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Want to volunteer and share your expertise in an area that is unique to you? Let us know. The Academy of Laser Dentistry takes pride in its volunteers. Send an email to the ALD office or send an email to your colleague who is chair of a committee listed below. Scroll to see ALD's Committee Chairs.

 

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Academy of Laser Dentistry Committee Chairs

 Walid Altayeb, DDS, MDS, PhD

Walid Altayeb,
DDS, MDS, PhD
General & Scientific
Sessions Co-Chair,
Int'l Relations Chair
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Lynn Atkinson, RDH
Torrance, CA

Auxiliary Chair
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Juliana Barros, DDS, MS

Juliana Barros, DDS, MS
University & Academia
Relations Co-Chair
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Keith Brewster, DDS

Keith Brewster, DDS
Regulatory Affairs
Co-Chair
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Nick Clausen

Nick Clausen
Manufacturers' Advisory
Council Chair
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 Arun Danbar, BDS

Arun Darbar, BDS
President-Elect Conference Chair,
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Vanessa Freitas, DDS

Vanessa Freitas, DDS
Laser Safety Chair
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John Graeber, DMD

John Graeber, DMD
Strategic Planning
Chair
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Charles Hoopingarner, DDS

Charles Hoopingarner,
DDS
Past President 
Advisory Chair, 
Seidner Board of Trustees
Student Scholarships & 
Research Grants
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Ed Kusek, DDS

Ed Kusek, DDS
President
Exam Construction
Advisor,
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Sam Low, DDS, Chair

Sam Low, DDS
Treasurer
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Jeanette Miranda, RDH
Communications Chair
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Shalizeh Patel, DDS

Shalizeh Patel, DDS
University & Academia
Relations Co-Chair
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Don Patthoff, DDS

Don Patthoff, DDS
JLD Chair
Editor in Chief,
Ethics Chair
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Glenda Payas, DMD

Glenda Payas, DMD
Seidner Board of Trustees
Student Scholarship &
Research Grants
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Gerry Ross, DDS

Gerry Ross, DDS
Membership Chair
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Craig Sanford, DDS

Craig Sanford, DDS
Certification Co-Chair
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Hamilton Sporborg, DDS

Hamilton Sporborg, DDS
Exam Construction Chair
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Grace Sun, DDS

Grace Sun, DDS
General & Scientific
Sessions
Co-Chair
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Ana Maria Triliouris, DDS
Seidner Board of Trustees
Student Scholarships &
Research Grants
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Chris Walinski, DDS

Chris Walinski, DDS
Seidner Board of Trustees
Student Scholarships &
Research Grants
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Angie (Mott) Wallace,
RDH
Education Chair, Speakers Bureau
Regulatory Affairs 
Co-Chair
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Academy of Laser Dentistry Committees

Auxiliary Committee

Lynn Atkinson, RDH, Chair
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Awards Committee

Arun Darbar, BDS, Chair
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Ed Kusek, DDS, President
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 CERTIFICATION Testing Task Force

Hamilton Sporborg, DDS, Chair
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Ed Kusek, DDS, Advisor
[email protected]

Communications Committee

Jeanette Miranda, RDH, Chair
[email protected] 

The Journal of Laser Dentistry

Don Patthoff, DDS, Editor-in-Chief
[email protected]

Conference - Dentistry's Laser Meeting

Arun Darbar, BDS, Chair
[email protected]

General & Scientific Sessions

Walid Altayeb, DDS, MDS, PhD, Co-Chair
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Grace Sun, DDS, Co-Chair
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Future Site Selection
Sam Low, DDS, Chair
[email protected]

Constitution & Bylaws Committee

James Carreiro, DDS, Chair, Secretary
[email protected] 

COVId-19 Task force

Eric Linden, DDS, Chair
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Ed Kusek, DDS, Advisor
[email protected]

Education Committee

Angie Wallace, RDH, ]Chair
[email protected]
Sam Low, DDS, Advisor
[email protected]

Ethics Committee

Donald Patthoff, DDS, Chair
[email protected]

Finance Committee

Sam Low, DDS, Chair, Treasurer
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International Relations Committee

Walid Altayeb, DDS, MDS, PhD Chair
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Laser Safety Committee

Vanessa Freitas, DDS, Chair
[email protected]

Manufacturers' Advisory Council

Nick Clausen, Chair
[email protected]

Membership Committee

Gerry Ross, DDS, Co-Chair
[email protected] 

Nominations Committee

Arun Darbar, BDS, Chair
[email protected]

Regulatory Affairs Committee

Keith Brewster, DDS, Co-Chair
[email protected]
Angie Wallace, RDH, Co-Chair
[email protected]

Strategic Plan Steering Committee

John Graeber, DMD, Chair
[email protected]

University & Academia Relations

Juliana Barros, DDS, MS, Co-Chair
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Shalizeh Patel, DDS, Co-Chair
[email protected]

 Dr. Eugene Seidner Silent Auction Committee

James Carreiro, DMD, Co-Chair
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Angie Wallace, RDH, Co-Chair
[email protected]

Dr. Eugene Seidner Board of Trustees Student Scholarships & Research Grants

Ana Triliouris, DDS
[email protected]

Glenda Payas, DMD
[email protected]

Charles Hoopingarner, DDS
[email protected]

Chris Walinski, DDS
[email protected]