Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Healthy Aging Committee Directory
CHAIR
Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH
Director, Public Health & IPE
University of Colorado
School of Dental Medicine
13065 E. 17th Ave. Box F831
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (303) 724-2239
Fax:
(303) 724-7039
Email: diane.brunson@ucdenver.edu
COORDINATOR
Lori Kepler Cofano, RDH, BSDH
P.O. Box 113
Driftwood, TX 78619
Phone: (775) 781-1722
Email: lkcofano@gmail.com
Carol Amerine, RDH, MSDH
Program Manager
Office of Oral Health, Arkansas Dept. of Health
4815 W. Markham, Slot 18
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 661-2051
Email: Carol.amerine@arkansas.gov
Steffany Chamut, DDS, MPH
Dental Public Health/Research Coordinator
1751 Babcock Rd. (911)
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (979)574-7981
Email: schamutdds@gmail.com
A Conan Davis, DMD MPH
Director of Community Collaborations
Head, Behavioral and Population Sciences
UAB School of Dentistry
1919 7th Avenue South
SDB 111
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: (205) 996-2724
Email: conand@uab.edu
Updated 12-18-2015
Sarah J. Dirks, DDS, BS
Geriatric Dentist
Geriatric Dental Group
Westgate Medical Center
5282 Medical Drive, Suite 104
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (210) 617-4446
Fax:
(210) 617-5572
Email: dirks.dds@hotmail.com
Linda Ferraro, RDH, BS
Director, Office of Oral Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 509-8203
Fax: (860) 509-7853
Email: linda.ferraro@ct.gov
Elisa M. Ghezzi, DDS, PhD
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor; University of
Michigan School of Dentistry
Past Chair; Coalition for Oral Health for the Aging
26024 Pontiac Trail
South Lyon, MI 48178
Phone: (734) 358-0275
Fax:
(855) 778-2780
Email: eghezzi@umich.edu
Ruth S. Goldblatt DMD, FAGD, FASGD,
DABSCD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of General Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT 06030-3811
Phone: (860) 679-4829
Email: Goldblatt@uchc.edu
Harry Goodman, DMD, MPH
Director
Office of Oral Health
Maryland Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-5942
Fax: (410) 333-7392
Email: Harry.Goodman@maryland.gov
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Dick Gregory, DDS
San Mateo Center Director
Apple Tree Dental
430 N. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: (650)727-3500
Email: dgregory@appletreedental.org
Susan O. Griffin, PhD
Health Economist
Division of Oral Health/Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy., MS-F10
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: (404) 547-7751
Fax: (770) 488-6080
Email: sig1@cdc.gov
Michael Jay Helgeson, DDS, BS
Chief Executive Officer
Apple Tree Dental
8960 Springbrook Drive, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55433
Cell: (763) 754-5780
Fax: (763) 785-8960
Email: mhelgeson@appletreedental.org
Toni Hruby
North Dakota Dept. of Health
600 East Boulevard Av., Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: (701)328-4515
Fax:
(701)328-1412
Email: tlhruby@nd.gov
Deborah Jacobi, RDH, MA
Policy Director
Apple Tree Dental
8960 Springbrook Drive, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55433
Cell: (651) 238-1301
Email: djacobi@appletreedental.org
Judith A. Jones, DDS, MPH, DScD
Professor and Chair
Department of General Dentistry
Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston University
100 E. Newton Street, Room 612A
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 414-1065
Fax: (617) 414-1061
VA Center for Health Quality,
Outcomes & Economic Research
Phone: (781) 687-3161
Email: judjones@bu.edu
Updated 12-18-2015
Linda Koskela, RDH, MPH
Unit Manager, Contracts Management &
Planning
Division of Administration
Ramsey County Department of Community &
Human Services
160 Kellogg Blvd East
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Phone: (651) 266-4339
Email: lovk262@gmail.com
Andie Kyros, RDH, MPH
Older Adults Program and Communications
Coordinator
Oral Health America
180 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1150
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312)836-9900
Email: andie.kyros@oralhealthamerica.org
Karen E. Lewis
Senior Program Officer
Washington Dental Service Foundation
9706 Fourth Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98115-2157
Phone: (206)528-7344
Email: klewis@deltadentalwa.com
Nancy R. Martin RDH MS
NH Division of Public Health Services
Oral Health Program Manager
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603)271-4535
Fax:
(603)271-4506
Email: nmartin@dhhs.state.nh.us
Jill Moore, RDH, BSDH, MHA
Dental Sealant Coordinator
Michigan Department of Community Health
P. O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)373-4943
Fax:
(517)335-8697
Email: MooreJ14@michigan.gov
Diane Lowry Oakes MPH, MSW
Washington Dental Service Foundation
9706 Fourth Avenue NE, Seattle,
WA 98115-2157
Phone: (w) (206) 528-2373
Cell:
(206) 755-8436
Email: DOakes@deltadentalwa.com
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Julie A. Stage-Rosenberg, RDH, MPH
Professor, Dental Hygiene Program
Truckee Meadows Community College
7000 Dandini Boulevard, RDMT 417N
Reno, NV 89512
Home: (775) 331-7335
Phone: (775) 673-8279
Fax:
(775) 673-8241
Email: jstage@tmcc.edu
Melanie V. Taverna, MSDH, RDH
Assistant Professor/Clinical Faculty
Director of Online Graduate Programs
Dental Hygiene Division
Department of Periodontics
University of Texas Health Science Center
7703 Floyd Curl Drive MC 6244
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Phone: (210) 567-3858
Fax: (210) 567-3830
Email: Taverna@uthscsa.edu
Bradley J. Whistler, DMD
Dental Official, Division of Public
Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services
130 Seward Street, Room 508
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-8628
Fax:
(907) 465-3416
Email: bradley.whistler@alaska.gov
Judy A. White, R.D.H., M.P.H.
2020 W. Union Hills DR #219
Phoenix, AZ 85207
Mobile: (602) 614-6191
Email: sb31231462@gmail.com
Janet A. Yellowitz, DMD, MPH
Director of Geriatric and Special Care Dentistry
Associate Professor
University of Maryland Dental School
650 W. Baltimore Street, Suite 3211
Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone: (410) 706-7254
Fax:
(410) 706-7745
Email: JYellowitz@umaryland.edu
Updated 12-18-2015
Samuel Zwetchkenbaum, DDS, MPH
Clinical Instructor
Dept. of Restorative Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey
42 E. Laurel Rd., Suite 1800
Stratford, NJ 08084-1504
Phone: (856)566-2747
Fax:
(856)566-6012
Cell:
(734)717-6046
Email: zwetchsr@sdm.rutgers.edu