Overman, RDH, M.S., Ed.D.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
overmanp@umkc.edu
Chair
Cheryl H. DeVore, RDH, M.S., J.D.
The Ohio State University
devore.2@osu.edu
Chair-elect
Dorothy A. Perry, Ph. D.
University of California, San Francisco
perryd@dentistry.ucsf.edu
Secretary
Brad Potter, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Colorado
brad.potter@uc.denver.edu
Anatomical Sciences
Councilor
H. Wayne Lambert, Ph.D.
West Virginia University
wlambert@hsc.wvu.edu
Chair
Neil S. Norton, Ph.D.
Creighton University
nsnorton@creighton.edu
Chair-elect
Lisa M.J. Lee, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
lee.3594@osu.edu
Secretary
Margaret A. Jergenson, D.D.S.
Creighton University
mjerg@creighton.edu
Behavioral Science
Councilor
Elaine L. Davis, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo
eldavis@buffalo.edu
Chair
Catherine A. Demko, Ph.D.
Case School of Dental Medicine
cad3@case.edu
Chair-elect
Margot B. Stein, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
margot_stein@dentistry.unc.edu
Secretary
Stuart Schrader, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Indiana University
sschrade@iupui.edu
Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Microbiology
Councilor
Alan E. Levine, Ph.D., M.Ed.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
alan.e.levine@uth.tmc.edu
Chair
Linda D. Boyd, RDH, RD, Ed.D.
Idaho State University
boydlind@isu.edu
Chair-elect
Carole A. Palmer, Ed.D., R.D.
Tufts University
carole.palmer@tufts.edu
Secretary
Neal A. Johnson, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Loma Linda University
najohnson@llu.edu
Business and Financial Administration
Councilor
John W. Barch, M.H.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
barch@uthscsa.edu
Chair
Scott K. Arneson, M.B.A.
University of Iowa
scott-arneson@uiowa.edu
Chair-elect
Ms. Maureen F. Burns
Stony Brook University
maureen.burns@notes.cc.sunsysb.edu
Secretary
Ms. Sara Patterson
Columbia University
sp213@columbia.edu
Cariology
Councilor
Mark S. Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D.
New York University
mark.wolff@nyu.edu
Chair
Margherita R. Fontana, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Indiana University
mfontan@iupui.edu
Chair-elect
D. Stanley Sharples, B.S., M.S., D.D.S.
The Ohio State University
sharples.3@osu.edu
Secretary
Deborah Horlak, RDH, M.A.
University of the Pacific
dhorlak@pacific.edu
Clinic Administration
Councilor
Wilbert H. Milligan, III, D.M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
wim2@pitt.edu
Chair
Denice C. L. Stewart, D.D.S., M.H.S.A.
Oregon Health & Science University
stewarde@ohsu.edu
Chair-elect
Darryn R. Weinstein, D.D.S., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Midwestern University
dweins@midwestern.edu
Secretary
Ms. Sandy L. Phillips
University of Washington
sandyp@u.washington.edu
Clinical Simulation
Councilor
Kenneth L. Allen, D.D.S., M.B.A.
New York University
kenneth.allen@nyu.edu
Chair
Alice Urbankova, D.D.S., M.D.
Stony Brook University
aurbankova@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Chair-elect
Gerald M. Klaczany, D.D.S.
New York University
gk5@nyu.edu
Secretary
Ying Gu, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
ying.gu@stonybrook.edu
Community and Preventive Dentistry
Councilor
Vladimir W. Spolsky, D.M.D., M.P.H.
University of California, Los Angeles
vspolsky@dentistry.ucla.edu
Chair
Jane E. M. Steffensen, M.P.H.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
steffensen@uthscsa.edu
Chair-elect
Brenda Heaton, M.P.H.
Boston University
brenda9@bu.edu
Secretary
Donna Warren Morris, RDH, M.Ed.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch
donna.p.warren@uth.tmc.edu
Comprehensive Care and General Dentistry
Councilor
Fred J. Fendler, D.D.S.
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
ffendler@pacific.edu
Chair
M. Norma Partida, D.D.S., M.P.H.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
partidam@uthscsa.edu
Chair-elect
Joseph W. Parkinson, D.D.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
parkinsonj@umkc.edu
Secretary
Becky Smith, D.D.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
smithbeck@umkc.edu
Continuing Education
Councilor
Ms. Sue C. Felton
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
sue_felton@dentistry.unc.edu
Chair
Ms. Lynda J. Young
University of Minnesota
young002@umn.edu
Chair-elect
Janice Gibbs, M.A.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
gibbs@umdnj.edu
Secretary
Jane Wright-Hayes, B.S., M.N.A., Ed.D.
University of the Pacific
jwhayes@pacific.edu
Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
Councilor
Charles K. Hill, D.M.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
charles.hill@unlv.edu
Chair
Elizabeth T. Nance, D.D.S., M.H.A.
Virginia Commonwealth University
patriot_mom@yahoo.com
Chair-elect
William O. Dahlke, D.M.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
william.dahlke@unlv.edu
Secretary
Robert Holmes, D.M.D., M.S.
Medical College of Georgia
rholmes@mail.mcg.edu
Dental Assisting Education
Councilor
Ms. Donna Estes
Texas State Technical College
donna.estes@tstc.edu
Chair
Jeannie Martinez-Welles, M.S.
University of New Mexico
jmwelles@unm.edu
Chair-elect
Patricia A. Capps, CDA, RDH, M.S.
Indiana University
paacapps@iupui.edu
Secretary
Ms. Cindy Ovard
Riverside Community College
cindy.ovard@rcc.edu
Dental Hygiene Education
Councilor
Joyce C. Hudson, RDH, M.S.
Ivy Tech Community College
jhudson73@ivytech.edu
Chair
Harold A. Henson, RDH, M.Ed.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
harold.a.henson@uth.tmc.edu
Chair-elect
Kim Bray, R.D.H., M.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
brayk@umkc.edu
Secretary
Rebecca Wright, RDH, M.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
wright4@uthscsa.edu
Dental Informatics
Councilor
Muhammad F. Walji, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
muhammad.f.walji@uth.tmc.edu
Chair
Robert T. Watkins, Jr., D.D.S.
East Carolina University
watkinsr@ecu.edu
Chair-elect
Robert G. Rashid, D.D.S.
The Ohio State University
rashid.1@osu.edu
Secretary
Amit Acharya, D.D.S., M.S.
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
aacharya.amit@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
Dental School Admissions Officers
Councilor
Venita J. Sposetti, D.M.D.
University of Florida
sposetti@dental.ufl.edu
Chair
Dianne D. Foster, RDH, M.A.
University of Louisville
dianne.foster@louisville.edu
Chair-elect
Sandra J. Flash, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo
sflash@buffalo.edu
Secretary
Dr. Shelia Price
West Virginia University
sprice@hsc.wvu.edu
Development, Alumni Affairs and Public Relations
Councilor
William O. Butler, M.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
butlerw@uthscsa.edu
Chair
Ms. Sara Piety
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
piety@uthscsa.edu
Chair-elect
Mr. Calen D. B. Ouellette
University of Southern California
caleno@usc.edu
Secretary
Ms. Denean Paulik
New York University
denean@nyu.edu
Educational Research/Development and Curriculum
Councilor
Gail S. Childs, RDH, M.P.H.
University of Florida
gchilds@dental.ufl.edu
Chair
Ranier Marfil Adarve, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Minnesota
adar0002@umn.edu
Chair-elect
Charlotte L. Briggs, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
clbriggs@uic.edu
Secretary
Linda S. Behar-Horenstein, Ph.D.
University of Florida
lsbhoren@ufl.edu
Endodontics
Councilor
Bruce C. Justman, D.D.S.
University of Iowa
bruce-justman@uiowa.edu
Chair
Robert A. Handysides, D.D.S.
Loma Linda University
rhandysides@llu.edu
Chair-elect
Claudio H. Varella, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Florida
cvarella@dental.ufl.edu
Secretary
Anita Aminoshariae, D.D.S., M.S.
Case School of Dental Medicine
anita.aminoshariae@case.edu
Gay-Straight Alliance
Councilor
Mark Gonthier, M.S.
Tufts University
mark.gonthier@tufts.edu
Chair
John L. Zimmerman, D.D.S.
Columbia University
zim@columbia.edu
Chair-elect
Patricia Nihill, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Kentucky
pnihi2@email.uky.edu
Secretary
John DaSilva, D.M.D., M.P.H., ScM.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
john_dasilva@hsdm.harvard.edu
Student Member-at-Large
Mr. Keith E. Bracy
Stony Brook University
kbracy@gmail.com
Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
Councilor
Georgia Dounis, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
georgia.dounis@unlv.edu
Chair
Katherine F. Schrubbe, M.Ed., Ph.D., RDH
Marquette University
kathy.schrubbe@marquette.edu
Chair-elect
Marcia Ditmyer, M.B.A., M.P.H., Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
marcia.ditmyer@unlv.edu
Secretary
June M. Sadowsky, D.D.S., M.P.H., F.A.S.G.D., D.A.B.Sc.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch
june.sadowsky@uth.tmc.edu
Graduate and Postgraduate Education
Councilor
Gerald N. Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., J.D.
Baylor College of Dentistry
gglickman@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Chair
Kathy Marshall, D.D.S.
Howard University
k_marshall@howard.edu
Chair-elect
Ahmad Maalhagh-Fard, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
fardam@udmercy.edu
Secretary
Jennibeth Robles, D.M.D.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
jennibeth.robles-velez@va.gov
Minority Affairs
Councilor
Keith A. Mays, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Maryland
kmays@umaryland.edu
Chair
Mildred A. McClain, Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
millie.mcclain@unlv.edu
Chair-elect
Francis M. Curd, D.D.S.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
francis.curd@unlv.edu
Secretary
John W. Killip, D.D.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
killipj@umkc.edu
Operative Dentistry and Biomaterials
Councilor
Derek R. Williams, D.D.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
williamsdere@umkc.edu
Chair
Christine K. Beninger, D.D.S.
Baylor College of Dentistry
cbeninger@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Chair-elect
Rita R. Parma, D.D.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
parma@uthscsa.edu
Secretary
Cathia Bergeron, D.D.S.
University of Iowa
cathia-bergeron@uiowa.edu
Oral Biology
Councilor
Anthony M. Iacopino, D.M.D., Ph.D.
University of Manitoba
iacopino@cc.umanitoba.ca
Chair
Rena N. D'Souza, D.D.S.
Baylor College of Dentistry
rdsouza@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Chair-elect
Maria Ryan, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Indiana University
maria.ryan@stonybrook.edu
Secretary
L. Jack Windsor, Ph.D.
Indiana University
ljwindso@iupui.edu
Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine
Councilor
Samuel P. Nesbit, D.D.S., M.S.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
sam_nesbit@dentistry.unc.edu
Chair
Rose Geist, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
geistsh@udmercy.edu
Chair-elect
Miriam R. Robbins, D.D.S., M.S.
New York University
miriam.robbins@nyu.edu
Secretary
Wendy Hupp, D.M.D.
University of Louisville
wshupp01@gwise.louisville.edu
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Councilor
Alice E. Curran, D.M.D., M.S.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
alice_curran@dentistry.unc.edu
Chair
Terry R. Dean, D.M.D.
Western Kentucky University
terry.dean@wku.edu
Chair-elect
J. Craig Whitt, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
whittj@umkc.edu
Secretary
Kristina O’Kalisan-Mulligan, RDH, B.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
okuliskr@udmercy.edu
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Councilor
James R. Geist, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
geistjr@udmercy.edu
Chair
Vijay P. Parashar, B.D.S., M.D.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
parashav@udmercy.edu
Chair-elect
Anitha Potluri, B.D.S., MDSc.
University of Pittsburgh
anp60@dental.pitt.edu
Secretary
Dan Colosi, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
dcolosi@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Anesthesia/Hospital Dentistry
Councilor
Jeffrey D. Bennett, D.M.D.
Indiana University
jb2@iupui.edu
Chair
Larry L. Cunningham, D.D.S., M.D.
University of Kentucky
llcunn2@email.uky.edu
Chair-elect
Martin B. Steed, D.D.S.
Emory University
msteed@emory.edu
Secretary
Solon Ting-Yao Kao
Medical College of Georgia
skao@mail.mcg.edu
Orthodontics
Councilor
David A. Covell, Jr., D.D.S., Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
covelljr@ohsu.edu
Chair
Mitchell J. Lipp, D.D.S.
New York University
mjl3@nyu.edu
Chair-elect
Kathy L. Marshall, D.D.S.
Howard University
k_marshall@howard.edu
Secretary
Maria Therese S. Galang, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Illinois at Chicago
mgalang@uic.edu
Pediatric Dentistry
Councilor
Alton G. McWhorter, D.D.S., M.S.
Baylor College of Dentistry
amcwhorter@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Chair
Larry B. Salzmann, D.D.S.
University of Illinois at Chicago
lbs@uic.edu
Chair-elect
Carolyn F. G. Wilson, D.D.S.
Baylor College of Dentistry
cwilson@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Secretary
LaQuia A. Walker, D.D.S.
Indiana University
laawalk@uipui.edu
Periodontics
Councilor
Grishondra Branch-Mays, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Maryland
gbranchmays@umaryland.edu
Chair
Elio Reyes Rosales, D.D.S., M.S.
Southern Illinois University
eryesr@siue.edu
Chair-elect
Medha Singh, D.D.S., M.S.
Tufts University
medha.singh@tufts.edu
Secretary
Dr. Dolph Dawson
University of Kentucky
drdaws0@uky.edu
Physiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics
Councilor
Ted D. Pate, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
theodore.d.pate@uth.tmc.edu
Chair
Mehda Gautam, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University
mgautam@siue.edu
Chair-elect
David H. Shaw, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
dshaw@unmc.edu
Secretary
Lincoln Edwards, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Loma Linda University
lpedwards@llu.edu
Postdoctoral General Dentistry
Councilor
Sheryl Kane, D.D.S.
United States Air Force
sheryl.kane@pentagon.af.mil
Chair
Brian K. Singletary, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Minnesota
singl069@umn.edu
Chair-elect
Daniel K. Boden, D.M.D.
St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network
bodend@slhn.org
Secretary
Dr. Alfonso Aguilera
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
aguileraa3@uthscsa.edu
Practice Management
Councilor
David O. Willis, D.M.D., M.B.A.
University of Louisville
david.willis@louisville.edu
Chair
Brian M. Lange, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
blange@unmc.edu
Chair-elect
Georgia Dounis, D.D.S., M.S
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
georgia.dounis@unlv.edu
Secretary
Dr. Medha Singh
Tufts University
medha.singh@tufts.edu
Prosthodontics
Councilor
Larry C. Breeding, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Mississippi
lbreeding@sod.umsmed.edu
Chair
Stephan J. Haney, D.D.S.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
haneys2@uthscsa.edu
Chair-elect
Paul L. Richardson, D.D.S., M.Ed.
Loma Linda University
plrichardson@llu.edu
Secretary
Igor Pesun, D.M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P., F.R.C.D.(C)
University of Manitoba
Pesun@cc.umanitoba.ca
Student Affairs and Financial Aid
Councilor
Dr. Phil Pierpont
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch
hugh.p.pierpont@uth.tmc.edu
Chair
Ms. Melissa L. Friedman
Tufts University
melissa.friedman@tufts.edu
Chair-elect
Rosa Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
chaviaro@umdnj.edu
Secretary
James Betbeze, M.P.A.
University of California, San Francisco
betbezej@dentistry.ucsf.edu
Career Development for the New Educator
Co-Chairs
Susan E. Rieken, D.M.D.
Southern Illinois University
srieken@siue.edu
Dolores Cannella, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
dolores.cannella@stonybrook.edu
Chair-elect
Carolynn A. Zeitz, RDH
University of Detroit Mercy
zeitzca@udmercy.edu
Secretary
Maria Therese S. Galang, D.M.D., M.S.
University of Illinois at Chicago
mgalang@uic.edu
Foreign Educated Dental Professionals
Co-chairs
Ms. Patricia King
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
pking@pacific.edu
Rosa Chaviano-Moran, D.M.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
chaviaro@umdnj.edu
Graduate Dental Hygiene Program Directors
Chair
Linda D. Boyd, RDH, R.D., Ed.D.
Idaho State University
boydlind@isu.edu
Secretary
Meg Zayan, RDH, M.P.H., Ed.D.
University of Bridgeport
mzayan@bridgeport.edu
Implant Dentistry
Chair
Francis R. Jones, D.D.S., M.B.A.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
frank.jones@unlv.edu
Lasers in Dentistry
Co-Chairs
Mr. Donald E. Patthoff
West Virginia University
dpatthoff@peoplepc.com
Peter Rechmann, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
rechmannp@dentistry.ucsf.edu
Chair-elect
Robert L. Meador, D.M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
rmeador@uab.edu
Secretary
Denise H. Frances, D.M.D.
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
dfrances@atsu.edu
Legal Issues in Dentistry
Chair
Abby Brodie, D.M.D.
Nova Southeastern University
abrodie@nova.edu
Chair-elect
Pamela C. Jones, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo
pcjones@buffalo.edu
Secretary
Michael (Larry) Bates, D.D.S., M.B.A.
Louisiana State University
mbates@lsuhsc.edu
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Chair
John W. Killip, D.D.S.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
killipj@umkc.edu
Temporomandibular Disorders
Chair
Ronald Attanasio, D.D.S., M.Ed., M.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
rattanas@unmc.edu
Tobacco-Free Initiatives
Co-Chairs
Joan M. Davis, RDH, M.S., C.T.T.S.
Southern Illinois University
davisdh@siu.edu
Jill M. Loewen, RDH, M.S., N.C.T.A.S.
University of Detroit Mercy
loewenjm@udmercy.edu
Secretary
Laura Romito, D.M.D.
Indiana University
lromitoe@iupui.edu