The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) installed its latest slate of officers and trustees on May 26, 2019.
Kevin Donly, DDS, MS, is the new president. A professor and chair of the Department of Developmental Dentistry and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, he received his DDS in 1984, his certificate in pediatric dentistry in 1986, and his MS in 1986 from the University of Iowa. He has published more than 350 chapters, manuscripts, and abstracts associated with pediatric dentistry and dental restorative materials research and clinical utilization.
Donly’s presidential agenda will include working closely with the AAPD’s Safety Committee to develop processes to ensure pediatric dentistry is a leader in workplace and patient safety, continued monitoring of the sedation environment and protecting the safe and effective use of sedation in pediatric dental offices, and supporting AAPD’s legislative agenda including title VII funding and support of the Student Loan Refinancing and Restoration Act.
Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD, is the president elect. She is the Demeritt Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Also, she is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. She holds an MPH and DDS from Columbia University and a certificate in pediatric dentistry and a PhD in health policy and management from UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2011, the AAPD named her its Pediatric Dentist of the Year.
Jeannie Beauchamp, DDS, is the vice president. A private practitioner in Clarksville, Tennessee, she holds a DDS from the University of Tennessee (UT) Health Science Center and completed her pediatric residency there in 1993. Also, she has served on multiple AAPD and ADA committees and has been a Tennessee delegate to the ADA House of Delegates for 14 years. She is the current secretary of the Tennessee Dental Association as well and a past president of the Eighth District Dental Society.
Amr Moursi, DDS, PhD, is the secretary-treasurer. He is a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and on the medical staff at the NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center. He holds a DDS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and a PhD in craniofacial biology from the University of California, San Francisco. His research focuses on early childhood oral health. And, he is the author or coauthor of more than 100 published articles, book chapters, and policy briefs.
Joseph Castellano, DDS, is the immediate past president. He received his dental degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. Board certified in pediatric dentistry, he is an assistant clinical professor for the Department of Developmental Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He is a graduate of the AAPD Leadership Institute and Advanced Leadership Institute. A fellow of the American College of Dentists, he works in private practice as well.
Carlos A. Bertot, DMD, is the parliamentarian. He received his dental degree from the University of Florida College of Dentistry and his certificate in pediatric dentistry from the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center. He is a courtesy clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and is in private practice in the Maitland and St. Cloud communities in Florida. Also, he is a past president of the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and a national spokesperson for AAPD.
Angela Stout, DMD, MPH, is the Northeastern District Trustee. She is a pediatric dentist and the first female partner in a multi-specialty private practice founded in 1948 in Erdenhim, Pennsylvania, as well as a clinical assistant professor of pediatric dentistry at the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She completed her dental degree in 1993 at the Temple University School of Dentistry. And, she is the former chair of the Pennsylvania Dental Association’s Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness Coalition.
Marilia Montero-Fayad, DDS, is the NorthCentral District Trustee. She received her DDS from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. She is a clinical associate professor with the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. Also, she is the executive director of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentistry and president of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentists and volunteers with the Special Olympics and health fairs in Chicago. She is currently in private practice in Chicago.
Anupama Rao Tate, DMD, MPH, is the academic at-large trustee. An associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, she also is a member of the faculty in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Children’s National Health Systems, where she is director of advocacy and research as well. She is co-director of the District of Columbia Pediatric Oral Health Coalition and a fellow of the Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center of the AAPD as well.
Marcio Guelmann, DDS, is a new member of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Florida. With a DDS from the Federal University of Parana in Brazil, he is a consultant and site-visitor for the Commission of Dental Accreditation, a Fellow of the American Dental Education Association Leadership Institute, and executive director of the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is a reviewer for national and international pediatric dental journals as well.
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