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NCOHF Leadership

Board of Directors

Scientific Advisory Board

Board of Directors

Christopher T. Clark
Chris Clark

Chairman
President & COO

DENTSPLY International
York, PA

Mr. Clark is currently President & Chief Operating Officer of DENTSPLY International. In this position, he has oversight responsibility for all of the Company’s operating groups. Previous to his current assignment, Mr. Clark held various operating positions with DENTSPLY, including Senior Vice-President with responsibilities including business development, strategic planning, and operating responsibilities over six primary manufacturing operations and more than ten primary selling organizations located in the United States, Europe and Japan. Prior to joining Dentsply in 1992, Mr. Clark held several Brand Management positions with Procter and Gamble.

Thomas M. Prescott
Photo: Thomas Prescott

First Vice President

Director, President and CEO
Align Technologies
Santa Clara, CA

Mr. Prescott has served as President and CEO of Align Technology since March 2002. Previously, he was President and CEO of Cardiac Pathways, Inc., where he brought focus to the organization, launched new products and substantially grew the revenue run rate over a 24-month period. Prior to Cardiac Pathways, Mr. Prescott held various sales, general management and executive roles at Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc., and various management positions at GE Medical Systems. In addition, Mr. Prescott served in sales, marketing and management roles at Siemens. He earned his masters degree from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University in 1992 and his bachelors degree, with emphasis in Civil Engineering, from Arizona State University.

Tom Engels
engles

Second Vice President

Retired Vice President and General Manager,
3M ESPE
St. Paul, MN

Mr. Engels retired from 3M Company in 2007 after 39 years of employment and serving in a variety of leadership positions. He held executive level leadership positions within 3M since 1992, including serving as Vice President and General Manager from 2001 to 2007 of 3M ESPE Dental Products, a Division within 3M’s Health Care Business. 3M is a U.S. publicly held, multinational organization with operations in more than 60 countries. Mr. Engels served on the Board of Directors of the Dental Trade Alliance and on the Advisory Board Committee of the Dental Ethics Alliance Initiative. He served as a Board and Executive Committee Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico during his assignment as Managing Director, 3M Mexico. He has also served as a Heart Care Program Ambassador for the University of Michigan and Board Director of Medical Alley, an organization founded to support Minnesota’s health care industry.

P. Christopher Holden
P. Christopher Holden

Treasurer
President, Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.
South Bend, IN

Mr. Holden has served as President of Heraeus Kulzer, LLC since January of 2006, and has been with Heraeus since 2001. Prior to taking on the leadership role in North America, he served as Division Head for the Global Dentistry Division. His career in the dental industry began with Dentsply, managing various roles in sales and marketing. He has served on the Industry Advisory Board for JADA and has recently been invited to serve on the Board of Fellows, Harvard University School of Dentistry. Heraeus has ascended to be recognized as the preeminent esthetic oral health care company actively striving to Transform Lives.

John N. Williams, DMD, MBA
John N. Williams

Secretary
Dean, School of Dentistry – Indiana University

Indianapolis, IN

Dr. John N. Williams was appointed the sixth Dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry in May 2005. Before joining the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Williams was Dean of the University of Louisville, School of Dentistry from January 1999 to May 2005. He served for the previous seven years as Associate Dean of Educational Programs at Louisville and three years in a concurrent position as Assistant University Provost. Williams received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Transylvania University (Lexington, Ky.) and his doctor of dental medicine and MBA from Louisville. He began his career in private general dental practice but served part-time public health positions. He joined the Louisville faculty in 1986 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Dentistry. Prior to enrolling in dental school, Williams served as a legislative analyst for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission for two years. He maintains academic interests in health policy, dental workforce issues and instructional technologies and is active in a number of national and international organizations.

Cherilyn G. Sheets, DDS
Cherilyn G. Sheets

Chairman Emeritus

Private Practice Dentist
Newport Beach, CA

Dr. Sheets maintains a full-time private practice in Newport Beach, California for esthetic rehabilitative dentistry and is Co-Executive Director of the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute. She is an international educator, clinician, author and lecturer, and received the 2002 Gordon Christensen Award for Excellence in Lecturing and the 2004 USC School of Dentistry Alumnus of the Year Award. She is a past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a Clinical Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Southern California, and Founder of The Children’s Dental Center. With the University of California Irvine (UCI) School of Engineering, she is leading research on energy dissipation in teeth and implants.

Dan Even
dan-even

Immediate Past Chairman
President, Sybron Dental Specialties
Orange, CA

Mr. Even has worked for Sybron Dental Specialties for 25 years and currently serves as President of this worldwide leader in consumable dental products. He is a member of several oral health associations, including the Orthodontic Manufacturing Association, and the American Association of Endodontists Foundation. He served as the President of the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation and the Communications Chairman of the Young Presidents Organization. Mr. Even serves on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including: Allesee Orthodonic Appliances, Inc., Maquiladora ACI-MEX, S.s.de C.V., Ormco BV, Ormco Corporations, Ormco de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Ormco Europe BV, Socodent SA, Ormodent Limited, and several more.

Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
Gordon Christensen

Founder and Director of

Practical Clinical Courses (PCC)
Provo, UT

Dr. Gordon Christensen is the Founder and leader of two international continuing education organizations; Practical Clinical Courses (PCC) in Utah and the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry (SCD) in Arizona. Dr. Christensen has presented over 45,000 hours of continuing education throughout the world and has published many articles and books. Together with his wife, Dr. Rella Christensen, he co-founded the non-profit CRA Foundation (CRA), which has conducted research in all areas of dentistry since 1976 and publishes the findings to the profession in the well-known CRA Newsletter. Early in his career, he helped initiate the University of Kentucky and University of Colorado Dental Schools and taught at the University of Washington. Dr. Christensen’s degrees include: DDS, University of Southern California; MSD, University of Washington; PhD, University of Denver; an Honorary Doctor of Science from Utah State University, and an honorary Doctor of Dental Education and Research from Utah Valley State University. Dr. Christensen is a Diplomate and/or Fellow in numerous professional organizations and is a practicing prosthodontist in Provo, Utah.

Ronald Goldstein , DDS
Ronald Goldstein

Private Practice Dentist
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Ronald Goldstein is currently Clinical Professor of Oral Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Prosthodontics at Boston University School of Dental Medicine, an Adjunct Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center and formerly a Special Lecturer in Esthetic Dentistry at Emory University School of Dentistry. Dr. Goldstein has presented continuing education courses at more than twenty universities and lectured at over 400 dental meetings in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, Asia, and throughout Europe. He has authored or co-authored numerous professional books including his best-selling consumer book, Change Your Smile, now in its third edition. In 1992, he received awards from both the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry He is co-founder and past-president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a past-president of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity, and the fifth District Dental Society in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Goldstein is a Fellow or Distinguished Practitioner in numerous professional organizations.

Joseph R. Greenberg, DMD
Joseph R. Greenberg

Private Practice Dentist
Bryn Mawr, PA

Dr. Greenberg is Clinical Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Restorative Dentistry at Temple University School of Dentistry, and has contributed over 20 original articles to the dental literature. Dr. Greenberg served as Team Dentist to the Philadelphia 76ers, and has maintained a private practice in suburban Philadelphia for over 25 years. Dr. Greenberg has consulted for major dental product manufacturers and invented the Facial Plane Relator. Dr. Greenberg is a Fellow in the select American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and in the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and holds membership in many other professional organizations. He is former Executive Director and President of the Charles L. Pincus Foundation, founding President of “Kids Smiles”, and has served many non-profit volunteer activities and Boards.

Paul A. Guggenheim
Photo: Paul Guggenheim

President
Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.
St. Paul, MN

In 2000, Mr. Guggenheim sold his company, Guggenheim Brothers Dental Supply, to Patterson Dental Supply and assumed the responsibility of managing the Southwest United States for Patterson. Mr. Guggenheim has spent over 25 years working in various capacities within the dental supply industry, including his prior role as President of Guggenheim Brothers Dental Supply Company. In addition to Paul’s duties at Patterson Dental Supply, he has also spent considerable time in various dental industry leadership roles including his former position as Chairman of the Board of the American Dental Trade Association ( Now the Dental Trade Alliance).. Mr. Guggenheim’s past accomplishments include being elected as President of the Dental Dealers of America and Chairman of the American Dental Cooperative.

Martha Ann Keels, DDS, PhD
Photo: Dr. Martha Ann Keels

Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry

Duke Children’s Hospital, Duke University
Durham, NC

Dr. Keels received her dental degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1984. In 1990 she received a certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from UNC and completed her PhD in Epidemiology in 1991. In 1986 Dr. Keels was appointed as a clinical associate at Duke Children’s Hospital of Duke University Medical Center. In 1990, she helped establish the Pediatric Dental program at Duke and is currently the Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at Duke Children’s Hospital. Dr. Keels is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and holds Fellowships in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and is a member of several national and international associations and societies. She is presently Chair of the Section of Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Health within the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Leo E. Rouse, DDS, FACD
Dr. Leo Rouse

Dean, College of Dentistry

Howard University
Washington, DC

Dr. Rouse has served as Dean of the Howard University College of Dentistry since April 28, 2004. Prior to this appointment, he served as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Dentistry. Dr. Rouse served with distinction for 24 active years in the United States Army, concluding his career as Commander and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Army Dental Command, retiring at the rank of Colonel. Dr. Rouse is a 1973 graduate of the Howard University College of Dentistry and completed postdoctoral training in Comprehensive Dentistry at Walson Army Hospital, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1976 – 1978. He received the coveted Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Achievement Award in 1997 for distinguished service to the country and the profession of Dentistry. He has also been widely recognized by the Howard students, having been awarded 8 student awards during his tenure at the university. He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, and a member of many professional organizations including the American Dental Association, the National Dental Association, American Dental Education Association, American Association of Dental Boards and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. Dr. Rouse has served on university wide committees and committees in the college. Dr. Rouse is the elected American Dental Education Association [ADEA] representative on the Commission on Dental Accreditation [CODA] for a four year term, an Examiner Consultant to the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners [NERB] and member of the Examination Development Committee. He serves on the Clinical Education Advisory Board of Dentsply International, Inc. and the American Dental Association Foundation [ADAF] Board of Directors. Additionally, he is Past Chair of the Administrative Board of the Council of Deans of ADEA; Past Chair, Board of Directors of the Association of Minority Health Professional Schools, Inc. [AMPHS]; and President-Elect of the American Dental Education Association. He is a 2009 recipient of the ADEA Presidential Citation for distinguished service to the association and dedication to advancing the dental education community.

Huw Francis Thomas, BDS, MS, PhD
Huw Francis Thomas

Dean, University of Alabama

Birmingham, AL

Dr. Huw F. Thomas was appointed Dean, School of Dentistry at UAB in January 2004. Prior to his position at UAB, he was Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and held additional appointments as Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Cellular and Structural Biology. Dr. Thomas also held the position of Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center from 1980-1992. In addition to delivering more than 100 lectures and continuing education courses throughout the world, Dr. Thomas is the author or co-author of over 150 published articles, chapters and abstracts
Dr. Thomas holds Fellowships in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), American College of Dentists and International College of Dentists, is a member of several national and international associations and societies, and has served on the Boards and chaired several committees. Throughout his career, Dr. Thomas has served on numerous boards and committees of major national organizations including the Ad Hoc Committee on Infant Oral Health, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Executive Committee Member and Program Chairperson, Section on Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatrics. He is currently involved in studies on tooth development, nutrition and Infant Oral Health.

James Vitkus
Photo: Jim Vitkus

VP and General Manager

Advanstar Dental Media
Rosemont, IL

Mr. Vitkus is the VP and General Manager for Advanstar Dental Media, the group behind dentalproductsreport.com as well as Dental Products Report, Dental Lab Products and Modern Hygienist magazines. Previously, he served as publisher of 20/20 magazine and VP of Strategic Marketing at Jobson Medical Information. Prior to that, he worked with VisionWeb as their VP and Chief Marketing Officer.

Fern K. Ingber, MEd
Fern K. Ingber

President and CEO

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation
Charlotte, NC

Strategy consultant for the establishment of the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation, Ms. Ingber now serves as founding President and CEO. She has also provided management consulting services for The Children’s Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles. Prior to working in the field of dentistry, Ms. Ingber served as President of the Cancer Treatment Research Foundation; Senior Vice President for Strategic Development for Cancer Treatment Centers of America; Executive Vice President for the National Health Museum in Washington DC; primary consultant in the development and implementation of the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Network and several pilot Prostate Cancer initiatives; founding General Manager of the National Marrow Donor Program; Director of the Department of Defense National Marrow Donor Center; and assisted several other non-profit and for-profit organizations in the development of health and education programs and products.

Scientific Advisory Board

This group of highly respected professionals makes recommendations on technical and professional issues. They advise NCOHF on the development and evaluation of outcome assessments to ensure the efficacy of all NCOHF programs.

Rebecca Slayton, DDS, PhD
Photo: Dr. Rebecca Slayton

Chair, NCOHF Scientific Advisory Board

Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Iowa.
Board certified Pediatric Dentist and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Rella P. Christensen, PhD
Photo: Dr. Rella Christensen

Co-founder Clinical Research Associates (CRA Foundation) ;
Member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the International and American Associations for Dental Research ;
Inducted as a non-dentist into the International College of Dentists, Academy of General Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry International as an Honorary Member

Magda De la Torre, RDH, MPH
Photo: Magda de la Torre

Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene, School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.;
A recognized leader in Public Health, Health Policy, and Cultural Competency, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the Hispanic Dental Association.

Pamela DenBesten, DDS, MS
Photo: Pam Denbesten

Professor and Chair of the Division of Pediatric Dentistry and Interim Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at University of California, San Francisco;
member of the Council on Scientific Affairs for the AAPD

Dom DePaola, DDS, PhD
Dom DePaola

President Emeritus, The Forsyth Institute of Boston; Professor Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Former President of the American Association of Dental Schools

Chester W. Douglass, DMD, PhD
Chester W. Douglass

Professor, Chair, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine;
Former President American Board of Dental Public Health

Caswell Evans, DDS, MPH
Caswell Evans

Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences Department, University of Illinois; Former Director of National Oral Health Initiative

Raul Garcia, DMD, MMSc
Raul Garcia

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Health Policy & Health Services at the Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Director of the Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate & Eliminate Dental Disparities.

Joan I. Gluch, RDH, PhD
Joan I. Gluch

Director of Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Community Oral Health Division

Maria Perno Goldie , RDH, MS
Maria Perno Goldie

President of the International Federation of Dental Hygienists
Past President, ADHA

David M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP
David M. Krol

Senior Program Officer, Team Director Human Capital
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Miriam H. Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM
Photo: Miriam H. Labbok

Professor of the Practice of Public Health, and Director
Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute

Beverly Litchfield, RDH, BS, HPMc
Beverly Litchfield

President of Prevention Partners Inc., Dental Hygiene Service; Clinical Instructor, University of New England Trustee, American Dental Hygienists Association

K. William Mopper, DDS, MS
K. William Mopper

Founding member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
Co-Founder of Cosmedent

Lynn Douglas Mouden, DDS, MPH
Photo: Dr. Lynn Mouden

Director, Office of Oral Health
Arkansas Department of Health and
Professor, UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH
Linda Niessen

Vice President Clinical Education, Dentsply; Clinical Professor Baylor College of Dentistry; Former President of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry

Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, BS
Trisha O´Hehir Leadership Photo

President, Oral Health research Group of the International Association for Dental Research.
Former instructor at the Universities of MN, WA and AZ.
Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine

Steven P. Perlman, DDS, MScD
Steven P. Perlman

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry Boston University School of Dental Medicine.

Treasurer of American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry

Giusy Romano-Clarke, MD
Giusy Romano-Clarke

Member of th AAP Oral Health Initiative Steering Committee;

Healthy Teeth for Tots Prinicpal Investigator;
Pediatrician, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center

Eugene Sekiguchi, DDS
Eugene Sekiguchi

Professor of Clinical Dentistry & Associate Dean for International, Professional and Legislative Affairs, University of Southern California; Past President of the ADA

Jeanne Sinkford, DDS, PhD
Jeanne Sinkford

Associate Executive Director and Director of the Center for Equity and Diversity at the American Dental Education Association
Professor and Dean Emeritus at Howard University College of Dentistry

Harold Slavkin, DDS
Harold Slavkin

Dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California; Past Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Jane A. Soxman, DDS
Jane A. Soxman

Pediatric Dental Consultant to NCOHF
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Practitioner, Professor, Speaker, Author

J. Timothy Wright, DDS, MS
J. Timothy Wright

Professor and Chair of Peditric Dentistry
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

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