Senior Scholars and Fellows Circle

The Senior Scholars and Fellows Circle recognizes leaders and emerging leaders who advance oral health, health equity, and the integration of oral and overall health through scholarship, mentorship, and collaboration.

Senior Scholars

Solomon Brotman

Solomon G. Brotman, D.D.S., M.A.G.D.

Senior Consultant; Retired as Chief Clinical Officer of Life and Specialty Ventures/ USAble Life

Cherae Farmer-Dixon, D.D.S., M.S.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D.

Dean, School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College

E. Dianne Rekow, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Distinguished dental scholar, academic leader, and engineer

Timothy L. Ricks, D.M.D., M.P.H., F.I.C.D.

19th Chief Dental Officer of the U.S. Public Health Services and Assistant Surgeon General

Miriam R. Robbins, D.D.S., M.S.

Miriam R. Robbins, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D.

Director, Care Center For Persons With Disabilities Department Of Oral Medicine, Division Of Restorative Dentistry, Penn Dental Medicine

Gina Thornton-Evans, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Former Director, Division of Oral Health (DOH) in CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Founders Fellows

Patricia A. Braun M.D., M.P.H.

Patricia A. Braun, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor of Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine at the University of Colorado

Zachary A. Brian, DMD, MHA, FICD, FACD, FNAP

Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry (UNC ASOD)

Astha Singhal, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University School of Dental Medicine

Allen Wong, D.D.S., Ed.D.

Professor in Diagnostic Sciences and Director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)/ Hospital Dentistry Program, Dugoni School of Dentistry