Member Directory
Karen A. Howard, DDS, MD, is chief resident in the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
James D. Ruskin, DMD, MD, FACS, is a professor in the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He can be
reached at james.ruskin@unmc.edu.
Art DiMarco, DMD, is director of the University of Washington School of Dentistry’s Regional Initiatives in Dental Education Program and an associate professor of dental hygiene at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. He has more than 30 years of private practice experience and nearly 20 years of experience teaching in dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting education. DiMarco is a coauthor of the textbook Local Anesthesia for Dental Professionals.
Stephen K. Harrel, DDS, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. A diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he serves on Decisions in Dentistry’s Editorial Advisory Board. Harrel can be reached at skharrel@gmail.com.
Tammy K. Swecker, BSDH, MEd, is an associate professor in the dental hygiene program at VCU School of Dentistry, where she serves as senior clinical coordinator and teaches nutrition. She also holds a Nutrition Specialist Certificate. Swecker’s expertise lies in treating medically compromised patients in a hospital setting.
Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS, is a professor and chairman emeritus of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry in Richmond. He is a distinguished oral and maxillofacial surgeon and educator who has contributed to the field for more than 50 years. Laskin is a former president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and International
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is also editor emeritus of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Laskin can be reached at dmlaskin@vcu.edu.
Antonio J. Moretti, DDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor and director of the post-graduate program in periodontology at UNC at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. He is an active member of the UNC dental faculty practice. Well published, Moretti lectures nationally and internationally.
Rebecca S. Wilder, RDH, MS, is a professor and director of the graduate dental hygiene program and director of faculty development at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. She is editor in chief of the Journal of Dental Hygiene. An internationally known speaker and author, Wilder has published more than 200 articles, abstracts and book chapters. She can be reached at rebecca_wilder@unc.edu.
