NYSOHC Steering Committee
January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018
Steering Committee
Paula Fischer, RDH,
Project Coordinator
University@Buffalo
Fred Ferguson, DDS
Director, Advance Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Stony Brook University
fred.ferguson@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Dionne Richardson
State Dental Director, New York State
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Richardson, Dionne (HEALTH) <Dionne.Richardson@health.ny.gov>
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DentaQuest
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Courtney Chinn
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Steven Russell, MEEM, MSHA, CPHIT, DSHS, Co-Chair
Healthcare IT and Operational Excellence Executive
Rochester, NY
Ramneet Kalra
Nicholas Tucci, DMD, Treasurer
General Dentistry, Private Practice
Manhasset, N.Y.
n.tucci@verizon.net
Bridget Walsh, Secretary
Senior Policy Associate
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Albany, NY
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Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH, MS
Associate Professor, Clinical Chief
Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Dept. of Community Dentistry
Box 683, 625 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620.
sangeeta_gajendra@urmc.rochester.edu
Rucha Kavathe, PhD
Associate Director
Community Education & Empowerment Directorate (CEED)
UNITED SIKHS
New York, NY 10116
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Noreen Myers-Wright RDH EdD
Health Policy & Management
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health