Member Directory
Jade Miller, DDS, is president of the American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry (AAPD). In addition to his service to multiple dental organizations, he has held appointments with the Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee, Nevada State Board of Health and Nevada Board of Dental Examiners. Miller is an associate faculty member at University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco, and the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle. A graduate of AAPD’s Leadership Institute and Advanced Leadership Institute, he is a member of American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International. Miller is in private practice in Reno. He can be reached at jmkiddds@aol.com.
Sarah Fabozzi Winter, DMD, maintains a general dental practice in La Jolla, California. She is an active member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and several dental study clubs.
Shika Gupta, DDS, BDS, MDSc, is an associate professor and group practice leader in the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
Mehdi Garashi, DDS, MS, practices periodontics and
implant surgery for the Ministry of Health in Kuwait. He is a
diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Donita Dyalram, DDS, MD, FACS, is an assistant professor and associate program director of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency training program at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She is also one of the core faculty in the Head and Neck Oncology/ Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship training program, as well as a course director and faculty adviser. Dyalram was recognized with the Faculty Educator Development Award by the
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, and is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She can be reached at ddyalram@umaryland.edu.
Sheryl L. Syme, RDH, MS, is an associate professor, director of the Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program, and director of curriculum management in the Division of Dental Hygiene of the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics, and Periodontology at the University
of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. She is also the education director for the Mid-Atlantic PANDA (Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness) Coalition and coauthor of the Abuse and Neglect chapter in Darby’s and Walsh’s Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, 4th edition. She can be reached at ssyme@umaryland.edu.
Ira T. Bloom, DDS, is the assistant director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. He has lectured on CAD/CAM and esthetic dentistry, and recently coauthored a chapter on digital impressions in the textbook Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology. Previously, Bloom was in private practice for 35 years, focusing on esthetic, CAD/CAM and restorative dentistry.
Sharon L. Varlotta, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore, where she shares her appointment at the school in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Periodontics, and the Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences. Prior to teaching, Varlotta worked in private practice for 14 years. She can be reached at svarlotta@umaryland.edu.
Ryan L. Quock, DDS, is a distinguished teaching professor and vice chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Quock serves nationally with the American Dental Education Association and the CAMBRA Coalition.
