Annual Meeting Hygiene SPEAKERS
Satish Kumar, DMD, MDSc, MS
Biography:
Dr. Satish Kumar currently serves as a tenured Professor and Director (Chair) of Periodontics at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH), A. T. Still University (ATSU) in Mesa, Arizona. As a full-time faculty member, Dr. Kumar spends most of his time providing full scope of periodontal and implant surgical care at ASDOH.
Dr. Kami Hoss
Biography:
Dr. Kami Hoss is an orthodontist, dentofacial orthopedist, author and entrepreneur who is on a mission to reinvent America’s oral healthcare paradigm. He has advanced the business of dentistry as cofounder and CEO of The Super Dentists in California, which over the last twenty-five years has become one of the leading multispecialty dental practices in the country.
Kathy Bassett, BSDH, RDH, MEd, QOM, FADHA
Biography:
Professor Emeritus, Kathy Bassett BSDH, RDH, MEd, QOM, FADHA shares unique insights for successful local anesthesia, to benefit both patients and clinicians, gleaned from 45 years of experience as an expanded functions dental hygienist in general and specialty dental environments, 36 years as a professor of dental hygiene at Pierce College in Washington,
Lynn Atkinson, RDH
Biography:
Lynn Atkinson, RDH, is a Registered Dental Hygienist with 35 years of experience. She graduated from Cypress College, California, with a degree in Dental Hygiene. Since obtaining her Associate Fellowship Certification through the World Clinical Laser Institute in 1996, she has achieved Standard Proficiency Certification through the Academy of Laser Dentistry in 2013 and Advanced Proficiency Certification Parts I and II in 2019.
Jodi Deming, RDH
Biography:
Jodi started practicing as a dental hygienist in 1988. In the early 1990s, an effort to understand periodontal disease etiology and treatment became involved with biofilm research. At that time the term was rarely used in dentistry except in the context of dental unit waterlines. As a clinical research
Anne Rice, RDH
Biography:
Anne has been a dental hygienist for 35 years, is a speaker, writer, and consultant. She founded Oral Systemic Seminars in 2017 and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, Bale/Doneen Method preceptor, and Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation. Anne is a 2024 Sunstar Award of Distinction recipient.
Sherri Lukes, RDH, MS, FAADH
Biography:
An RDH for 44 years, Sherri Lukes holds advanced degrees in education. Associate professor emerita, Southern Illinois University, taught oral pathology, public health and multicultural dental hygiene. Research in migrant oral health, oral pathology and public health resulted in multiple peer reviewed publications. Pathology Fellow and approved speaker of the
Lora Hooper, RDH
Biography:
Lora received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene from The Ohio State University in 1995. Lora is a member of The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH) and a Preceptor for the BaleDoneen Method. Currently she is learning through Seeds Scientific Research & Performance (SSRP) about cellular medicine and also through Apollo Health incorporating the Bredesen- PreCODE/ReCODE protocol.
Nancy Miller, RDH, BA
Biography:
Nancy Miller owns ultraconcepts specializing in power instrumentation instruction, is a Key Opinion Leader and product evaluator for Hu-Friedy Group since 1995, a clinical advisor for Jameson Group since 1998, and is a panelist on the Cellerant Group for Best of Class Hygiene Awards debuting in 2021.
She is a hygiene clinician and life enthusiast in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she resides and plays nicely with others.
Tricia Osuna, BSDH, RDH, FAADH
Biography:
In June of 2025 Tricia will celebrate 47 years as a dental hygienist and shares her experiences with her audiences. Her lengthy background in clinical practice, along with education, has offered her the opportunity to share real-life clinical experiences in her courses for 30+ years. Tricia presents on topics such as new products, infection control, ergonomics, oral cancer, organ donation/recipient care, vaping and more!
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Richard Miron, DDS, PhD, dr. med. dent.
SATURDAY, SEPT 13th • HANDS-ON WORKSHOP • 8am-5pm
Biography:
Dr. Richard Miron is currently lead educator and researcher at Advanced PRF Education and an Adjunct Visiting Faculty in the department of Periodontology in Bern, Switzerland where he completed his PhD studies since 2009. He has currently published over 350 peer-reviewed articles and lectures internationally on many topics relating to growth factors,
Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues, DDS, FAMED, CEAS
SATURDAY, SEPT 13th • HANDS-ON WORKSHOP • 2pm-5pm
SUNDAY, SEPT 14th • HANDS-ON WORKSHOP • 8am-12pm
Biography:
Dr. Ortiz Hugues is an Endodontist in private practice in David, Panama, and a Master of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. He is also a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist. Dr. Ortiz Hugues Lectures throughout the world on Endodontics, Microscope Dentistry and Advanced Ergonomics, and currently serves as the Vice-President of AMED.
