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Wynn H. Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICOI, FICD

Recent : The Must-Have Equipment for Cosmetic Dentists

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICOI, FICD is the past national president and an accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). He is also a fellow of the International College of Dentists and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. In 2014, Dr Okuda achieved accredited fellow status with the AACD. He is the esthetic dentistry expert to the National Dental Expert Advisory Board of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). He is also the esthetic columnist of the

Brant Herman, CEO and Founder of MouthWatch, LLC

Recent : Innovation, Unlimited Potential Lie Ahead for Dental Industry in 2023—Part 2

Brant Herman is the CEO and Founder of MouthWatch, LLC, (mouthwatch.com) a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools, and intraoral imaging devices. The company is dedicated to finding new ways to constantly improve the dental health experience for both patient and provider. Contact Brant at Brant@mouthwatch.com.

Ashley Ford, DMD

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

Ashley Ford, DMD, obtained her dental degree from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1995 after attending college at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In addition to her dental degree, she completed a specialty residency in Advanced Prosthodontics, which included a focus on the treatment of advanced cases at UAB and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

Brogan Baxter, COO of Four Quadrants Advisory

Recent : 4 Tips for Cutting Overhead Costs in Your Dental Practice

Brogan Baxter is the Chief Operating Officer and head of the planning and advisory team at Four Quadrants Advisory, the concierge business and accounting advisory firm exclusive to the dental community. Baxter recently celebrated 18 years at Four Quadrants, delivering high impact results for their clients. Four Quadrants utilizes multi-disciplinary strategies to assist national dental clients in their professional and personal finances with a significant focus on retirement savings. Today, Four Quadrants operates in 33 states with plans for exponential growth in the coming years. Visit

John Gammichia, DMD, FAGD

Recent : How to Restore “Unrestorable” Teeth

John Gammichia, DMD, FAGD, graduated from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 1995. He is and has always been passionate about teeth and conservative dentistry. He has been in private practice in Apopka, Florida, for over 28 years. As a dentist he always works under the premise “person first, then teeth.” He feels like “knowing your patient” is often overlooked in his field. He is an active member of the Academy of General Dentistry and belongs to the Academy of Operative Dentistry and the Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry. He is a courtesy faculty member at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He is married to his college sweetheart, has 4 children, and is very active in his church.

Lori Young is the Director of Payer & Strategic Relations at Vyne Dental.

Shelley Brown, MEd, BSDH, RDH

Recent : Technique Touch-Ups 2024

Shelley has worked in dentistry for 22 years. She co-owns Hygiene Edge, whose goal is to inspire dental professionals to be their best, and promote industry best practices. Their Youtube channel has over 24 million views on their helpful videos. Shelley also currently works as adjunct faculty at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene, a baccalaureate program. She owns Homebound Smiles, where she provides care in public health settings.

Ahmad Al-Hassiny, BDS

Recent : How to Use Medit, exocad to Produce IPS e.max Crowns In-House for a Single-Visit Workflow

Dr Ahmad Al-Hassiny is a leader in digital dentistry and intraoral scanners, carrying out lectures for many companies and industry. Dr Al-Hassiny is also the director of The Institute of Digital Dentistry in Wellington NZ. He graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand with first class honours.

Recent : Dental Home Care Surges During the Pandemic

Chris Koski is the CEO of ProBiora Health®, which offers a proprietary line of comprehensive oral-care probiotics for people and pets. She served on the board of the company that developed the product line, Oragenics (OGEN), a pharmaceutical research company. As an advocate of the ProBiora3 product line on the board, she recognized the competing resource challenges of drug development and consumer product marketing. After an extensive search for a strategic partner, Oragenics sold Chris the ProBIora3® oral-care probiotic product lines in 2016.

Donna Galante, DMD