Member Directory
Lorena Baccaglini, PhD, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department
of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health, UNMC. She is an active investigator on National
Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and corporate-funded
clinical research studies and hospital-wide clinical effectiveness redesign. Additionally, she serves
as regular chair of NIH study sections for review of research grant applications.
Suzanne Robertson, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist, practiced dental hygiene
for more than 20 years before training in orofacial myofunctional therapy
and establishing La Jolla OMT practice in La Jolla. She is certified in
Buteyko breathing, sleep apnea and temporomandibular joint therapies
through the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
Brian E. Bergeron, DMD, is an associate professor
and endodontics residency program director at the Dental College
of Georgia at Augusta University. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Endodontics and a fellow in the International
College of Dentists. Bergeron serves on the American Dental
Association Dental Quality Alliance, the scientific advisory board for the Journal of
Endodontics, and as a site visitor for the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Van B. Haywood, DMD, is a professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. A coauthor in 1989 on the first paper on nightguard vital bleaching, he has more than 145 publications on bleaching technique and esthetics,
including first papers on treating bleaching sensitivity with potassium nitrate, direct thermoplastic tray fabrication, bleaching primary teeth, and caries control with bleaching materials. Many of these articles are available free on his website vanhaywood.com. He can be reached at vhaywood@augusta.edu.
Daniel A. Savett, DMD, MS, COL, USAF, DC, is
director of the U.S. Air Force Dental Evaluation and Consultation
Service, a 59th Dental Group Staff located at Joint Base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston
in Texas. Savett has deployed as both a staff dentist and Combined Joint Special
Operations Task Force advisor under Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and
New Dawn. He is a member of the International Association for Dental Research,
American Society for Microbiology and American Dental Association.
Kelli C. Mack, DDS, COL, USAF, DC, is director of
professional services at the U.S. Air Force Dental Evaluation and
Consultation Service, a 59th Dental Group Staff located at Joint Base
San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston in Texas. She is also the Air Force
dental military consultant to the Surgeon General for infection control
and patient safety, and has been responsible for overseeing infection
prevention and control programs at various levels for more than
12 years. Mack can be reached at kelli.c.mack.mil@mail.mil.
Phillip W. Garrett, DDS, MS, is a periodontist
practicing in Gilbert, Arizona, who specializes in digital
technologies, bone regeneration and
dental implant therapies.
Kyle P. Trobough, DDS, is a third-year resident in the
Graduate Periodontics Department at University of Texas Health
Science Center, San Antonio (UTHSCSA) School of Dentistry. His
interests include digital implant dentistry and merging
CAD/CAM processes with a digital workflow.
He can be reached at trobough@uthscsa.edu.
Susan H. Davide, RDH, MS, MSEd, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), the City University of New York in Brooklyn, where she is a clinical instructor and preclinic coordinator. She can be reached at sdavide@citytech.cuny.edu.