Other Dental Organizations and Resources
The MDA and ADA serve as our state and national premier dental organizations. There are many other organizations, agencies and groups that are part of the professional community of dentistry. The lists below identify many of these group and their contact information.
National Dental Organizations and State Contacts
Academy of General Dentistry
560 W. Lake St, Sixth Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-6600
Phone: (888) 243-3368
Email: membership@agd.org
Website: www.agd.org
MS Contact: Dr. James Henderson, IV
Mississippi AGD: www.msagd.org
Alliance of the American Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 730
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 621-8099 ext. 2865
Email: aada@allianceada.org
Website: www.allianceada.org
MS Contact: Ms. Peggy Rives
1553 Meadowbrook Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: (601) 366-7395
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
P O Box 681
Prospect, KY 40059
www.aadmd.org
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
214 North Hale Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (888) 552-2667
Fax: (630) 510-4501
Email: info@aaomp.org
Website: http://www.aaomp.org
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
3085 Stevenson Drive, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62703
Email: admin@aaomr.org
Website: www.aaomr.org
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
Phone: (312) 337-2169
Website: www.aapd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Neva Eklund
American Academy of Periodontology
737 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 800
Chicago, IL 60611-6660
Phone: (312) 787-5518
Fax: (312) 787-3670
Website: www.perio.org
MS Contact: Dr. Eric Herrington
American Association of Dental Boards
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 760
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 440-7464
Website: www.dentalboards.org
American Association of Endodontics
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611-2691
Phone: (800) 872-3636
Email: info@aae.org
Website: www.aae.org
MS Contact: Dr. Tom Gerrets
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
9700 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018-5701
Phone: (847) 678-6200
Website: www.aaoms.org
MS Contact: Dr. Misty Roberts
American Association of Orthodontists
401 N. Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63141-7816
Phone: (314) 993-1700
Email: info@aaortho.org
Website: www.aaomembers.org
MS Contact: Dr. Gerald Brister
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
3080 Stevenson Drive, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 529-6941
Fax: (217) 529-9120
Email: info@aaphd.org
Website: http://www.aaphd.org
American Association of Women Dentists
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 625
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (800) 920 2293
Email: info@aawd.org
Website: www.aawd.org
Mississippi Association of Women Dentists
www.ms-awd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Nan Black
American College of Dentists
839 - J Quince Orchard Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 977-3223
Email: office@acd.org
Website: www.acd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Melinda Lucas
American College of Prosthodontists
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 573-1260
Website: www.prosthodontics.org
American Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2500
Phone: (800) 621-8099
Website: www.ada.org
ADA Fifth District Trustee
MS Contact: Dr. Alvin “Red” Stevens
400 Century Park S, Ste. 200
Birmingham, AL 35226
Phone: (205)822-3222
Email: stevensa@ada.org
American Dental Association
Washington D.C. Office
1111 14th Street NW, Ste. 1100
Washington, DC 20005-5603
Phone: (202) 898-2400
Email: govtpol@ada.org
Website: www.ada.org
American Dental Assistants Association
140 n. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
Phone: (877) 874-3785
Email: jaykasper@sfainc.biz
Website: www.dentalassistant.org
American Dental Education Association
655 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 289-7201
Website: http://www.adea.org
American Dental Hygienists Association
444 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 3400
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 440-8900
Email: mail@adha.net
Website: www.adha.org
Mississippi Dental Hygienists Association
MS Contact: Theresa Brandon
Website: www.mississippiadha.org
American Student Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Avenue, Suite. 700
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 621-8099 ext. 2795
Website: http://www.asdanet.org
International College of Dentists
G3535 Beecher Rd., Suite G
Flint, MI 48532-2700
Phone: (810) 820-3087
Email: office@icd.org
Website: www.icd.org
MS Contact: Dr. George M. Taybos
National Association of Dental Laboratories
325 John Knox Rd., #L103
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (800) 950-1150
Email: nadl@nadl.org
Website: www.nadl.org
National Dental Association
6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 103
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: (202) 588-1697
Website: www.ndaonline.org
Mississippi Dental Society
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.
Suite: 731, Office #110
Mailbox: #498
Jackson, MS 39213
MS Contact: Dr. Preston Cobbins
Ms. Denita Wells, Executive Director - ldwells29@bellsouth.net
Pierre Fauchard Academy
41 East 400 North #546
Logan, UT 84321-4020
Phone: (435) 213-9089
Email: executivedirector@fauchard.org
Website: www.fauchard.org
Special Care Dentistry Association
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 527-6764
Email: scda@scda0nline.org
Website: www.scdonline.org
560 W. Lake St, Sixth Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-6600
Phone: (888) 243-3368
Email: membership@agd.org
Website: www.agd.org
MS Contact: Dr. James Henderson, IV
Mississippi AGD: www.msagd.org
Alliance of the American Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 730
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 621-8099 ext. 2865
Email: aada@allianceada.org
Website: www.allianceada.org
MS Contact: Ms. Peggy Rives
1553 Meadowbrook Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: (601) 366-7395
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
P O Box 681
Prospect, KY 40059
www.aadmd.org
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
214 North Hale Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (888) 552-2667
Fax: (630) 510-4501
Email: info@aaomp.org
Website: http://www.aaomp.org
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
3085 Stevenson Drive, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62703
Email: admin@aaomr.org
Website: www.aaomr.org
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
Phone: (312) 337-2169
Website: www.aapd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Neva Eklund
American Academy of Periodontology
737 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 800
Chicago, IL 60611-6660
Phone: (312) 787-5518
Fax: (312) 787-3670
Website: www.perio.org
MS Contact: Dr. Eric Herrington
American Association of Dental Boards
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 760
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 440-7464
Website: www.dentalboards.org
American Association of Endodontics
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611-2691
Phone: (800) 872-3636
Email: info@aae.org
Website: www.aae.org
MS Contact: Dr. Tom Gerrets
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
9700 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018-5701
Phone: (847) 678-6200
Website: www.aaoms.org
MS Contact: Dr. Misty Roberts
American Association of Orthodontists
401 N. Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63141-7816
Phone: (314) 993-1700
Email: info@aaortho.org
Website: www.aaomembers.org
MS Contact: Dr. Gerald Brister
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
3080 Stevenson Drive, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 529-6941
Fax: (217) 529-9120
Email: info@aaphd.org
Website: http://www.aaphd.org
American Association of Women Dentists
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 625
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (800) 920 2293
Email: info@aawd.org
Website: www.aawd.org
Mississippi Association of Women Dentists
www.ms-awd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Nan Black
American College of Dentists
839 - J Quince Orchard Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 977-3223
Email: office@acd.org
Website: www.acd.org
MS Contact: Dr. Melinda Lucas
American College of Prosthodontists
211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste. 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 573-1260
Website: www.prosthodontics.org
American Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2500
Phone: (800) 621-8099
Website: www.ada.org
ADA Fifth District Trustee
MS Contact: Dr. Alvin “Red” Stevens
400 Century Park S, Ste. 200
Birmingham, AL 35226
Phone: (205)822-3222
Email: stevensa@ada.org
American Dental Association
Washington D.C. Office
1111 14th Street NW, Ste. 1100
Washington, DC 20005-5603
Phone: (202) 898-2400
Email: govtpol@ada.org
Website: www.ada.org
American Dental Assistants Association
140 n. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
Phone: (877) 874-3785
Email: jaykasper@sfainc.biz
Website: www.dentalassistant.org
American Dental Education Association
655 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 289-7201
Website: http://www.adea.org
American Dental Hygienists Association
444 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 3400
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 440-8900
Email: mail@adha.net
Website: www.adha.org
Mississippi Dental Hygienists Association
MS Contact: Theresa Brandon
Website: www.mississippiadha.org
American Student Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Avenue, Suite. 700
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 621-8099 ext. 2795
Website: http://www.asdanet.org
International College of Dentists
G3535 Beecher Rd., Suite G
Flint, MI 48532-2700
Phone: (810) 820-3087
Email: office@icd.org
Website: www.icd.org
MS Contact: Dr. George M. Taybos
National Association of Dental Laboratories
325 John Knox Rd., #L103
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (800) 950-1150
Email: nadl@nadl.org
Website: www.nadl.org
National Dental Association
6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 103
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: (202) 588-1697
Website: www.ndaonline.org
Mississippi Dental Society
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.
Suite: 731, Office #110
Mailbox: #498
Jackson, MS 39213
MS Contact: Dr. Preston Cobbins
Ms. Denita Wells, Executive Director - ldwells29@bellsouth.net
Pierre Fauchard Academy
41 East 400 North #546
Logan, UT 84321-4020
Phone: (435) 213-9089
Email: executivedirector@fauchard.org
Website: www.fauchard.org
Special Care Dentistry Association
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 527-6764
Email: scda@scda0nline.org
Website: www.scdonline.org
Mississippi Dental Education Resources
Dental School
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 984-6155
Website: www.umc.edu/sod/
Dr. Gary W. Reeves Dean
Dr. Robert Scott Gatewood Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jason Griggs Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Wilhelmina O’Reilly Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Dr. Scott Phillips Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
Dr. John Smith Assistant Dean for Admissions
Dr. Ahmad Abdelkarim Chair, Department of Orthodontics
Dr. Roland Adams Chair, Department of Periodontics & Preventive
Sciences
Dr. Ron Caloss Chair, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery &
Pathology
Dr. William Duncan Interim Chair, Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry & Community
Oral Health
Dr. Jason Griggs Chair, Department of Biomedical Materials Science
Dr. James Fitchie Chair, Department of Care Planning & Restorative
Sciences
Dr. Ray Holder Chair, Department of Advanced General Dentistry
Dr. Robert Scott Gatewood Chair, Department of Endodontics
Dr. Jeffery Brown Program Director of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Residency
Dr. Tracy Dellinger Program Dir. of Advanced Education in Gen Dentistry
Residency (AEGD)
Dr. Lubna Fawad Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry Residency
Dr. Harold Mark Livingston Program Director of General Practice Residency (GPR)
Dr. Pia Chatterjee Kirk Director of SOD Continuing Education Program
Mrs. Jacque Lynch Director of SOD Business Administration
Mississippi Dental Hygiene Programs
Meridian Community College
910 Highway 19 North
Meridian, MS 39307
Phone: (601) 483-8241
www.meridiancc.edu
Mississippi Delta Community College
Highway 3 South
P.O. Box 668
Moorhead, MS 38761
Phone: (662) 246-6322
www.msdelta.edu
Northeast Mississippi Community College
101 Cunningham Blvd.
Booneville, MS 38829
Phone: (662) 720-7285
www.nemcc.edu
Pearl River Community College
5448 Highway 49 S
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone: (601) 554-5509
www.prcc.edu
UMC School of Health Related Professions
Dental Hygiene Program
2500 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 984-6310
www.umc.edu
Mississippi Dental Assisting Programs
Antonelli College
Jackson, MS - (601) 362-9991
www.antonellicollege.edu
Delta Technical College
Horn Lake, MS – (662) 280-1443
Ridgeland, MS – (601) 206-5200
www.deltatechnicalcollege.com
Hinds Community College
Jackson, MS 39213 - (601) 366-1405
www.hindscc.edu
Pearl River Community College
Hattiesburg, MS - (601) 554-5555
www.prcc.edu
Taylor Dental Assisting School
Pascagoula, MS - (228) 769-0600
www.austintaylordds.com
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS - (601) 483-8241
www.meridiancc.edu
Mississippi Dental Licensure Board and Other State Licensure Boards
Mississippi Dental Licensure Board
MSBDE - Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners600 East Amite Street, Suite 100
Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone: 601-944-9622 Fax: 601-944-9624
www.dentalboard.ms.gov
Staff
Executive Director Leah Diane Howell
Special Projects Officer III Mary Kathryn Gatewood
Staff Officer II Vera Holloway
Licensing Investigator IV Jennifer Price
Administrative Assistant IV Lou Randia Sims
Deputy Director Karen Wilson
Officers
District I Dr. Frank T. Dalton
District II Dr. William L. Alford (Vice President)
District III Dr. A. Roddy Scarbrough (Secretary)
District IV Dr. R. Michael Harkins
District V Dr. Frank L. Conaway
District VI Dr. Donald E. Price (President)
State-at-Large Dr. Roy L. Irons
State-at-Large Ms. Laura Currie Richoux
