Leadership Roster

To contact any of the Section Leadership by email, replace # with @ in the email address.

Chair (Nov 2006 - Nov 2008)
Howard Pollick, BDS, MPH

Expert Spokesperson on Fluoridation, American Dental Association
Clinical Professor
Dept. of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
School of Dentistry
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
707 Parnassus Avenue, Room D-3212
San Francisco, CA  94143-0758
Phone: (415) 476-9872
Fax: (415) 476-0858
Email: howard.pollick#ucsf.edu

Chair Elect (Nov 2006 - Nov 2008)
Scott Presson, DDS, MPH

128 Millvale Court
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Phone: (678) 778-4847
E-mail: spresson#bellsouth.net

Immediate Past Chair (Nov 2006 - Nov 2008)
Dyan Campbell, RN, BSN, MPH

346 Tanzman Road
Parksville, NY 12768-5119
Phone: (845) 292-7579
Cell: (845) 798-6159
Fax: (845) 292-7579
Email: dyanc#pronetisp.net

Secretary (Nov 2006 - Nov 2009)
Kathy M. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Dept. Health Policy and Health Services Research
715 Albany Street, 560-3rd floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-5202
Fax: (617) 638-6381
Email: lituri#bu.edu

Section Councilors, Six (6) Section Councilors, Three-year terms:

    Woosung Sohn DDS, PhD, DrPH (Dec 2005 - Nov 2008)
    Assistant Professor
    University of Michigan School of Dentistry
    Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics
    1011 N. University Avenue, Rm 2316
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
    Phone: (734) 615-6622 
    Fax: (734) 936-1597 
    Email: woosung#umich.edu

    Wanda Wright RN, DDS, MS, MSD (Dec 2005 - Nov 2008)
    Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Dept. Health Policy and Health Services Research
    715 Albany St, 560, 3rd Floor - Rm 342
    Boston, MA, 02118
    Phone: (617) 638-4914
    Fax: (617) 638-6381
    Email: wgwright#bu.edu

    Elizabeth Hines, MPH, RDH (Nov 2006 - Nov 2009)
    Public Health Educator
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Division of Diabetes Translation
    2858 Woodcock Blvd., NE  
    Mailing Address: 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop MS/K10
    Atlanta, GA 30341-4002
    Phone: (770) 488-5222
    Fax: (770) 488-5195
    E-mail: EHines#cdc.gov

    David Krol (Nov 2006 - Nov 2009)
    Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics
    University of Toledo College of Medicine
    University of Toledo, Health Sciences Campus
    Ruppert Health Center, Suite 1600
    3120 Glendale Avenue
    Toledo, OH 43614
    Phone: (419) 383-4523
    Fax: (419) 383-2831
    E-mail: david.krol#utoledo.edu

    Lynn Bethel RDH, BSDH, MPH (Nov 2007 - Nov 2010)
    Director-Office of Oral Health
    Massachusetts Department of Public Health
    250 Washington Street
    Boston, MA  02108
    Phone: (617) 624-6074
    Fax: (617) 624-6062
    Lynn.Bethel#state.ma.us

    David Cappelli DMD, MPH, PhD (Nov 2007 - Nov 2010)
    Associate Professor,
    Department of Community Dentistry
    Director, Dental Public Health Residency Program
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Mail Code 7917
    7703 Floyd Curl Drive
    San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
    Phone: (210) 567-3186
    Fax: (210) 567-4587
    Email: cappelli#uthscsa.edu

Governing Councilors, Two (2) Councilors, Two-year terms:

    Magda A. de la Torre, RDH, MPH (Nov 2006 - Nov 2008)
    Department of Dental Hygiene
    School of Allied Health, UTHSCSA
    Mail Code 6244
    San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
    Phone: (210) 567-8834
    Fax: (210) 567-8843
    Email: delatorrem#uthscsa.edu

    Oscar Arevalo, DDS, ScD, MBA, MS (Nov 2007 - Nov 2009)
    Chief, Division of Dental Public Health
    University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
    333 Waller Avenue, Suite 101
    Lexington, KY 40507
    Phone: (859) 323-6400
    Fax: (859) 257-9634
    Email:

Newsletter Editor (Nov 2006 -)
Anuradha Deshmukh

Quality Assurance Manager/Dental Public Health Resident
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Office of Clinical Services
100 East Newton Street, G-708
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-5137
Fax: (617) 638-5108
E-mail: anuradha#bu.edu

Webmaster (Nov 2004- )
Tim Cooke, BDS, MPH

624 Sunset Drive
Endwell, NY 13760
Phone:
Fax:
Email: tlcooke#gmail.com

Knutson Award Committee

Andréa Azevedo, DDS, MPH (Committee 2004-08, Chair 2008)
2641 Curtis Way
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: (home)
Cell:
E-mail: andreaazevedodds#yahoo.com

Charla J. Lautar, RDH, PhD (Committee 2005-9, Chair 2009)
Associate Professor & Director
School of Allied Health, Mailcode 6615
College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Southern Illinois University
1365 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Phone: (main office),
(private office)
Fax: (618) 453-7020

Lawrence F. Hill, DDS, MPH (Committee 2006-10, Chair 2010)
CincySmiles Foundation
631 West 7th Street #309
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone:
Cell:
E-mail: larryhill#fuse.net

Jane E. M. Steffensen, MPH, CHES (Committee 2007-11, Chair 2011)
Associate Professor
Department of Community Dentistry, Dental School
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mail Code 7917
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Phone:
Fax:
Email: steffensen#uthscsa.edu

Jong Student Awards Chairs

Kathy M. Lituri, RDH, MPH (2005-08)
Boston University School of Dental Medicine
Dept. Health Policy and Health Services Research
715 Albany Street, 560-3rd floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail: lituri#bu.edu

    Oscar Arevalo, DDS, ScD, MBA, MS (2007-08)
    Chief, Division of Dental Public Health
    University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
    333 Waller Avenue, Suite 101
    Lexington, KY 40507
    Phone:
    Fax:

    Amos S. Deinard, MD, MPH (2005-06, 2008)
    Department of Pediatrics
    University of Minnesota
    Mayo - Mail Code 85
    420 Delaware St. SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Phone:
    Digital Pager:
    E-mail: deina001#umn.edu

Membership Committee Chair (Nov 2006 - Nov 2007)
Elizabeth Hines

Lead Project Officer
Division of Oral Health
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F-10
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail: EHines#cdc.gov

Exhibit/Booth Chair (Washington DC 2007)
Lynn Bethel

Interim Director-Office of Oral Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02108
Phone:
Fax:
Lynn.Bethel#state.ma.us

Policy Committee Chair
Amos S. Deinard, MD, MPH

Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Mayo - Mail Code 85, 420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: , ext. 212
Digital Pager:
Fax: (612) 627-4205
E-mail: deina001#umn.edu

Nominations Committee Chair
Dyan Campbell, RN, BSN, MPH

346 Tanzman Road
Parksville, NY 12768-5119
Phone:
Cell:
Fax: (845) 292-7579
Email: dyanc#pronetisp.net

APHA Committee Representatives

APHA Action Board
Lynn A. Bethel, RDH, BSDH, MPH (Jan 2007 -)
Director-Office of Oral Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02108
Phone: (617) 624-6074
Fax: (617) 624-6062
Lynn.Bethel#state.ma.us

    AJPH Editorial Board
    Alice M. Horowitz, PhD

    4501 Walsh St
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815
    Phone: (301) 652-3006
    E-mail: alice.horowitz#verizon.net, ahorowit#umn.edu

    APHA Continuing Education Board
    Amos S. Deinard, MD, MPH

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
    Mayo - Mail Code 85, 420 Delaware St. SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Phone: , ext. 212
    Digital Pager:
    Fax: (612) 627-4205
    E-mail: deina001#umn.edu

    APHA Continuing Education Board
    Oscar Arevalo, DDS, ScD, MBA, MS

    Chief, Division of Dental Public Health
    University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
    333 Waller Avenue, Suite 101
    Lexington, KY 40507
    Phone: (859) 323-6400
    Fax: (859) 257-9634
    Email:

    APHA Student Assembly
    Anuradha Deshmukh

    Quality Assurance Manager/Dental Public Health Resident
    Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Office of Clinical Services
    100 East Newton Street, G-708
    Boston, MA 02118
    Phone: (617) 638-5137
    Fax: (617) 638-5108
    E-mail: anuradha#bu.edu

ASTDD Liaison to the APHA OH Section
Julie A. Janssen, RDH, MA (Nov 2004 -)

Program Administrator 
Office of Health Promotion , Division of Oral Health
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson Street, 2nd floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone:  (217) 782-7943
Fax:  (217) 524-2831
E-mail: jjanssen#idph.state.il.us

Consultants to the Oral Health Section:

    Myron Allukian, DDS, MPH
    46 Louder's Lane
    Boston, MA 02130
    Phone: (617) 654-8920
    Fax: (617) 426-0097
    E-mail: MyAlluk#aol.com

    Sandra Nagel Beebe, RDH, PhD
    College of Applied Science and Arts, MC 6615
    Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (Home address)
    69 Roosevelt Road
    Carbondale, IL 62901
    Office Phone: (618) 453-7202
    Office Fax: (618) 453-7020
    E-mail: sbeebe#siu.edu

    John P. Brown, BDS, PhD
    Department of Community Dentistry
    Dental School, UTHSCSA
    Mail Code 7917
    7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
    San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
    Phone: (210) 567-3200 
    Fax: (210) 567-4587
    E-mail: brown#uthscsa.edu

    Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH
    4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South
    Denver, CO 0246
    Phone: (303) 692-2428 
    Fax: (303) 782-5576 
    E-mail: diane.brunson#state.co.us

    Mayté - María Teresa Canto, DDS, MS, MPH
    Program Director,
    Community Network Program Disparities Research Branch|
    Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
    National Cancer Institute 
    6116 Executive Blvd. Suite 202, Room 2027
    Rockville, MD 20852
    Phone: (301) 594-8993
    Fax: (301) 435-9225
    E-mail: cantom#mail.nih.gov

    Jared Fine, DDS, MPH
    Office of Dental Health
    Alameda County Public Health Department
    1000 Broadway, Suite #500
    Oakland, CA 94607
    Phone: (510) 208-5911
    Fax: (510) 208-5933
    E-mail: Jared.Fine#acgov.org

    Raul Garcia, DMD, MMedSc
    Professor and Chair, Dept. of Health Policy and Health Services Research
    Director, Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities
    Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Dept. Health Policy and Health Services Research
    715 Albany Street, 560-3rd floor
    Boston, MA 02118
    Phone: (617) 638-6385
    Fax: (617) 638-6381
    Email: rig#bu.edu

    Kathy Geurink, RDH, MA
    Associate Professor
    Dental Hygiene Education 
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Mail Code 7917
    7703 Floyd Curl Drive
    San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
    Phone: (210) 567-8829 
    Fax: (210) 567-8843
    Email: steffensen#uthscsa.edu

    Sheranita Hemphill, RDH, MS, MPH
    Professor, Allied Health
    Department of Dental Hygiene
    Sinclair Community College
    444 West Third Street
    Dayton, Ohio 45402-1460
    Phone: (937) 512-2565
    Fax: (937) 512-4175
    E-mail: sheranita.hemphill#sinclair.edu

    Stuart A. Lockwood, DMD, MPH
    Director Oral Health Branch
    Alabama Department of Public Health
    201 Monroe Street
    RSA Tower, Suite 1364
    Montgomery, AL 36104
    Phone: (334) 206-2952
    Fax: (334) 206-2950
    Email: slockwood#adph.state.al.us

    Ron Romero, DDS, MPH
    202 Avenida Vista Grande
    Santa Fe, NM 87508
    Phone: (505) 466 -4140
    Email: ronjromero#aol.com

    Buddhi M. Shrestha, DDS, MS, PhD
    Chair, Rochester/NYS Oral Health Coalition
    Director, NYS Oral Health Technical Assistance Center
    Vice-President Oral Health
    Rochester Primary Care Network
    259 Monroe Avenue, Level B
    Rochester, NY 14607
    Phone: (585) 325-2280 ext. 305
    Fax: (585) 325-2293
    E-mail: shrestha#rpcn.org

    Clemencia M. Vargas, DDS, MPH, PhD
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry
    University of Maryland Dental School
    666 West Baltimore St, Room 3-E-11
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Phone: (410) 706-2678
    E-mail: cmv001#dental.umaryland.edu

    Karen M. Yoder, RDH, MSD, PhD
    15411 Woodcliffe Trail
    Fort Wayne, IN 46845
    Phone: (219) 637-6663 
    Cell: (260) 413-7462 (best)
    Fax: (260) 637-9214
    E-mail: kmyoder#iupui.edu
    Karen Zinner, MPH
    76 R St.
    Salt Lake City, UT 84103
    Phone: (801) 521-5444
    E-mail: kzinner#utah.gov