National Children’s Oral Health Foundation Announces New Board Members and Slate of Officers

Posted: August 10, 2011
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation Announces New Board Members and Slate of Officers

(Charlotte, NC – August 10, 2011) National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy® (NCOHF) announces the election of a new slate of officers for 2012, and welcomes new Board members Kent Chiu, President of Septodont, Inc., and Allison Farey, President of Wells Fargo Practice Finance.

The NCOHF slate of officers is as follows:
Chairman – Christopher T. Clark, President & COO, Dentsply International
President – Fern Ingber, MEd, CEO, NCOHF (Ex-Officio)
First Vice President – Thomas M. Prescott, President & CEO, Align Technologies
Second Vice President – Tom Engels, Retired Vice President & General Manager, 3M ESPE
Treasurer – Paul Guggenheim, President, Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.
Secretary - Huw Thomas, DMD, Dean, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Newly elected to a three-year term on the NCOHF Board of Directors:
Mr. Kent Chiu, the President of North American operations for HS Pharmaceutical, Inc. His portfolio includes Septodont – Novocol Pharmaceutical Division and Confi-Dental Division.

Ms. Allison Farey, President of Wells Fargo Practice Finance, joined the company in 1989 and has more than 30 years in the financial services industry supporting emerging healthcare providers.

Serving on the Board of Directors with Mr. Chiu, Ms. Farey, and the NCOHF Officers are:
Gordon Christensen, DDS, Founder and Director, Practical Clinical Courses
Dan Even, President, Sybron Dental Specialties
Martha Ann Keels, DDS, Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry, Duke University
Leo Rouse, DDS, Dean, Howard University College of Dentistry
Cherilyn Sheets, DDS, Private Practice Dentist
Danny Weiss, Vice President, Oral Care, Johnson & Johnson
John N. Williams, DMD, Dean, Indiana University School of Dentistry

“We are proud to have such an exemplary Board of Directors dedicated to improving oral health for children,” remarked Fern Ingber, NCOHF President & CEO. “The talent, expertise and commitment from these respected leaders are essential in helping us ensure at-risk children receive the oral health care and education they need for happy, healthy futures.”

About National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy? (NCOHF)
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy? (NCOHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to raising awareness of the #1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease, facilitating delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral health services, and eliminating this preventable disease from
future generations. NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive programs to a growing network of not-for-profit university and community based dental clinics, health centers, and mobile programs throughout America. For more information about NCOHF, please visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org.
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