Member Directory

Pamela Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD, serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at University of Detroit Mercy, where she is also a professor in the School of Dentistry, Department of Patient Management. Zarkowski lectures on multiple subjects, including topics related to cultural diversity, and has published extensively in the areas of legal and ethical issues for the health professions. She can be reached at zarkowp1@udmercy.edu.

Lori Rainchuso, RDH, MS, DHSc, is a professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University in Boston where she teaches in the Doctor of Health Sciences Program. With 20 years of experience in higher education, she enjoys advising students in graduate research and facilitating multidisciplinary courses. She has more than 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a contributing author in the textbook, Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist.

Erin A. Kierce, RDH, BA, MS, MPH, is director of quality assurance for New England Family Dentistry and Co. and Family Orthodontics and Co. in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Her professional areas of interest include caries risk assessment, early childhood caries, oral care during pregnancy and clinical compliance. She can be reached at erin@dentistryandbraces.com

Augusto Robles, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor and director of the operative dentistry curriculum at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He performs clinical research on dental materials.

Bright Chang, DMD, MS, is a prosthodontist in private practice at Prosthodontics Associates, P.A. and a former assistant clinical professor at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine in Portland, Maine. He has served in numerous leadership positions in both organized dentistry and nonprofit healthcare. Chang is passionate about dentistry and sharing his experiences and knowledge. He can be reached at jesuk.chang@gmail.com.

Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and director of the Division of Biomaterials. He can be reached at nlawson@uab.edu.

Sophia Fratianne, MA, was formerly the editor-in-chief at Infinite Smiles.

Neal Patel, DDS, is an international educator in digital dentistry, including CAD/CAM, cone beam computed tomography, virtual surgery and computer-guided implantology. He practices general dentistry in Powell, Ohio. He can be reached at drpatel@infinitesmiles.com.