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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
San Jose, 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.

Thomas 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.

Paul A. Guggenheim
Photo: Paul Guggenheim

Treasurer

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.

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

Secretary

Dean, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, MA

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 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. 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. Currently, he is Chairman of the Council of Deans of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and involved in studies on tooth development, nutrition and Infant Oral Health.

Dan Even
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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.

Kent Chiu
Photo: Kent Chiu

President
Septodont, Inc.
Cambridge, Ontario

Mr. Chiu is the President of North American operations for HS Pharmaceutical, Inc. His portfolio includes the manufacturing facilities of Septodont – Novocol Pharmaceutical Division, Cambridge, Ontario; the sales and marketing hub of Septodont, USA, located in Lancaster, PA and the auxiliary manufacturing and distribution centre of dental accessories, Septdont – Confi-Dental Division, located in Louisville, CO.

Mr. Chiu received his CEGEP Diploma in Science from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec and his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of British Columbia.

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.

Allison farey
Photo: Allison Farey

President
Wells Fargo Practice Finance
Emeryville, CA

Wells Fargo Practice Finance, formerly Matsco, is a $1.7B division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Allison’s responsibility include marketing, sales and operations, as well as back end portfolio management.

Ms. Farey joined the company in 1989 and has more than 30 years working in the financial services industry supporting emerging healthcare providers.

P. Christopher Holden
P. Christopher Holden

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.

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 is a 1973 graduate of the Howard University College of Dentistry and completed postdoctoral training in Comprehensive Dentistry at Walson Army Hospital and 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. Dr. Rouse is the President-Elect of the American Dental Education Association [ADEA], the elected American Dental Education Association [ADEA] representative on the Commission on Dental Accreditation [CODA] for a four-year term, Examiner Consultant to the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners [NERB], Past Chair of the Council of Deans of ADEA, Past Chair, Board of Directors of the Association of Minority Health Professional Schools, Inc. [AMPHS], and currently serves on the American Dental Association Foundation [ADAF] Board of Directors.

Cherilyn G. Sheets, DDS
Cherilyn G. Sheets

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. The Founding Chairman of the Board of NCOHF, 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.

Danny Weiss
Photo: Danny Weiss

VP, Oral Care
Johnson & Johnson
Morris Plains, NJ

Mr. Weiss joined Johnson & Johnson in 2001 and has held various leadership positions within the company. Prior to this role, he was Franchise Director of the Personal Care Division. During his tenure he drove franchise sales growth of over 40% by leveraging innovation, breakthrough marketing communications, and maintaining a strong customer focus.

Before his leadership positions within Johnson & Johnson, Danny was a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble. He started his career as an Assistant Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble in their Health Care division.

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

Dean
School of Dentistry – Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN

Dr. John N. Williams Jr. began his appointment as dean of the Indiana University School of Dentistry on June 15, 2010. Formerly dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he also served as a professor in UNC’s Department of Dental Ecology. Prior to joining the faculty and administration at UNC, he served in several positions with the University of Louisville School of Dentistry from 1986 to 2005, including dean of the dental school from 1999 to 2005. Dr. 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. 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, including a member of the Board of Directors of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).

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, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
University of Iowa

Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
Photo: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Director, Center for Bioethics and Sidney D. Caplan Professor of Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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

Team Leader, TRAC Research Foundation

Michele L. Darby, BSDH, MS
Photo: Michele Darby, BSDH, MS

Professor ES & Chair, Dental Hygiene
Old Dominion University

Martin J. Davis, DDS
Photo: Martin J. Davis, DDS

Senior Associate Dean for Student & Alumni Affairs,
Columbia University
Past President, AAPD

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

Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Hygiene
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Pamela DenBesten, DDS, MS
Photo: Pam Denbesten

Professor and Chair, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
University of California, San Francisco

Dominick DePaola, DDS, PhD
Dom DePaola

Currently Serves as Academic Dean
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

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

Professor and Chair, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Caswell Evans, DDS, MPH
Caswell Evans

Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences Department
University of Illinois at Chicago

Raul Garcia, DMD, MMSc
Raul Garcia

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Health Policy & Health Service
Boston University School of Dental Medicine

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

Director of Community Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Maria Perno Goldie , RDH, MS
Maria Perno Goldie

President, International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH)

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

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

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

Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health & Director, CGBI
University of North Carolina

Beverly Litchfield, RDH, BS, HPMc
Beverly Litchfield

President of Prevention Partners Inc.
Clinical Instructor & lecturer, University of New England

Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP
Photo: Ann Marie McCarthy

Professor & Associate Dean for Research
College of Nursing, University of Iowa

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

Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH
Linda Niessen

VP & Chief Clinical Officer, DENTSPLY International
Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Dentistry

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

President, Oral Health Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research
Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine – Farran Media

Anna Pattison, RDH, MS
Photo: Coming Soon

Associate Professor and Former Chair
Dept. of Dental Hygiene, USC School of Dentistry

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

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

Giusy Romano-Clarke, MD
Giusy Romano-Clarke

Member of the AAP Oral Health Initiative Steering Committee
Healthy Teeth for Tots Prinicpal Investigator

Adriana Segura, DDS, MS
Photo: Adriana Segura DDS, MS

Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School
Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Oral Health Section

Eugene Sekiguchi, DDS
Eugene Sekiguchi

Professor of Clinical Dentistry & Associate Dean
University of Southern California
Past President, 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, Howard University College of Dentistry

Harold Slavkin, DDS
Harold Slavkin

Dean Emeritus
University of Southern California School of Dentistry
Former Director, National Institute Dental & Craniofacial Research

Rebecca S. Wilder, RDH, MS
Photo: Rebecca Wilder, BS, MS

Professor and Director of Graduate Dental Hygiene Education;
Director of Faculty Development
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

Esther M. Wilkins, DMD, RDH
photo: Esther Wilkins

Author, Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist
Professor, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

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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