• Founder/Director of Hygiene Excellence Inc. (PACE Approved)

• Dental Educator

• Periodontal Hygienist

• Hygiene Coordinator

• Wife

• Mother

• Friend

• Orthodontist
• Assistant Clinical Professor
• Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics
• CT Rowland and Westfall awards from the Texas Orthodontic Study Club
• Lecturer of the Alexander Discipline
• Husband to an amazing woman
• Father of four
• Coach of youth athletics
• Deacon at my church
• Love international travel

• President, American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2005-2006
• President, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, 2006-2007
• President, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, 2006-2007
• Master Clinician Award, American Academy of Periodontology, 2002
• Founder, Center for Advanced Dental Education (teaches surgical technique courses through lectures, live surgical demonstrations and hands-on workshops)

• 1988 Opened Arita Dental Clinic

• The Japanese Academy of Clinical Periodontology, Supervisory Dentist

• The Japanese Society of Periodontology, Periodontal Specialist, Supervisory Dentist

• Mejiro Periodontal Society, Representative

• Periodontist
• FACD
• FICD
• Diplomate American Academy of Osseointegration
• Past General Chairman, Scientific Chair Yankee Dental Congress
• Harvard Post Doc.1966
• Lecturer in Periodontology at HSDM to date
• In top 100 Clinician/Teachers Dentistry Today 2005-2009
• 10 grandchildren
• Wonderful wife
• Photography
• Painting
 

• Reseach Expertise: research design, translational research, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, airpolishing, polishing, dental materials, oral hygiene products (evaluation in vitro and in vivo)

•  2011 Appointment as Faculty Associate to Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience

•  2010 Distinguished Alumni Award - UMKC

•  2003 IADR/Colgate Oral Health Research Award

•  1998 - Present Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center of Dentistry

•  1990 - Present Supreme Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha

•  1985 - 1998 Professor, University of Alabama School of Dentistry

•  Memberships: ADHA, IADR, ADEA, Sigma Phi Alpha, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society

•  Mother to Clayton Barnes, a commercial pilot

•  Rancher

•  Horse Owner

•  Hay Producer

•  Ranch Manager

• Periodontist, practicing with brother, Burton Becker
• Past President of AAP
• Past Director of American Board of Periodontology
• Member, Academy of Restorative Dentistry
• Member, CAIC
• Member, Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• Co-Editor of Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
• Lecturer with Humor
• Master Clinician 2008
• Schluger Visiting Professor at University of Washington
• Professor at University of Southern California School of Dentisitry
• Happy to be married almost 50 years to the most wonderful wife in the world, Joyce
• Father, grandfather, and loyal friend
• Proud to have Winston Chee, Dave Matthews, John Kois, Pat Allen, Cliff Ochsenbein, Dave Garber, Ed Rosenberg, Don Robertson and my brother Burton as my dear, life long friends.

• Hygienist
• Educator
• Academy of Dental Hygiene Member
• Long standing Dental Hygiene Association member
• Editorial Board JPH
• Guest faculty at Harcum College Dental Hygiene
• Advisory Board Member Harcum College
• Consultant
• Mom
• Wife
• Friend

• Pediatric Dentist
• Professor, Lloyd and Kay Chapman Chair for Oral Health, Sept. 2004 - Present
• Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle WA. Sept 2004 – Present
• Director, Department of Dentistry, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle WA. Aug 2006 – Present
• President, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation. 2001-2006
• Vice President for Clinical Affairs, Philips Oral Healthcare Corporation. March 2000 - February 2003
• Graduate Student Research Award, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 1986
• Max Smith Young Investigator Award, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, March 1985
• Superintendent's Award for Excellence in Science, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Des Moines IA. June 1974

• Clinical Hygienist 24+ years with Dr. Fred Selzer
• Jersey Coast Dental Forum program coordinator
• ADA CERP provider
• 2007 Sunstar-RDH Award of Distinction recipient
• Active member of AMYRDH.com
• Active member ADHA, CNJDHA, Metro Hygiene Study Club
• Advisor, Jersey Coast Dental Hygiene Study Club
• Wife to Jon.
• Proud Mother of Jeremy, Mitchell and Sam
• Avid Reader
• Spider Solitaire junkie 

• Professor & Chair of Dental Programs at Tallahassee Community College
• President of DH Methods of Education, Inc.; Boot Camps for Dental Hygiene Instructors
• Co-author, Dental Office Medical Emergencies
• Producer of the DVD, Precision in Periodontal Instrumentation
• Columnist and Consulting Editor of RDH Magazine
• National Ski Patrol
• Contributing author of Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation and Advanced Root Instrumentation; Patient Assessment Tutorials for the Dental Hygienist by Jill S. Nield Gehrig
• Contributing author of Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist by Esther Wilkins

• Full time Professional Educator for Philips/Sonicare
• Lectures nationally
• Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics
• 12 years clinical experience
• Member ADHA
• Practices dental hygeine in the Baltimore area Volunteers serving underprivileged areas in the US and Mexico
• Worked as a mentor to middle and high school students for 11 years.

• Dental Hygiene Educator
• Missouri Oral Health Project Director
• Public Health Program Developer
• Researcher-Ergonomic Issues
• Accreditation Program Consultant
• Advocate for the Dentally Underserved
• Mother and Grandmother

• Prosthodontist
• Director Brener Implant Institute
• Sydney alumni BDS MDSc
• Member Australian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS)
• Cycling, food & wine enthusiast 

• Dental Hygienist
• Phillips Sonicare Professional Educator
• ADHA member
• Editor - Oklahoma Dental Hygienists' Association
• Best Part Time Faculty Award winner 2006-2007
• University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, Board member
• ADEA member

• General Dentist

• Founder - Charlotte Center for Cosmetic Dentistry

• International Speaker, Teacher, Author and Inventor

• Master Trainer for Laser Technology and Minimally Invasive Techniques

• Adviser - Greater Charlotte Seattle Study Club 

• Consultant for various dental equipment/product manufacturers 

• Activities outside of dentistry include golf, scuba diving and other outdoor activities

• ADHA/Hu-Friedy Master Clinician Award -2008
• Sunstar/RDH Magazine Award of Distinction - 2002
• HDHA Outstanding Member - 1999 & 2003
• ADHA Institute for Oral Health Rosie Wall Community Spirit Grant - 2000
• Founder, Hawaii Institute for Wellness in Dentistry
• Phoenix College Alumni-AAS, Northern Arizona University-BS and Expanded Functions in Periodontics
• Fellowship in Periodontics from the American Academy of Dental Hygiene
• Service as Clinical Specialist for DentalView, Inc.
• Anesthesia Examiner for the WREB
• Recorder for Hawaii BDE
• Advanced Clinical Instructor at NAU
• Past Vice President for Arizona and Hawaii Dental Hygienists' Associations
• Present President-elect HDHA and American Academy of Dental Hygiene
• Member - American Association of Dental Examiners, Western Society of Periodontology, and Cambridge's Who's Who
• Published author: RDH Magazine, Journal of Practical Hygiene; Modern Hygienist; Chicken Soup for Soul: A Fourth Course; Love is the Best Medicine: for Dental Patients and Dental Teams
• Dances Hula
• Forest Trail Horseback Rider or Hiker
• Culinary Enthusiast
• Storyteller

• Originator of the design concepts for the "After Five Curettes" and the "Pen Probe"
• Contributor to the design of the Gracey 17/18 and the Swivel Ultrasonic Insert
• Developer of "It's About Time" Sharpening Technique
• Twenty year teaching relationship with our dental colleagues in Japan
• Author of All Aboard the Perio Express text in Japanese, Ishiyaku, 2005
• Inclusion in Dentistry Today's Outstanding CE Clinicians in December, 2005 and 2006

• Owner of Toothfairy Trinkets -www.toothfairytrinkets.com
• Owner of Dental Tz & More! - www.dentaltz.com
• ADHA Member
• Past President of the Chattanooga Area Dental Hygienists' Society
• Winner of the Tennessee Dental Hygienists' Association's Outstanding Dental Hygienist Award
• Winner of the Tennessee Dental Hygienists' Association's Distinguished Service Award
• Website designer for: Ms Flossy's Dental Hygiene News, Tennessee Dental Hygienists' Association, Chattanooga Dental Hygienist Society, The Tennessee Academy of Dental Hygiene, TN's 2nd District Dental Hygienists' Society, Cleveland Dental Associates
• Gadget nut
• Mother of 2 spoiled rotten pups, Kassie & Katie
• Married to Don who I meet chatting online (see they're all not axe murders...hehehe)
   

• Dr. Odon
• Endodontist
• Founder Colombian Dental Traumatology association
• Professor of Endodontics University of Louisville, 2005-present
• Col. Odont. Col. alumni-DDS, Univerity of Louisville-Endo-specialist
• Vice President Bogota Endo Association, 1989-2000
• Chair Endodontics Dept., COC Colombia 1991-1997
• Dean, COC Colombia 1997-1999
• Professor of Endodontics, Louisiana State University, 2001-2005

• Speaker
• Consultant
• Trainer Infection Control OSHA Compliance
• DANB Infection Control Exam Construction committee 2006-2007
• OSAP Symposium Planning Committee
• Association, Calif. Dental Association, Academy of Dental Management Consultants, Speaking Consulting Network

• Directorate of Safety - MSDS

• OSHA - Safety, Risk Management Consultant, 1994 - Present

• Steering Committee member of Dental Business Network

• Member of Speakers Consulting Network

• Instructor Trainer for the American Heart Association

• Honorary member of ADAA

• Horseback rider

• Photographer

• Wife

• Mom of two

• Friend of all animals
   

• Endodontist
• Past President, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the AAE Foundation
• Former Director of Dentistry at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) Attending in Endodontics NBIMC
• Adjunct Professor of Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania
• Adjunct Professor of Endodontics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
• Author and Editor, publications including: JADA, Journal of Endodontics, American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Endodontics & Dental Traumatology, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry, Dental Products Report, and Pathways of the Pulp
• Fellow, American and International Colleges of Dentistry and the AAE Diplomat, American Board of Endodontics
• AAE's Edgar Edgar D. Coolidge Award recipient, given to an individual ""who has displayed exemplary dedication to dentistry and to endodontics"
• 1982 recipient of the Japanese Endodontic Association's Warren T. Wakaii award
• Husband, father and grandfather

• Presented over 45,000 hours of CE
• Dean, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry
• Director, Practical Clinical Courses
• Co-Founder and Senior Consultant, CRA Foundation
• Private Practitioner, Provo, Utah
• Adjunct Professor, University of Utah & Brigham Young University
• 2 honorary doctorates
• Helped start 2 dental schools, University of Kentucky and University of Colorado
• Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics and International Congress of Oral Implantologists
• Fellow, Academy of Osseointegration, American College of Dentists
• International College of Dentists, American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of General Dentistry (Hon), Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Associate Fellow in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• Member, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, International Association of Dental Research, Academy of LDS Dentists, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Academy of Operative Dentistry, and International College of Prosthodontists.

• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, New York University College of Dentistry
• Implant Dentistry Director, Advanced and International CDE Programs in Aesthetic Dentistry,New York University College of Dentistry
• Section Editor of Prosthodontics for the dental journal, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry
• Published several articles and lectured worldwide on the subjects of aesthetic, restorative, and implant dentistry
• Co-author of the best-selling Quintessence book, The Fundamentals of Color: Shade Matching and Communication in Esthetic Dentistry [Quintessence Publishing, 2004]
• Member, American Dental Association, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontists, American College of Prosthodontists, Northeastern Gnathological Society