Member Directory
Chris Griffin, DDS, FAGD, FIDIA, is in private practice
in Ripley, Mississippi. A lecturer on clinical topics and practice
management, he also serves as president of Effective Dentistry, a
continuing education provider. A fellow of the Academy of General
Dentistry, Griffin received the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award
from the Mississippi Dental Society. He can be reached at
drchrisgriffin@gmail.com.
Rahma Mungia, BDS, MSc, DDPHRCS, is an associate professor in
the Department of Periodontics at UT Health San Antonio. She is the director of STOHN and assistant director of the Southwest Region of the
National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.
Melanie V. Taverna, MSDH, MAADH, is an
assistant professor and clinical faculty member in the Division of
Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas Health San Antonio (UT
Health San Antonio). She is also director of the university’s
Master of Science in dental hygiene program and
serves as assistant director for the South Texas Oral Health Network
(STOHN). Taverna can be reached at taverna@uthscsa.edu.
Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA, is a clinical professor of dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. In 2020, she became a certified Positive Approach to Care independent trainer and educates dental professionals about dementia and behavioral approaches. Holt, who practices dental hygiene part time in Evansville, is also a consultant member of the examination team for the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments, the Western Regional Examining Board and Council of Interstate Testing Agencies. She can be reached at erholt@usi.edu.
Katie Brydon, LCSW, LAC, MAC, EMDR-c, is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed addiction counselor in Colorado. Her practice focuses on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing-based treatment of complex psychological trauma and advanced treatment of addictions. Brydon is a founder of Road to Me Recovery, co-founder of Genesis Behavioral Health, and clinical director of Lighthouse Recovery.
Susanna Kayserman, DDS, practiced cosmetic and restorative dentistry from 1995 to 2022. She is an active member of the American Dental Association and the Academy of Osseointegration. She has taught residents at Staten Island University Hospital and is actively involved in her local dental society.
