MEMBERS New Members
The MDA welcomes these new/renewed members (to March 9):
CENTRAL Riley Anderson, Sedalia (UMKC 15) Dharti Gandhi, Columbia (UMKC 15) Troy Hutinger, Centralia (UMKC 13) Shiva Oliaei, Sedalia (UMKC 20) Kristal Raya, Columbia (Midwestern Univ IL 18)
GREATER KANSAS CITY Guerschon De Laurent, Kansas City (UMKC 01) Marc Gayed, Independence (Nova SE Univ 07) Ryan Holbrook, Liberty (UMKC 17) Aniika Jackson, Kansas City (Creighton Univ 06) Kirby Kavanaugh, Kansas City (UMKC 94)
GREATER ST LOUIS Kenneth Ausmer, Florissant (SIU 93) Michelle Bhaskar, St. Louis (UMKC 14) Kaitlyn Bumberry, Festus (UMKC 20) Blake Cavender, Union (UMKC 17) Amanda Coyle, Chesterfield (SIU 13) Michael Doherty, St. Louis (UMKC 14) Halie Gulley, O’Fallon (UMKC 19) Michelle Kleinheider, St. Louis (SIU 97) Yoona Lee, St. Louis (NYU 18) Mitchell Levine, St. Louis (Univ of Pittsburgh 84) Jessica Nieva, Fenton (UMKC 01) Evelyn Ofili, Festus (Univ of PN 99) Richard Orrick, Chesterfield (SIU 03) Katie Reuther, Arnold (Marquette Univ 09) Julianne Ruppel, O’Fallon (Univ of IL Chicago 08) Amanda Sutton, Wentzville (UMKC 15) Melanie Vadnal, St. Louis (SIU 05)
GREATER SPRINGFIELD Chelsea Carroll, West Plains (ATSU-MOSDOH 20) Tim Jump, Bolivar (UMKC 00) Rolando Papagayo, Springfield (UMKC 02) Guy Resch, Theodosia (UMKC 89)
SOUTHEAST Samir Patel, Thayer (Georgia Regents Univ 08)
SOUTHWEST Brett Cotham, Joplin (UMKC 12)
Deceased Members
The MDA expresses its condolences for these deceased members (to March 9):
GREATER KANSAS CITY Ronald Riley, Kansas City (Univ of Kansas City 64) died December 7, 2020
GREATER ST LOUIS Robert Cayse, Festus (SLU 51) died December 4, 2020
Edward Howenstein, Sun City West, AZ (SLU 52) died February 13, 2021
Robert O’Brien, Chesterfield (SLU 68) died January 20, 2021
Dr. Guy Deyton, New State Dental Director T
he Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has named Guy Deyton, DDS,
the State Dental Director. He assumed the position on March 1, 2021.
“Dr. Deyton is truly a subject matter expert who brings years of expertise and experience to his role that will make us, and all of Missouri, better,” said Dr. Randall Williams, DHSS Director.
Dr. Deyton will develop and oversee core public health activities aimed at improving oral health in Missouri. He has more than 36 years of working in the dental profession profession, most recently work- ing in general and comprehensive dentistry in Kansas City North. He graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry and completed postgraduate training at Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Administration Hospital, which included dental sedation, dental implants and reconstructive prosthodontics.
Deyton recently served as regional coordinator for the COVID-19 Vaccination Program for dental healthcare workers in the Greater Kansas City area. He previously served on the Missouri Dental Board and as president of the Missouri Dental Association (MDA). He has been awarded MDA “Dentist of the Year” twice.
Additionally, Deyton is the original author/editor of a training program for dental assistants used throughout the state and has authored numerous other professional articles and train- ing manuals. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the American College of Dentists, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Equilibration Society (an organization devoted to treatment of difficult TMJ, jaw and bite problems).
Deyton replaces John Dane, DDS, FAAHD, DABSCD, FACD, who retired on February 1, 2021. While State Dental Director, Dane was able to capture two new grants to help improve Missourian’s oral health and the oral health workforce. These grants brought Mis- souri to the forefront of telehealth and became one of the first states to bring teledentistry to schools. Dane also oversaw the first ever-screening survey among individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to give better clarity to the oral health of that population. Over the five years of Dane’s tenure, the number of schoolchildren partici- pating in the Preventive Services Program has grown by nine percent and the decay rate among those children decreased by more than two percent. Dane coordinated the creation and completion of COVID-19 infection control protocols for the dental community during the pandemic to ensure a safe dental experience for both the dental community and their patients. He has been awarded the Oral Champion Award from the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health numerous times and the MDA’s Dentist of the Year for 2020.
“Dr. Dane is a Missouri treasures as recognized by his peers as the MDA’s Dentist of the Year,” said Williams. “I am grateful for his years of devoted service to Missouri.” f
Contact Dr. Deyton at 573-526-3838 or
guy.deyton@
health.mo.gov.
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