SUMMER 2024 | VOL 104, NO 2
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MDA OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT } Dr. Jon Copeland | 636-273-5866
PRESIDENT-ELECT } Dr. Ron Wilkerson | 573-265-8402
TREASURER } Dr. Mack Taylor | 573-293-6930
GREATER ST. LOUIS TRUSTEE } Dr. Lori Roseman | 636-757-1800
GREATER KANSAS CITY TRUSTEE } Dr. Wendy Weimer | 816-812-6770
GREATER SPRINGFIELD TRUSTEE } Dr. Ashley Meyer | 417-773-1993
CENTRAL TRUSTEE } Dr. Philip Batson | 573-875-7071
NORTHEAST TRUSTEE } Dr. Lisa Bosch | 660-397-2213
AFFILIATED CONTACTS
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION } 800-621-8099 |
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VOLUNTARY WELLNESS PROGRAM } 314-435-1101 |
modental.org/wellbeing Rebecca Mowen, LCSW, SAP, CIP, CADC |
wellbeing@modental.org MISSOURI DENTAL BOARD } 573-751-0040 |
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MISSOURI OFFICE OF DENTAL HEALTH }
health.mo.gov/living/families/oralhealth Dr. Jacqueline Miller, State Dental Director 573-526-3838 |
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health.mo.gov Dr. Drue Barton, Associate State Dental Director 573-526-3838 |
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NORTHWEST TRUSTEE } Dr. Emily Mattingly | 660-646-3802
SOUTHEAST TRUSTEE } Dr. Steven Schoolman | 573-334-5566
SOUTHWEST TRUSTEE } Dr. Jon Reagan | 417-451-2403
NEW DENTIST REPRESENTATIVE } Dr. Rachel Parker | 816-364-6444
LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY CHAIR } Dr. Michael Berry | 660-865-6100
SPEAKER } Dr. Amanda Fitzpatrick | 660-385-3413
EDITOR } Dr. Douglas Wyckoff | 816-632-2822
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT } Dr. Jeremy Bowen | 816-478-3600
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