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Congratulations to the 2024 Fellows, Masters and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition Recipients
Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition
Congratulations to the 20234 Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition (LLSR) recipients. LLSR recipients epitomize a career of excellence in dentistry. In addition to completing thousands of hours of continuing education throughout their career, these members actively give back to the profession by staying active in organized dentistry, mentoring colleagues and selflessly donating their time and services to the community.
The Academy of General Dentistry is honored to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition.
Daly City, Calif.
Judith A. Belitz, DDS, MAGD
Omaha, Neb.
Scott G. Clinton, DDS, MAGD
Waxahachie, Texas
Third time receiving LLSR
Talmadge K. Crane, DDS, MAGD
Lafayette, La.
David M. DeCillis, DDS, MAGD
Heath Springs, S.C.
Bernardino O. Elizondo, DDS, MAGD
San Benito, Texas
Second time receiving LLSR
Gregory M. Feldman, DMD, MAGD
Newberry, Fla.
Timothy J. Gehring, DDS, MAGD
Alexandria, Minn.
Keith D. Gilmore, DDS, MAGD
Dickson, Tenn.
Second time receiving LLSR
Colleen J. Hofer, DDS, MAGD
Velva, N.D.
Yin Hsu, DMD, MAGD
Boston, Mass.
Third time receiving LLSR
Edward R. Kusek, DDS, MAGD
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Fourth time receiving LLSR
Matthew McRae Jr., DMD, MAGD
Athens, Ga.
Carol L. Moreno, DDS, MAGD
West Liberty, Iowa
Third time receiving LLSR
Humberto Nunez Gil, DMD, MAGD
Brownsville, Texas
Robert S. Popkin, DMD, MAGD
Franklin Square, N.Y.
Susan E. Snyder, DDS, MAGD
Lafayette, Ind.
Second time receiving LLSR
John W. Strawman, DDS, MAGD
Bowling Green, Ohio
Seventh time receiving LLSR
Johanna J. Tesoniero, DDS, MAGD
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Anita M. Thomas, DDS, MAGD
Lake Elmo, Minn.
Michael S. Tosatti, DMD, MAGD
Westbrook, Conn.
James R. Welland, DDS, MAGD
West Chester, Ohio
Second time receiving LLSR
Ivan H. Wolthuis, DMD, MAGD
Sweet Home, Ore.
2024 Masters
Congratulations to the 2024 Mastership Award recipients. Mastership is the highest award available in the Academy of General Dentistry and one of the most respected and recognizable designations in the dental profession. Recipients must complete more than 1,100 hours of approved continuing dental education hours. At least 400 of these hours involve the actual application of a technique or skill under the close supervision of highly qualified experts. AGD Masters are leaders in dentistry who have made a commitment to uphold the highest professional standards and ideals of the Academy of General Dentistry.
The Academy of General Dentistry is honored to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Mastership Award.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Bryant M. Anderson, DMD, MAGD
Winter Park, Fla.
Kathleen E. Anderson, DMD, MAGD
Winter Park, Fla.
Leena Bahu, DDS, MAGD
West Bloomfield, Mich.
Gilbert C. Barrett, DDS, MAGD
Celina, Texas
Angela M. Bauer Williams, DDS, MAGD
Cambridge, Wis.
Hayley C. Beaudette, DDS, MAGD
Scottsbluff, Neb.
Jennifer S. Bell, DDS, MAGD
Holly Springs, N.C.
Jonathan M. Copeland, DDS, MAGD
Wildwood, Mo.
Brent Cornelius, DDS, MAGD
Keller, Texas
Eric D. Cornelius, DDS, MAGD
San Antonio, Texas
Dara Darabi, DDS, MAGD
Florence, Mass.
Chapin John Densmore, DDS, MAGD
Lake Tapps, Wash.
Abe Dyzenhaus, DDS, MAGD
Floral Park, N.Y.
Clayte A. Fluke, DDS, MAGD, ABGD
San Antonio, Texas
Angelina C. Franklin, DDS, MAGD
Holly Springs, N.C.
Gregory A. Grave, DDS, MAGD
Plano, Texas
Erick Gutierrez, DMD, MAGD
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Tam N. Issa-Abbas, DDS, MAGD
San Antonio, Texas
Raj S. Khanuja, DDS, MAGD
Brampton, Ore.
Wing H. Ko, DMD, MAGD
Avon, Conn.
Hanna Elizabeth Lindskog, DDS, MAGD
Tiki Island, Texas
Praveen Kumar Mandera Govindaiah, DDS, MAGD
Nashua, N.H.
Theron A. Manson, DDS, MAGD
Kirkland, Wash.
Jeffrey M. Marrs, DDS, MAGD
San Antonio, Texas
Liliana M. Marshall, DMD, MAGD
Palm Bay, Fla.
Alan G. McDavid, DDS, MAGD
Allen, Texas
Herbert M. Mendoza, DDS, MAGD
Temecula, Calif.
Peter Merai, DDS, MAGD
Oxon Hill, Md.
Matthew J. Merfeld, DDS, MAGD
Rochester, Minn.
Lindsey C. Meyer, DDS, MAGD
Monticello, Iowa
Michael Mooney, DMD, MAGD
Du Pont, Wash.
David P. Morrison, DDS, MAGD
Loudonville, N.Y.
Marc K. Nakamura, DDS, MAGD
Pearl City, Hawaii
Justin C. Neibauer, DDS, MAGD
Fredericksburg, Va.
Matthew R. Nelson, DDS, MAGD
Saint Paul, Minn.
Lauren O'Hagan, DMD, MAGD
Delray Beach, Fla.
Tristan Parry, DDS, MAGD
Summerfield, N.C.
Kyle E. Pelkey, DMD, MAGD, ABGD
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Marcus K. Randall, DMD, MAGD
Hixson, Tenn.
Daniel E. Rome, DDS, MAGD
Grain Valley, Mo.
Alain Selenou-Tema, DDS, MAGD
Woodbridge, Va.
Charles S. Skoglund, DDS, MAGD
Norfolk, Neb.
Joslyn A. Slater, DDS, MAGD
Anamosa, Iowa
Eduardo Sonnenschein, DDS, MAGD
Denver, Colo.
Katie E. Stuchlik, DDS, MAGD
Houston, Texas
Kimdung Tracy Tran, DDS, MAGD
San Jose, Calif.
Robert Vander Broek, DDS, MAGD
Rochester, Minn.
Chin-Yuh Yang, DDS, MAGD
West Covina, Calif.
2024 Fellows
Congratulations to the 2024 Fellowship Award recipients. The Academy of General Dentistry Fellowship Award was created nearly sixty years ago to honor those members who recognize and embrace their professional obligation to remain current in their knowledge and skills, ensuring the highest quality oral health care for all patients. Earning Fellowship is an important milestone in the journey toward professional excellence. AGD Fellows are asked to continue to embrace the ideals of the AGD and be willing to lead and serve in their communities to continually raise professional standards.
The Academy of General Dentistry is honored to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Fellowship Award.
Alexandra D. Okai, DDS, FAGD
Shreveport, La.
Daniel Reid, DMD, FAGD, FAGD ABGD
Eglin AFB, Fla.
Benjamin Y. Wang, DDS, FAGD
Albuquerque, N.M.
Alabama
Nathan Smith, DMD, FAGD
Mountain Brook
Arkansas
John Pardo, DDS, FAGD
Fayetteville
Army
Gamal A. Baker, DDS, FAGD
Fayetteville, N.C.
Kevin J. Brunstein, DMD, FAGD
Chandler, Ariz.
Donald DeMichele, DDS, FAGD
Rougemont, N.C.
Glen Fernandes, DDS, FAGD
Angus, Ont.
Reed A. Houck, DMD, FAGD
Southern Pines, N.C.
Mitchell J. Oliver, DDS, FAGD, ABGD
Carlisle, Pa.
Steven Blake Spoto, DMD, FAGD
Fayetteville, N.C.
California
Edwin R. Bennett IV, DDS, FAGD
Brea
Nicole Chen, DDS, FAGD
Bakersfield
Ravneet Singh Dhillon, DDS, FAGD
Morgan Hill
Natalie Do, DMD, FAGD
Bakersfield
Jolie I. Goodman-Leibof, DDS, FAGD
El Cerrito
Christopher Macasaet, DDS, FAGD
Elk Grove
Sheetal Padval, DDS, FAGD
Folsom
Geoffrey Glen Pena, DMD, FAGD
Tracy
Saurabh Sharma, DDS, FAGD
Fremont
Colorado
Derick Bright, DMD, FAGD
Thornton
Kimberly Allin Meyers, DMD, FAGD
Denver
Connecticut
Jason R. Campbell, DDS, FAGD
Waterford
James McGrath, DMD, FAGD
Middletown
Jatinder Sharma, DDS, FAGD
Manchester
Skye Zeller, DMD, FAGD
Cheshire
Delaware
Christopher A. Appleman, DDS, FAGD
Newark
Florida
Christine Adams, DMD, FAGD
Boca Raton
Anuja Aryal, DMD, FAGD
Pace
Adam C. Barbag, DMD, FAGD
Coral Springs
Matthew J. Dillon, DDS, FAGD
Dania
Brandi Dinh, DMD, FAGD
Bonita Springs
Dominick Richard Dolecki, BDS
Lakeland
Kathleen M. Du Lac, DMD, FAGD
Debary
Jennifer R. Engelhardt, DMD, FAGD
Boca Raton
Dasha Frias Landa, DMD, FAGD
Naples
Toni-Anne Gordon, DMD, FAGD
Orlando
Helen Hoveida, DMD, FAGD
Tampa
Bayonne Joseph, DDS, FAGD
Fort Myers
George Khazoum, DDS, FAGD
New Port Richey
Emily Theresa Newton Friend, DMD, FAGD
Boynton Beach
Charles Alan Poblenz, DMD, FAGD
Jacksonville
Robert E. Quesada, DMD, FAGD
Pompano Beach
Jose E. Rivadeneira, DMD, FAGD
Tampa
Kristofer Sears, DMD, FAGD
Atlantic Beach
Kimberly V. Tran Nguyen, DMD, FAGD
Tampa
Olga Tron, DDS, FAGD
Jacksonville
David Aaron Woodruff, DDS, FAGD
Nokomis
Georgia
David C. Forrest, DMD, FAGD
Carrollton
Michael Kristopher Frazier, DMD, FAGD
Rochelle
Illinois
Andrew English, DDS, FAGD
O’Fallon
Katherine L.K. Faber, DMD, FAGD
Channahon
Yosif Jabir, DDS, FAGD
Downers Grove
Yong Woo Lee, DMD, FAGD
Schaumburg
Shruti A. Pore, DMD, FAGD
Gurnee
Indiana
Anya A. Chowdhary, DDS, FAGD
Carmel
Devanshu Chowdhary, DDS, FAGD
Carmel
Michael Logan Goad, DDS, FAGD
Brownsburg
Timothy J. Kamp, DMD, FAGD
Merrillville
Patrick R. Lahiff, DDS, FAGD
Michigan City
David P. Regan, DDS, FAGD
Middlebury
Valerie Martinsen Seifert, DDS, FAGD
La Porte
International
Erin Connally, DDS, FAGD
Peru
Konrad D. Ferguson, DDS, FAGD
Singapore
Iowa
Cary V. Jackson, DDS, FAGD
Council Bluffs
Kansas
Grant Gastineau, DDS, FAGD
Chanute
Kentucky
Pamela J. Asseff, DDS, FAGD
Louisville
Ross K. Oates, DMD, FAGD
Fort Mitchell
Wylie C. Tang, DMD, FAGD
Louisville
Louisiana
Tanika L. Hale, DDS, FAGD
Belle Chasse
Michael C. Haydel, DDS, FAGD
Shreveport
Maryland
Michael Cho, DDS, FAGD
Columbia
Amanda Lynn Hurley, DDS, FAGD
Baltimore
Jamie Kim, DMD, FAGD
Gaithersburg
Oh Cheol Kwon, DDS, FAGD
Rockville
Fatima H. Maarouf, DDS, FAGD
Kensington
Aakash Mudaliar, DMD, FAGD
La Plata
Anuja V. Patel, DDS, FAGD
Laurel
Vikaskumar N. Patel, DDS, FAGD
Laurel
Amin Soolari, DDS, FAGD
Potomac
Stephanie Zbin, DDS, FAGD
Glen Burnie
Massachusetts
Oliver Austria, DMD, FAGD
Lowell
Andrea Bermudez, DDS, FAGD
Somerville
Divya Bhargava, DMD, FAGD
Cambridge
Xinyan Lucy Liu, DMD, FAGD
Brookline
Gary Login, DDS, FAGD
Brookline
Byung Joo Nahm, DDS, FAGD
Cambridge
Michael A. Putt, DMD, FAGD
Wayland
Sonya Shafique, DMD, FAGD
Franklin
Tushin Atul Shah, DDS, FAGD
Longmeadow
Le Zhang, DMD, FAGD
Cambridge
Michigan
Kenneth R. Marriott, DDS, FAGD
Northville
Christopher Nelis, DDS, FAGD
Holland
Sylvia M. Zannis, DDS, FAGD
Northville
Minnesota
David G. Augustson, DDS, FAGD
Woodbury
Erik A. Engelbrektson, DMD, FAGD
Minneapolis
Thomas S. Levine, DDS, FAGD
Minneapolis
Kyle S. Novotny, DDS, FAGD
Blaine
Mary B. Philp, DDS, FAGD
Waconia
Jill Pucel-Koopman, DDS, FAGD
Independence
Chase H. Seubert, DDS, FAGD
Plymouth
Missouri
Adam Birk, DMD, FAGD
Maryland Heights
Trent E. Finley, DDS, FAGD
Kansas City
Garret Guthrie, DDS, FAGD
Grain Valley
Drew C. Link, DDS, FAGD
Webster Groves
Jonathan W. Silva, DDS, FAGD
Chesterfield
Navy
Andrew Chen, DDS, FAGD
Cerritos, Calif.
Tracy A. D'Antonio, DDS, FAGD
FPO, AE
Baljit Dhillon, DDS, FAGD
Orinda, Calif.
Arbel Maghsoodpour, DDS, FAGD, ABGD
San Diego, Calif.
Omeed A. Rezaie, DDS, FAGD
Gaithersburg, Md.
Juwan Rice, DDS, FAGD
Bluffton, S.C.
Nebraska
Kelly L. Anderson, DDS, FAGD
Valentine
Steven G. Wirth, DDS, FAGD
Lincoln
Nevada
Christina Knapp, DMD, FAGD
Reno
Adam Rivera, DMD, FAGD
Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Amy Rust, DMD, FAGD
Manchester
New Jersey
Andrew Adly, DDS, FAGD
Brick
Yeonjae J. Braun, DDS, FAGD
Princeton
Christopher J. Fiorentini, DMD, FAGD
Highland Park
Deborah A. Hoover, DMD, FAGD
Medford
Khurrum S. Sheikh, DMD, FAGD
Linwood
New Mexico
Corey W. Woods, DMD, FAGD
Albuquerque
New York
Inna Chern, DDS, FAGD
New York
Tony S. Cruz-McLeod, DMD, FAGD
Newburgh
Emily Mauss, DDS, FAGD
New York
Irina Sinensky, DDS, FAGD
New York
Ross M. Teicher, DDS, FAGD
New York
Yunzheng Walter Wang, DMD, FAGD
New York
North Carolina
Michael C. Cordora, DDS, FAGD
Hickory
Gabriel Thomas Duncan, DDS, FAGD
Holly Springs
Richard H. Furman Jr., DMD, FAGD
Hendersonville
Lisa Gushin, DDS, FAGD
Fayetteville
Jennifer Leigh Hendren, DMD, FAGD
Clemmons
Kristin E. Kaelke Miller, DDS, FAGD
Cornelius
Nicole LeCann, DDS, FAGD
Raleigh
Dana McCall, DDS, FAGD
Raleigh
North Dakota
Jade DeSmidt, DDS, FAGD
Bismarck
Ohio
Laura Albrecht, DDS, FAGD
Canton
Nathan Desai, DMD, FAGD
Columbus
Katherine Frimenko, DDS, FAGD
Dublin
Michael J. Gerhart, DDS, FAGD
Oakwood
Nisha E. Gupta, DDS, FAGD
Avon
Kevin M. Hadar, DMD, FAGD
Columbus
Matthew J. Kirlough, DDS, FAGD
Valley City
Catherine G. Lee, DDS, FAGD
Cincinnati
Quentin JD Montgomery, DMD, FAGD
Macedonia
Shawn M. Sharp, DDS, FAGD
Minster
Laura M. Walsh, DMD, FAGD
Hudson
Richard S. Weiser, DDS, FAGD
Strongsville
Oklahoma
Mark A. Curtis, DDS, FAGD
Owasso
Courtney A. Wedel, DDS, FAGD
Arcadia
Ontario
Khwaja Ilyas Ahmed, DDS, FAGD
Brampton
Anca Bordeianu, DDS, FAGD
Cambridge
Mary-Anne C. Svoboda, DDS, FAGD
Brampton
Sanket Upadhyay, BDS
Thunder bay
Alireza Zeynali, DDS, FAGD
Vaughan
Oregon
Stefanie Beckley, DMD, FAGD
Lake Oswego
Trevor M. Frideres, DMD, FAGD
Bend
Phil F. Han, DMD, FAGD
Beaverton
Minh Q. Hoang, DMD, FAGD
Portland
Casey Dillon Norlin, DMD, FAGD
Oregon City
Sean P. Sherry, DDS, FAGD
Bend
Ronda L. Trotman, DMD, FAGD
Hillsboro
Pennsylvania
Meghan M. Castillo, DMD, FAGD
Pittsburgh
Levi R. Evalt, DDS, FAGD
Corry
Moiz Khan, DMD, FAGD
Wilkes Barre
Ang Li, DMD, FAGD
Langhorne
Barbara Magee, DMD, FAGD
Lancaster
Chelsea M. Stein, DMD, FAGD
Pittsburgh
Mina Yacoub, DMD, FAGD
Exton
Christopher M. Zeledon, DMD, FAGD
Perkiomenville
Public Health
Zazell Staheli Cummings, DDS, FAGD
Kotzebue, Alaska
Blong R. Ly, DDS, FAGD
Elk Grove, Calif.
Michael T. O'Brien, DMD, FAGD
Tulsa, Okla.
Jessica Senat, DMD, FAGD
Newburgh, N.Y.
Quebec
Laurent Tran-Jolicoeur, DMD, FAGD
Montreal
South Carolina
Matthew E. Boller, DMD, FAGD
Charleston
Edward A. Kusek, DDS, FAGD
Mount Pleasant
Sonal A. Naik, DMD, FAGD
Waxhaw
South Dakota
William D. Baune, DDS, FAGD
Madison
Tennessee
James E. Lane, DDS, FAGD
Murfreesboro
Texas
Farqad K. Abuoudeh, DDS, FAGD
El Paso
Hyeri Hailey Ahn, DDS, FAGD
Dallas
Sam Asthana, DDS, FAGD
Sugar Land
Zhou Chen, DDS, FAGD
Plano
Deepti Chittal, DMD, FAGD
Groves
Noah Cruz, DDS, FAGD
Dallas
Daniel Eaddy, DDS, FAGD
Lakeway
Mayra Estrada, DDS, FAGD
Farmers Branch
Justin W. Felkner, DDS, FAGD
Lampasas
Harry Gill, DDS, FAGD
El Paso
Clara D. Griffey, DDS, FAGD
Waco
Selina Fuentes Gutierrez, DDS, FAGD
San Antonio
Preston Hansen, DMD, FAGD
Austin
Radhika Srikrishnan Iyer, DMD, FAGD
Irving
Madiha Khanani, DDS, FAGD
Beaumont
Viet Quang Lam, DDS, FAGD
Houston
Kerolos Morkos, DMD, FAGD
McKinney
Kevin Kien Nguyen, DDS, FAGD
Spring
Pensiri Saenthaveesuk, DDS, FAGD
Bellaire
Seyed Masood Shariati, DDS, FAGD
Plano
Ali Z. Somjee, DDS, FAGD
Plano
William K. Swedenburg, DDS, FAGD
San Antonio
Utah
Chris M. Jolley, DDS, FAGD
Monument Valley
Derek T. Rickson, DDS, FAGD
Logan
Virginia
Irtiza G. Abbas, DDS, FAGD
Suffolk
James Boudreau, DMD, FAGD
Gainesville
Jatinder S. Kaler, DMD, FAGD
Manassas
Kamaljit Kaur, DDS, FAGD
Manassas
Ruaa Khairi, DDS, FAGD
Burke
Pramila Murthy, DDS, FAGD
McLean
Matthew Pelais, DDS, FAGD
Richmond
Zachary Swanner, DMD, FAGD
Roanoke
Sheikha Tschand, DDS, FAGD
Leesburg
Sarah Yang, DMD, FAGD
Vienna
Washington
Se Won An, DDS, FAGD
Bothell
Wyman Chen, DDS, FAGD
Seattle
David M. Chi, DDS, FAGD
Kirkland
Yun M. Kang, DDS, FAGD
Arlington
Joshua L. Kirk, DMD, FAGD
Ellensburg
Andrew H. Lee, DDS, FAGD
Tacoma
Tyler J. Rumple, DDS, FAGD
Stanwood
Wisconsin
Euiyoung Chong, DMD, FAGD
Milwaukee
Nathan Fiebke, DDS, FAGD
Rhinelander
Joshua Flavin, DDS, FAGD
Wausau
Jared J. Harding, DDS, FAGD
West Bend
Laura A. Martinson, DMD, FAGD
De Pere
Richard Ochsner, DMD, FAGD
Onalaska
Kimberly Olesen, DDS, FAGD
Racine
Robert Joseph Saphner, DDS, FAGD
Lacrosse
John A. Schacherl, DDS, FAGD
Verona
Katherine C. Schacherl, DDS, FAGD
Verona