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Michael M. Baden, M.D.
	Dr. Michael Baden is the former Chief Medical Examiner of New York City and past Director of the New York State Police Medico-Legal Investigations Unit. He received a B.S. Degree from the City College of New York and an M.D. Degree from New York University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine and pathology at Bellevue Hospital Medical Center where he was intern, resident and Chief Resident. He has been a medical examiner for forty-five years and has performed more than 20,000 autopsies. He has held professorial teaching appointments at Albert Einstein Medical School, Albany Medical College, New York University, New York Law School and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has been a consultant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Veteran's Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm's, Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Department of Justice. He was Chairman of the Forensic Pathology Panel of the U.S. Congress Select Committee on Assassinations that re-investigated the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1970s. He was the forensic pathologist member of a team of U.S. forensic scientists asked by the Russian government to examine the newly found remains of Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra and the Romanov family in Siberia in the 1990s. He has been an expert in multiple Iraq-related court-martials in the United States and Camp Liberty, Baghdad. He has also been an expert in the investigations concerning Medgar Evers, John Belushi, Yankee Manager Billy Martin, Marlon Brando's son Christian Brando, O.J. Simpson, Jayson Williams, Kobe Bryant, Robert Blake, and Las Vegas hotel owner Ted Binion. He has investigated deaths in Croatia, Serbia, Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Monaco, Panama, England, Canada, Zimbabwe and other countries for human rights groups and private attorneys. He has taught homicide courses for police, judges, attorneys and physicians in most of the 50 states as well as in China, Taiwan, Kuwait, Australia, France, Italy, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Columbia and other countries. He has been a member of the board of directors of a number of drug abuse and alcohol abuse treatment programs here he attempts to apply what he has learned from the dead at the autopsy table to the betterment of the living. Dr. Baden has also served as President of the Society of Medical Jurisprudence and Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Science. He is the host of the HBO "Autopsy" series, now in its thirteenth year, which shows how the various forensic sciences assist in solving crimes and was a consultant for the "Crossing Jordan" television series. He has been author or co-author of more than 80 professional articles and books on aspects of forensic medicine and two popular non-fiction books "Unnatural Death, Confessions of a Medical Examiner" and "Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers." He is also the author, with his wife, attorney Linda Kenney Baden, of two recent forensic thrillers, "Remains Silent" and "Skeleton Justice." He is the Forensic Science Contributor for FOX National News and is a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine.
Charles M. Cobb, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
	Dr. Charles Cobb graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), School of Dentistry in 1964. He received a Certificate of Specialty in Periodontics and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology, both from UMKC in 1966. Following two years of active duty with the U. S. Navy, Dr. Cobb returned to school at Georgetown University, graduating in 1971 with a Ph.D. in Anatomy. After graduation from Georgetown, he held teaching and research positions at Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Dr. Cobb devoted 15 years to a full-time private practice in periodontics and 17 years to academics. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, has published over 190 peer-review articles and presented over 180 programs at regional, national and international meetings. He was recently selected as the 2012 Outstanding Periodontal Educator by the American Academy of Periodontolgy. Dr. Cobb retired from the U. S. Army Reserves with the rank of Colonel and is one of the few Reservists to have received the "A" Specialty Designator from the Office of the U. S. Army Surgeon General and induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit.
Nicolaas C. Geurs, D.D.S., M.S.
	Nicolaas C. Geurs, D.D.S., M.S. is Professor of Periodontology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his dental degree at A.C.T.A. (Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) in 1992. He completed his training in Periodontology and his Master’s in Clinical Dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1992-1995. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the American College of Dentist. He is actively involved in teaching in periodontology and implantology to both the dental students and post graduate students. He was the director of the advanced education program in Periodontology for 10 years. Currently he is the chair of the department of Periodontology. His research interest include periodontitis and systemic health, regeneration, bone grafting, and dental implantology. He has published and lectured extensively on these topics. Dr. Geurs has published numerous case reports and articles for various professional journals, including The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Journal of Periodontology and Clinical Advances in Periodontics. In addition, he has published a chapter on "Soft Tissue Consideration for Implant Site Development" for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. He is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker. Previous engagements include: AAP annual meetings in New Orleans and Philadelphia; NorthEast Society of Periodontics in New York NY; 2010 Florida National Dental Convention; EuroPerio Conference in Geneva Switzerland; 2012 hands-on course on "Advanced Bone Grafting" in Manchester UK; Indian Society of Dental Research in Chennai India and other venues.
Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, R.D.H., B.S., M.B.A
	Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, RDH, BS, MBA, is an award-winning author, speaker and consultant. With more than three decades in dentistry, she has experience in all phases of dental office operation- front desk, certified chairside assistant, and registered dental hygienist. Dianne also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Service Management and a Master of Business Administration degree. Her business, Professional Dental Management, is based in Frederick, Maryland and consults with active dental practices in all aspects of their operations, including business and clinical areas. Her nationwide consultations have successfully implemented programs that raise the level of productivity, efficiency and profitability of those offices she serves. Ms. Glasscoe Watterson has published hundreds of articles in various professional journals. She is well known for her monthly columns in RDH, entitled "Staff Rx" and Dental Economics entitled "Practice Wisdom." Her first book, Manage Your Practice Well, has won three prestigious literary awards: the International Hermes Platinum Award, the Communicator's Gold 2011 Award, and the Apex 2011 Grand Award. Dianne’s second book, titled The Consummate Dental Hygienist, won an Apex Gold Award for literary excellence. In addition, she has published two textbook chapters for dental hygiene students in Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist. She formerly served as an adjunct clinical instructor of dental hygiene at Guilford Technical Community College. Dianne has been chosen as a "Top Clinician in Speaking and Consulting" by Dentistry Todayevery year since 2006. Her honors include being chosen as a "Key Influencer" by Colgate in 2009 & 2010, and "Distinguished Dental Professional" in 2005 by Dentsply. Dianne is a nationally recognized speaker with a wide range of topics on the effective operation of the dental practice. She is an enthusiastic and entertaining speaker who presents valuable information to help dental professionals excel in customer service and care. Dianne is an honorary board member for The Speaking/Consulting Network. She is also a member of the ADHA, Maryland State Dental Association, the Christian Medical/Dental Society, and the American Academy of Dental Hygiene. She also serves on the editorial board for RDH magazine.
Randy F. Huffines, D.D.S.
	Dr. Randy F. Huffines is recognized as one of the country's leading experts on aging and oral health. He frequently speaks at the Hinman, Chicago Midwinter, Academy of General Dentistry, Pacific Dental, Yankee Dental, California Dental, Texas Dental, and 9 out of the last 10 Annual Sessions of the American Dental Association. He is known for his ability to take complex oral health issues and translate them into easy-to-understand concepts and practical techniques the entire dental team can use immediately with their patients. Dr. Huffines is one of only a handful of practicing clinicians in the United States who has completed a two year postdoctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry in addition to his D.D.S. For the past twenty-five years, he has treated older and medically complex adults in a traditional private practice, in hospitals, and in nursing homes. He is a Past President and a Fellow of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, Diplomate of the American Board Special Care Dentistry. In 2001, he was inducted into the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland. He has served on the Editoral Board of two major dental drug references and is a contributing author for the 2009 edition of the Reichel's Care of the Elderly, published by Cambridge University. Dr. Huffines hold faculty appointments in colleges of dentistry, medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences. In 1996, he became the first Chair of the American National Standards Institute Task Force that became the American Dental Association's Standards Committee on Dental Informatics. In 2004, Dr. Huffines was appointed to the American Dental Association's Elder Care Task Force. He serves as a consultant to the ADA's Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations and is the originator of the ADA's Adult Preventative Practice of the Year Award. Dr, Huffines is the Chief Consultant in Geriatrics and Special Care Dentistry for the Department of Veteran's Affairs. In spite of these responsibilities, Dr. Huffines spends most of his workweek as a "wet-fingered" clinician providing comprehensive dental care to older and medically complex patients. This extensive practical experience is evident throughout his courses as he illustrates concepts with the patients he has personally treated.
Samuel B. Low, D.D.S., M.S., M.Ed.
	Samuel B. Low, D.D.S., M.S., M.Ed., Associate Dean and Professor, University of Florida, College of Dentistry; Associate faculty member of the Pankey with 30 years of private practice experience in periodontics and implant placement. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Periodontology. Dr. Low provides dentists a n d dental hygienists with the tools for successfully managing the periodontal patient in general and periodontal practices and is affiliated with the Florida Probe Corporation. He was selected “Dentist of the Year” by the Florida Dental Association, Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Texas Dental School, and the Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award. He is a Past President of the Florida Dental Association. Dr. Low received his dental degree, specialty training in periodontics, and Masters of Science in biomedical science from the University of Texas.
Brian L. Mealey, D.D.S., M.S.
	Dr. Brian Mealey is a Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), where he runs the Graduate Periodontics Program. He graduated with his D.D.S. degree from UTHSCSA in 1983. He received his periodontics training in the United States Air Force periodontics residency, graduating in 1990 and receiving his Master of Science degree from UTHSCSA the same year. Dr. Mealey served 21 years in the United States Air Force, where he was the Chair of the Department of Periodontics at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, the Program Director of the Air Force Periodontics Residency, and the Chief Military Consultant in Periodontics to the Air Force Surgeon General. Dr. Mealey is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and is currently a Director of the Board. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Periodontology and is a Consultant to the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. Dr. Mealey is co-editor and author of two textbooks in periodontics and has published over 100 articles, abstracts and textbook chapters in the scientific literature. His focus of research and writing is in oral-systemic relationships, periodontal therapy and dental implants. Dr. Mealey maintains an active clinical practice in periodontics and implant dentistry.
John A. Molinari, Ph.D.
	Dr. Molinari is currently Director of Infection Control for THE DENTAL ADVISOR in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Previously, he served for 32 years at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Director of Infection Control. He has published over 400 scientific articles, text chapters, and abstracts in the areas of microbiology and immunology, and lectures nationally and internationally on topics dealing with infectious diseases and infection control. Dr. Molinari is also co-author of the text Cottone’s Practical Infection Control in Dentistry. He has served as a consultant for the CDC, ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, Council on Dental Practice, and hospitals in the areas of infectious disease and infection control. Dr. Molinari also was Chairman of the State of Michigan Governor’s Risk Reduction and AIDS Policy Commission. Previously, he was the Infection Control section editor for The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, a member of the Editorial Board for The Journal of the American Dental Association and contributed a monthly column for Dental Economics. Dr. Molinari is currently a member of the Michigan Board of Dentistry. In recognition of his efforts, Dr. Molinari was inducted as an honorary member of the Michigan Dental Association, the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, and was a 2009 recipient of the ADA Golden Apple Award.
John W. Rapley, D.D.S., M.S.
	John W. Rapley, D.D.S., M.S. graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in Dec. 1973, and completed a GPR Residency at Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Maryland in July 1975. He practiced General Dentistry in the United States Air Force (USAF) for five years, and completed his periodontal residency in 1981 at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, with an additional Masters of Science degree from the University of Texas at Houston. Dr. Rapley practiced periodontics and also taught in the USAF periodontal residency until his retirement as a Colonel from the USAF in 1990. He was a USAF Consultant to the Surgeon General in Periodontics at the time of his retirement. He became the Director of Graduate Periodontics at UMKC in 1990 and held that position until 2000. He has been the Chairman of Periodontics at UMKC and Director of Undergraduate Periodontics since 1998. Dr. Rapley has received 44 teaching awards while at UMKC given by students, faculty, and administration. He has published 50 articles and 15 textbook chapters, and given numerous CE invited presentations outside UMKC in the United States, Europe and India.
Thomas Viola, B.S., R.Ph., C.C.P.
	Thomas A. Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P., is a licensed pharmacist in the states of New York, New Jersey and Florida. Mr. Viola received his pharmacy degree and specialty training from St. John’s University and has been in community practice for over 25 years. Mr. Viola actively participates in state and national pharmacy associations and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Council of Chain Drug Stores. Mr. Viola has been appointed to and has served on several national committees on pharmacotherapeutics, disease state management, medication safety and pharmaceutical care. In addition, Mr. Viola is a certified consultant pharmacist in the state of New Jersey, where he specializes in the medication therapy management of high-risk pediatric and geriatric patient populations. Beyond his daily practice of the profession of pharmacy, Mr. Viola also serves the professions of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting as an educator, professional speaker and published writer in the areas of oral pharmacology and local anesthesia. As an educator, Mr. Viola is a member of the faculty of seven dental hygiene and dental assisting programs in two states, including Harcum College, Manor College, and Montgomery Community College in Pennsylvania and Burlington County College, Camden County College, Middlesex County College and Bergen Community College in New Jersey. He has received awards as outstanding teacher of the year twice over the last several years. In addition, Mr. Viola is a member of the faculty of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s National Dental Hygiene Board Exam Review and has presented numerous national board exam review courses for dental hygiene program graduates. Mr. Viola has also been recognized as a leader in the presentation and administration of local anesthesia certification programs for dental hygienists in several states as a result of newly-enacted legislation. As a professional speaker, Mr. Viola has presented hundreds of continuing education courses to practicing dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants. He is recognized nationally and internationally for his unique ability to correlate pharmacology to the every day practice of dentistry. His past presentations include the Dr. Peter Fedi Periodontics Lecture at the Midwest Dental Conference, the Liberty Dental Conference, the Big Apple Dental Meeting, the Fall Continuing Education Series at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, the Annual Two Day Symposium of the International Dental Professionals of Switzerland and numerous national, regional and state dental hygiene association meetings. In addition, Mr. Viola has been appointed and serves as a pharmacology expert and consultant to the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry. As a published writer, Mr. Viola is well known for his Pharmacology columns in the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine and PennWell Publishing’s RDH magazine. In addition, Mr. Viola has served as a reviewer for several dental pharmacology textbooks and national board exam review books.