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After serving 14 active duty years in the US Air Force and 6 years in the Air Force Reserves, Robert Lamb retired at the rank of Colonel. With postings at multiple bases, including one as the first Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Tinker AFB, Dr. Lamb was the recipient of multiple military awards including the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal. Dr. Lamb is Past-President of the Oklahoma Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He served as the Legislative Chair for the Oklahoma Society for 20 years. For his long-term commitment to providing care for the underserved, Dr. Lamb was the recipient of the American Dental Association International Volunteer Award.
Edmond, Oklahoma
President
Richard Jones previously served the College as a Regent, Regency 4, from 2015-2019. He was also Vice President and President-elect. He retired from his private practice as a prosthodontist in Munster, Indiana, in 2008. He has served in a variety of leadership roles in state and national organizations, including Chair of the Indiana Dental Association Council on Peer Review from 1989-2018 and Chair of the IDA Task force on Ethics and Professionalism. Dr. Jones was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the Indiana School of Dentistry in 2009.
Schererville, Indiana
Immediate Past President and ACDF President
Dr. Teresa Dolan serves as Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Dentsply Sirona. She served as a professor and dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry from 2003 until 2013. Dr. Dolan joined the University of Florida in 1989 as the faculty director of the geriatric dentistry program, focusing research and publication in areas of geriatric dentistry: access to care and oral health for older populations. She is recognized for her contributions to the image of women in dentistry and as a champion for diversity.
Dr. Dolan is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University; she earned a DDS degree from the University of Texas and a MPH degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Dental Health Services Research Scholar and completed a Veterans Administration Fellowship in Geriatric Dentistry.
Longboat Key, Florida
President-elect
Dr. Robert Faiella is a Past-President, American Dental Association and former ADA Trustee for District 1. He is also a Past President of the Massachusetts Dental Association. Dr. Faiella has also served as an At Large Regent on the College’s Board of Regents. He is a Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology and was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Osterville, Massachusetts
Vice President
Dr. Carole Hanes is Associate Dean and Professor Emeritus at the Dental College of Georgia–Augusta University. She has previously served the College as the Regent from Regency 3. Dr. Hanes is a Pediatric Dentist and author of numerous papers on children’s oral healthcare and public health.
Augusta, Georgia
Treasurer
In addition to the national officers, the Board of Regents is comprised of eight elected Regents, four appointed At Large Regents, two liaisons to our affiliates, and a Regent Intern.
Regency 1
Sections: New York, Western New York, Hudson-Mohawk, New England, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces
Regency 2
Sections: New Jersey, Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia-Delaware Valley, Maryland, Metro Washington, Virginia
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Regency 3
Sections: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Carolinas
Wilmington, North Carolina
Regency 4
Sections: Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario
Regency 5
Sections: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Upper Midwest, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regency 6
Sections: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Regency 7
Sections: Hawaii, Southern California, Northern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
Regency 8
Sections: Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Colorado, British Columbia, Western Canada
Regent Intern
Canton, Michigan
At Large Regent
At Large Regent
Cincinnati, Ohio
At Large Regent
Edmond, Oklahoma
Board Liaison to the American Society for Dental Ethics (ASDE)
Detroit, Michigan
Board Liaison to the Student Professionalism and Ethics Association in Dentistry (SPEA)
Austin, Texas
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