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Michael M. Baden, M.D. |
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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. |
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S.N. Bhaskar, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
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Dr. S. N. Bhaskar received his D.D.S. degree from Northwestern University
Dental School and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of
Illinois. He is Major General, United States Army, (Retired), formerly
Assistant Surgeon General of the Army and Chief of the Army Dental Corps. He
is an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Diplomate of
the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American Board of Oral Pathology
and has a Certificate in the Specialty of Periodontics. He has published
more than 200 original articles in 42 different scientific journals and has
received many awards for his contributions to dentistry. He is the author of
text books in Oral Histology, Oral Pathology, and Radiographic
Interpretation. His books on these subjects have been translated into
Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German and Greek and are read by thousands of
dentists around the world.
Dr. Bhaskar has given more than 10,000 hours of lectures to Dental
Societies and Dental Schools in the United States and foreign countries. Dr.
Bhaskar neither receives nor accepts any support from any commercial
organization. This course and other courses Dr. Bhaskar gives are sponsored
by CLINICAL DENTAL SEMINARS, an organization which he founded and which is
dedicated to bringing current, practical, professional information to the
dentists and their staff. CLINICAL DENTAL SEMINARS is funded exclusively by
Dr. Bhaskar"s private practice, limited to Periodontics, in Monterey and
Salinas, California. |
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Charles M. Cobb, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
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Dr. Charles Cobb graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC),
School of Dentistry in 1964. He received a Certificate of Specialty in
Periodontology 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 Microanatomy. After graduation from Georgetown, he held teaching
and research positions at Louisiana State University and the University of
Alabama in Birmingham.
In addition to teaching/research, Dr. Cobb recently retired from
academics as Professor Emeritus at UMKC. Between academic
appointments, Dr. Cobb enjoyed 15 years of full-time private practice in the
specialty of periodontics. 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.
Dr. Cobb retired from the U.S. Army Reserves with the rank of Colonel. He
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. |
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Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, R.D.H., B.S., M.B.A |
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Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, R.D.H., B.S., M.B.A. has a 30+ year career 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 resource management
and a Master of Business Administration degree. Her business, Professional
Dental Management, Inc., 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 pf articles in various
professional journals. She is well known for her monthly columns in RDH,
entitled "Staff Rx" and Dental Economics entitled “Practice Wisdom”.
She formerly served as an adjunct clinical instructor of dental hygiene at
the Guilford Technical Community College. Dianne was chose as a "Top
Clinician in Speaking and Consulting" by Dentistry Today in 2006,
2007 and 2008.
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 “gets things done” in her seminars. Dianne served
on the Board of Directors of The Speaking/Consulting Network and is also a
member of the National Speakers Association, ADHA, Institute of Management
Consultants, and Christian Medical/Dental Association. She has spoken at
such events and meetings as: Internet Dental Forum; Yankee Dental Congress;
Holiday Dental Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina; University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill; RDH's "Under One Roof" in Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver
and Costa Mesa, CA; ADA and ADHA; numerous state association meetings and
other venues nationwide. |
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Randy F. Huffines, D.D.S. |
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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.
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Olga A.C. Ibsen, R.D.H., M.S. |
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Olga A.C. Ibsen, R.D.H., M.S. is an Adjunct Professor at New York University
College of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology,
Radiology and Medicine. She also teaches Oral Pathology at University of
Bridgeport in Connecticut. As an educator, clinician, author, and editor,
she has made significant contributions to the dental hygiene profession. She
has been a member of the faculty at Columbia University, State University of
New York, and University of New Haven and has practiced clinical dental
hygiene for over thirty years.
Mrs. Ibsen has co-authored the text Oral Pathology for the Dental
Hygienist published by W.B. Saunders. She has authored the chapter “Oral
Pathology” in all six editions of Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental
Hygiene. She serves as a consultant member of the North East Regional Board
of Dental Examiners; Dental Hygiene Subcommittee on Examinations; editorial
advisory boards for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and the Journal of
Practical Hygiene. Her past ADHA editorial positions include editorial
director of the Journal of Dental Hygiene and editor of Educational
Directions. She is a past president of the Association of Dental Alumni at
Columbia University and the American Academy of Dental Hygiene.
She is a national and international speaker who emphasizes clinical
application in her presentations and lectures. |
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Samuel B. Low, D.D.S., M.S., M.Ed. |
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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 Christenson Lecturer Recognition Award.
He is a Past President of the Florida Dental
Association and presently 17th district ADA Trustee. Dr. Low recieved his
dental degree, specialty training in periodontics, and Masters of Science in
biomedical science from the University of Texas. |
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John A. Molinari, Ph.D. |
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Dr. Molinari received a B.A. in Biology from
St. Vincent College and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of
Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine. He is currently Director of Infection
Control for The Dental Advisor. 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 350 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 a co-author of the text
Cottone’s Practical Infection Control in Dentistry, with the 3rd
edition published in 2009. His activities include serving as a
consultant for the CDC, ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, Council on Dental
Practice, and hospitals in the Detroit area in the areas of infectious
disease and infection control. Previously, he was the Project Coordinator
for the governmental Health Resources and Services Administration Task Force
on AIDS and Dental Education, as well as Chairman of the American
Association of Dental School’s Curriculum Advisory Committee on Bloodborne
Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Molinari was appointed and served as
Chairman of the State of Michigan Governor’s Risk Reduction and AIDS Policy
Commission. He was the Infection Control section editor for The Compendium
of Continuing Education in Dentistry and a member of the Editorial Board for
The Journal of the American Dental Association. He currently writes a
monthly column for Dental Economics.
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 is a 2009 recipient of the
ADA Golden Apple Award. |
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Francis G. Serio, D.M.D., M.S., F.I.C.D., F.A.C.D.,
F.A.D.I. |
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Dr. Francis G. Serio is Associate Dean for
Clinical Affairs and Professor at the East Carolina University School of
Dental Medicine. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of
Periodontology. A native of New York, Dr. Serio completed his undergraduate
studies at The Johns Hopkins University and received his D.M.D. degree from
the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his M.S. and certificate in
Periodontics at the University of Maryland and his M.B.A. from Millsaps
College. He was inducted into the Academy of Dentistry International in
1999, the International College of Dentists in 2003, and the American
College of Dentists in 2004.
Dr. Serio has been in full-time academics and
part-time practice since 1981. He taught at the University of Maryland and
was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontics and Preventive
Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry from 1993-2009
before assuming his current position at East Carolina University. His
professional interests include educating predoctoral dental students, the
pathogenesis of aggressive periodontitis, periodontal plastic surgery,
international volunteer dentistry, and the continuing dental education of
general dentists and dental hygienists. He has presented over 120 lectures
and continuing education courses in the U.S. and around the world. He is
founder and former director of the Dominican Dental Mission Project. Over a
span of 29 years, this project has provided in excess of $8.2 million of
services to 54,000 of the rural poor of the Dominican Republic. In 1991, the
project received The President’s Volunteer Action Award from President
George H.W. Bush and in 2001, The Daily Points of Light Award from President
George W. Bush. He has also been actively involved in Dentistry Overseas, a
joint project between the American Dental Association and Health Volunteers
Overseas, and many other international volunteer dental activities. He
served on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity, Metro Jackson.
Dr. Serio has written or co-authored over 40
scientific articles and four books. The most recent book, the Manual of
Clinical Periodontics, was written with Dr. Charles E. (Bud) Hawley and
published by Lexi-Comp (www.lexi.com) and is in its 3rd edition.
Dr. Serio is married to Dr. Cheryl L. Serio, a general dentist. They have
two children and reside in Greenville, North Carolina. |
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Thomas Viola, B.S., R.Ph. |
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Thomas A. Viola, B.S., R.Ph. is a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology
at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at Manor College in
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Penn State University in Abington, Pennsylvania, Burlington College in Pemberton, New Jersey and
Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey. Mr. Viola received his
pharmacy training and degree at St. John’s University in New York.
Mr. Viola is a registered pharmacist in three states and has been in
practice for 20 years. He actively participates in state and national
pharmacy associations and has served on various committees on
pharmacotherapeutics, disease state management and pharmaceutical care.
His contributions to the professions of dentistry and dental hygiene have
been as an educator and lecturer. Over the last 10 years, Mr. Viola has
instructed dental hygiene students in pharmacology and anatomy and
physiology and has spoken at dental hygiene association meetings and alumni
meetings. He has prepared and presented numerous continuing education
courses for practicing dental professionals as well as board review courses
for dental hygiene program graduates.
Mr. Viola is an excellent speaker with the unique ability to correlate
pharmacology to the every day practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
Everyone attending his lectures appreciates this gift. |
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