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ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Jeffery Hicks

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 03-29-2025
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Read more about Dr. Jeffery Hicks and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S. Professor UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? Learn to say "No"! But use that power judiciously. If an opportunity advances the profession, your ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Hiroe Ohyama

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 03-03-2025
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Hiroe Ohyama is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Operative Dentistry and Biomaterials . Read more about Dr. Hiroe Ohyama and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Hiroe Ohyama, D.D.S., D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Harvard School of Dental Medicine What professional ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Elizabeth Van Tubergen

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 02-03-2025
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Elizabeth Van Tubergen is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Women in Leadership . Read more about Dr. Van Tubergen and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Elizabeth Van Tubergen, D.D.S., Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor Director of the Oral Health Sciences Masters Program Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics University ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Christina Truong

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 01-08-2025
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Christina Truong is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Dental Anatomy and Occlusion . Read more about Dr. Truong and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Christina Truong, D.M.D. Assistant Professor Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Carlos Smith

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 12-03-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Carlos Smith is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Minority Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion . Read more about Dr. Smith and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Carlos Smith, D.D.S., MDiv, FACD Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Ethics and Community Engagement and Associate Professor Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Barbara McCracken

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 11-04-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Barbara McCracken is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Microbiology . Read more about Dr. McCracken and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Barbara McCracken, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Research and Associate Professor Illinois University School of Dental Medicine What professional tips or advice would ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Natalia Elson

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 10-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Natalia Elson is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA SIG on Lasers in Dentistry. Read more about Dr. Elson and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Natalia Elson, D.D.S. Clinical Associate Professor & Group Practice Director The Kells Society Senior Mentor Department of General Dentistry & Comprehensive Care NYU College of Dentistry What ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Vasiliki Maseli

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 09-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Vasiliki Maseli is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Comprehensive Care and General Dentistry. Read more about Dr. Maseli and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Vasiliki Maseli, D.D.S, M.S., Ed.M. Clinical Associate Professor, Practice Leader for the Pre-doctoral Patient Treatment Center Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Yaara Berdan

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 08-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Yaara Berdan is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA SIG on Sustainability in Dentistry. Read more about Dr. Berdan and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Yaara Berdan, D.D.S, M.B.A. Director, Undergraduate Endodontics Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? I have come ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Prof. Jamie Burgess-Flowers

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 07-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Prof. Jamie Burgess-Flowers is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Behavioral Science. Read more about Prof. Burgess-Flowers and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Jamie Burgess-Flowers, MSW, LCSW Director of Integrated and Applied Behavioral Sciences High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine What professional tips or advice would you ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. VaCora Rainey

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 05-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. VaCora Rainey is the former Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Practice Management . Read more about Dr. Rainey and her professional experience below. Say Hello to VaCora Rainey, D.D.S. Assistant Professor Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? So much of what we do as ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Khadry A. Galil

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 03-03-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Khadry A. Galil is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Canadian Members Community . Read more about Dr. Galil and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Khadry Galil, D.D.S., Ph.D., FAGD, FADI Professor of Medicine and Professor of Dentistry Institution Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry What professional tips or advice would ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Casey D. Wright

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 02-01-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Casey D. Wright is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Behavioral Science . Read more about Dr. Wright and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Casey Wright, Ph.D., M.S. Assistant Professor, Developmental Sciences Director, Predoctoral Program for Behavioral Sciences and Ethics Marquette University School of Dentistry What professional tips ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Prof. Emily Ludwig

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 01-05-2024
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Prof. Emily Ludwig is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Dental Hygiene Education . Read more about Prof. Ludwig and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Emily Ludwig, RDH, MSDH Assistant Professor Old Dominion University What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? My advice for those in the dental hygiene profession would be to build a relationship ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Joe Vuthiganon

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 12-05-2023
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Joe Vuthiganon is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on PRIDE, Promoting Respect for Identity Dignity and Expression . Read more about Dr. Vuthiganon and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Joe Vuthiganon, D.M.D. Associate Professor Medical University of South Carolina What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Ms. Marla Laval

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 11-01-2023
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Ms. Marla Laval is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Section on Business and Financial Administration . Read more about Ms. Laval and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Ms. Marla Laval! Director of Finance and Clinic Administration Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Khairunisa Hashmani

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 10-03-2023
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Khairunisa Hashmani, Ed.D., M.A., RDH, is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA SIG on Career Development for the New Educator . Read more about Dr. Hashmani and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Khairunisa Hashmani, Ed.D., M.A., RDH! Assistant Professor/Clinic Coordinator UT Health Houston School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Shirley Lewis

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 09-05-2023
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Dr. Shirley Lewis, BDS, CAGS, MSD, is the Community Ambassador for ADEA SIG on Forensic Odontology and Forensic Science. Read more about Dr. Lewis and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Dr. Shirley Lewis, BDS, CAGS, MSD! Clinical Associate Professor Texas A&M University School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Ane Poly

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 08-01-2023
Each month an ADEA Connect Ambassador will be highlighted based on their contributions to ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Ane Poly, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., is the Community Ambassador for ADEA Section on Endodontics . Read more about Dr. Poly and her professional experience below. Say Hello to Ane Poly, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. ! Clinical Assistant Professor Texas A&M University School of Dentistry What professional tips or advice would you like to share about your profession? As a dental educator, it ...

ADEA Connect Ambassador Spotlight: Mr. Andrew Halverson

By Ms. Carolyn Vincent, CAE, AAiP posted 07-03-2023
Each month, an ADEA Connect Ambassador is highlighted based on their contributions to their peers via ADEA Connect. Learn more about ambassador responsibilities in the ADEA Connect Ambassador Overview . Andrew Halverson is the Community Ambassador for the ADEA Student Member Community and ADEA COSRF District Commissioners and Liaisons Community . Read more about Mr. Halverson and his professional experience below. Say Hello to Andrew Halverson! Rising Third-year Dental Student Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine What professional tips or advice would ...