FALL 2024 | VOL 104, NO 3


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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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