Member Directory
Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, is a professor and chairperson of the Dental Hygiene Program at New York City College of Technology (City Tech). She has taught oral anatomy, pharmacology, principles of dental hygiene care-II seminar, and clinical dental hygiene, and has served as one of the clinic coordinators. Her research interests include emerging issues in dentistry and dental hygiene, microbiology of the oral and systemic diseases, novel pharmacotherapeutics and their effects on general and oral health, as well as interdisciplinary education, educational innovations, and technology in the classroom. She can be reached at amatthews@citytech.cuny.edu. .
Parth S. Desai, BDS, MPH, completed a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree in India and a Master’s Degree in Public Health at Western Kentucky University.
Scott Froum, DDS, a graduate of the State University of New York, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, is a periodontist in private practice at 1110 2nd Avenue, Suite 305, New York City, New York. Dr. Froum, a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, is a clinical associate professor at SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine in the Department of Periodontology. He serves on the board of editorial consultants for the Academy of Osseointegration's Academy News. Contact him through his website at drscottfroum.com or (212) 751-8530.
William F. Wathen, DMD, is a former editor in chief of the Journal of the American Dental Association, and an adjunct professor in the Department of General Dentistry at Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. He completed a U.S. Air Force dental internship in 1968 and entered private general practice in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1970. Retired from active practice, Wathen teaches a web-based course about the psychosocial aspects of dental practice called “Dental Crossroads — Secrets of Success in Practice.” The course is designed to help dental teams build, implement and maintain patient-centered, wellness-oriented practice philosophies. He can be reached at wwathen@bcd.tamhsc.edu.
Robert H. Gregg II, DDS, is the founder of Millennium Dental Technologies, and a codeveloper of the FDA-cleared PerioLase MVP-7 and LANAP protocol. He is a former faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, and has been using lasers clinically since 1990. Gregg lectures internationally on clinical laser applications, and is an author of the Curriculum Guidelines and Standards for Dental Laser Education. He also maintains an active private practice.
Eric D. Bothwell, DDS, MPH, MA, PhD, is a public health advisor for the Men’s Health Network, an educational organization that works to resolve issues affecting men’s health. He also teaches at the College of Public Health, University of Florida in Gainesville. Bothwell is a certified QPR gatekeeper instructor.
Marlene Storz, MSDH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the dental hygiene program at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Storz’s interest in suicide prevention led her to become certified as a gatekeeper instructor by the QPR Institute, which provides suicide prevention training programs to oral health professionals. Storz can be reached at mstorz@pacific.edu.
Eric Linden, DMD, MSD, is a periodontist with more than 30 years of clinical experience, and a laser periodontal surgeon in private practice in New York. He is a professor of periodontics, implants, and oral medicine at Columbia University in New York. Linden directs several clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of laser treatment around failing implants. He serves on the American Academy of Periodontology Committee on Peri-Implantitis. In addition, he trains faculty, residents and dentists in various laser therapies. He can be reached at drericlinden@drgums.com.
James P. Arnold, DMD, MAJ(P), USA, DC, is the residency training director and staff oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Fort Sam Houston DENTAC.
