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Authors

Tori Whitacre Martonicz
Recent : An Infection Preventionist's Role in Dentistry: What Changes Need to Be Made

Tori Whitacre Martonicz is the editor of

Beth Gaddis
Recent : The Future of Dental Practice Management: Embedding Financial Services

Beth Gaddis is the Editor in Chief at

Craig Hennings, SICAT President
Recent : Innovation, Unlimited Potential Ahead for Dental Industry in 2023

Craig Hennings, SICAT President

Cornelia Cone, MA
Recent : The Dental Products We’ve Left Behind (and What’s Replaced Them)

Cornelia is CEO and office manager at Nuance Dental Specialists and holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Vijay Ramnathan
Recent : When Digitizing Your Dental Practice Don’t Forget Accounts Payable

Vijay Ramnathan is the president of

Sona A. Saeidi, DMD
Recent : How to use a full-service software to drive revenue, quality of care

Sona A. Saeidi is the cofounder of Soothing Dental. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University's Dental School and has her master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto. She is the recipient of The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award and The Dr. Harvey Putter Award for Excellence in Adhesive Dentistry.

Tim Smith
Recent : Mortality and Pneumonia Rates Decline When Hospital Patients Brush Their Teeth

Tim Smith joined the MJH Life Sciences team as an assistant editor for HCPLive in August 2022. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in political science, working in multimedia journalism as a staff writer prior to joining MJH. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, watching TV, listening to podcasts, and rock climbing. You can contact him at

Suzanne Newkirk, RDH
Recent : A Comparison of Nursing and Dental Hygiene: Part II

Ms. Newkirk received her dental hygiene degree from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, in 1981. A recognized key opinion leader in periodontal endoscopy, Suzanne has published numerous articles and co-authored several dental textbook chapters on minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy with use of the dental endoscope.

Elizabeth Slane
Recent : Understanding the Many Insurance Policies You Need as a Practicing Dentist

Elizabeth Slane is the President of the ES Agency LLC and can be reached at 631-265-5860. Shehas 35 years experience as an Underwriter for Dental and Physician Malpractice policies, Businessowners policies, and Workers Compensation policies. This includes evaluating risks involved when insuring doctors and establishing the pricing for their Individual malpractice policies, Entity malpractice policies, and their Businessowners policies. This experience has led to long established relationships with clients and insurance carriers. She provides malpractice insurance and businessowners insurance coverage on a wide range of insurers from the smallest entities to the larger practices.

Linda Kilpatrick, BMLsc, Dip DH
Recent : The Hygiene Products We've Left Behind (and What's Replaced Them)

Linda Kilpatrick, BMLsc, Dip DH, has served as a dental hygienist for 25 years in Vancouver. She works as a registered hygienist at Airport Square Dental with Dr Debra Mitchell. She also spends time as an instructor at the Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene as well as at UBC Dental Hygiene Department.