Councils & Committees
Councils and Committees of the TDA explore matters more in depth than is possible for the Board of Trustees. Councils and committees do much work of the Association as it draws together members from different parts of the state with relevant expertise to research issues and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Councils and committees do not have the power to act independently.Get Involved
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TDA Councils & Committees 2023-2024
Councils
Dental Benefits Programs, Council
Purpose: Study, recommend and disseminate information regarding dental benefit programs to the membership.
Meetings: One virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. Maximum of two terms.
Members
Bradley White, Chair (2)
Angela Cameron (1)
Ryan Wilson (3)
Lisa Stanley (4)
Kathy Hall (5)
Dennis Sigman (6)
Bennett Hunt (7)
Kristie Dye (8)
Alan Sonny Salomon (9)
Board Liaison:
Hope Watson (2)
Membership, Communications and Relief, Council
Purpose: Identify and monitor trends and issues that affect membership, recruitment and retention, and membership involvement; recommend actions to enhance member value; coordinate communications with membership; chair serves as trustee on TDA Relief Fund.
Meetings: One virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. Maximum of two terms.
Members
Andrew Conkin, Chair (1)
Christina Honey (2)
Jason Blair (3)
Brett Germain (4)
Lydia Lancaster (5)
Emalie Hutton (6)
Robert Trim (7)
Emily Boyd (8)
Nishel Patel (9)
Ex Officio:
Stueart Hudsmith, President-elect (9)
Ken Randall, V.P. East Tennessee (3)
Rajan Kshatri, V.P. Middle Tennessee (5)
Trey Carney, V.P. West Tennessee (7)
Jay G. Davis, Treasurer (4)
Brooklin Byrd, New Dentist Rep (9)
State Agencies, Awards, Ethics, and Judicial Affairs, Council
Purpose: Nominate individuals to serve as members of Tennessee Board of Dentistry; nominate for awards and honorary recognition; provide advisory opinions regarding interpretation of ADA Ethics and Professional Conduct; investigate ADA ethics violations.
Meetings: Two virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed
Term: Three (3) years. Maximum of 2 terms.
Restriction: Must be a previous Fellowship Award recipient; may not currently serve on Board of Dentistry.
Members
Stanley Waddell, Chair (9)
Jon Mather (1)
Vicki Guffey (2)
Matt Brock (3)
Tracy Pack (4)
Tony Vaughn (5)
Paul Cullum (6)
Jimmy Hawkins (7)
Jennifer Cornell (8)
Board Liaison:
Mike Lamb (1)
Committees
Advisory Committee on Annual Meetings
Purpose: Planning and execution of TDA's annual meeting, the Music City Dental Conference, in conjunction with the TDA executive office. Divided into two subcommittees: Continuing Education and Exhibitor Relations and Fundraising.
Meetings: Two or three virtual with subcommittee as assigned and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. Maximum of two terms.
Members
Continuing Education Subcommittee
Chad Edwards, Chair (5)
John Coulter (2)
David Meister (5)
Todd Smith (9)
Savannah Bolick, RDA
TBD, RDH
Exhibitor Relations & Fundraising Subcommittee
Beth Randall (3)
Andrew Conkin (1)
Bradley White (2)
Irvin Rainey, Jr. (7)
Ex Officio:
Chip Clayton, TDA President
Stueart Hudsmith, TDA President-elect
Governmental Affairs Committee
Purpose: Promote oral health and dentistry in matters of legislation and regulations; evaluate pending legislation and recommend position when needed; report legislative activity to the Board and membership.
Meetings: One virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: One (1) year. No term limit.
Restriction: Cannot work full-time for the state or federal government.
Members
Jeannie Beauchamp, Chair (8)
Hope Watson (2)
William D. Powell (2)
Ken Randall (3)
Rick Kinard (4)
Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi (5)
Ashish Patel (5)
James R. Hight Jr. (7)
Leon Stanislav (8)
New Dentist Committee
Purpose: Review current needs and concerns of new dentists; recommendations to increase recruitment and retention rates of young dentists; liaison between dental students and the TDA.
Meetings: Two virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. May serve an additional term, if needed by a small district.
Restriction: Upon appointment, shall have been in practice no longer than 8 years.
Members
Brooklin Byrd, Chair (9)
Allison Williams (1)
Chris Lee (2)
Alaina Marinello (3)
Taylor Engler (4)
Jeff Penner (5)
Sam Hutton (6)
Donald Mauney (7)
Zach Meyer (8)
Peer Review Committee
Purpose: Review matters concerning, but not limited to, appropriateness of care and quality of treatment, based on appropriate requests from a patient or dentist.
Time Requirement: Dependent on number of cases in district and complexity of issue. Will include phone calls to each party, review of applicable materials, and occasionally in-person case review.
Term: Determined by component society.
Members
Greg Kemp, Chair (9)
Ernest “Skip” Cooper (1)
Pablo Foncea (2)
Joseph Payne (3)
Garrett Orr (4)
Doug Holliday (5)
Richard Robinette (6)
Jay McLemore (7)
Ernest DeWald (8)
Jodi Rump (9)
Board Liaison:
Stueart Hudsmith (9)
Dental Education & Licensure
Meetings: Two virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. Maximum of 2 terms.
Members:
Anthony Carroccia, Chair (8)
Kristy Dye (8)
Robert Ammarell (5)
Marie Farrar (3)
Elizabeth Lee (9)
Ex Officio
Chip Clayton, TDA President
Stueart Hudsmith, TDA President-Elect
Committees of the Board
Anesthesia, Sedation and Scope of Practice Committee
Purpose: Make recommendations regarding anesthesia, sedation, and scope of practice issues.
Meetings: One each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: One (1) year. No term limit.
Members
Anthony Carroccia, Chair (8)
Sanford Prince (1)
Andrew R. Lunn (3)
George A. Adams, Jr. (5)
Katie Bradford (5)
Mitchel S. Godat (9)
Chris C. Rowland (9)
Board Liaison:
Keith Gilmore (8)
Oral Health Initiatives Committee
Purpose: Monitor access to care issues in Tennessee and make recommendations related to improving oral health status for the underserved; collaborate as needed with the Governmental Affairs Committee regarding legislation.
Meetings: One each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: One (1) year. No term limit.
Members
Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi, Chair (5)
Rick Bateman (1)
Rachel Hymes (1)
Danny Chacko (2)
John Osborn (2)
Karim Hasnani (3)
Jay Davis (4)
Joseph Faiz (4)
George Adams, Jr. (5)
Lanora Bryant (7)
Theodore Tutwiler (8)
Scott Edwards (9)
Board Liaison
Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi (5)
Affiliated with the TDA
Tennessee Dental PAC Board of Directors
Purpose: To improve government by encouraging dentists to take a more active and effective part in governmental affairs, and to encourage understanding of the actions of the government regarding important political issues, the records of officeholders and candidates for elective office.
Meetings: One virtual and one in-person meeting each year. Email communication as needed.
Term: Three (3) years. No term limit.
Members
Rhett Raum, Chair (5)
Randy Montgomery (1)
William D. Powell (2)
Tom Gardenhire (3)
W. Roy Thompson (4)
Dennis Sigman (6)
Mike King (7)
Leon Stanislav (8)
Chuck Keltner (9)
AT LARGE DIRECTORS
Chip Clayton, President, TDA
Stueart Hudsmith, President-elect, TDA
Allen Burleson, Secretary, TDA
Jay G. Davis, Treasurer, TDA
Mitch Baldree, Immediate Past Pres.
John Petty, Speaker of the House
Jeannie Beauchamp, Chair, Gov. Affairs
Linda Powell, Alliance
Ex Officio:
Cherae Farmer-Dixon, Dean, Meharry
James Ragain, Dean, UTHSC
Denise Terese-Koch, LMU
Andrea Hayes, Executive Director, TDA
Member Emeritus:
L. Dale Blevins, Clarksville
TDA Foundation Board of Directors
Purpose: Promote dental health programs and dental education; educate public about dentistry; establish and fund dental scholarships; support dental research.
Meetings: One in-person each year.
Term: Three (3) years. No term limit.
Directors - TDA Foundation
G. Robert Hopper, President (7)
William D. Powell, Vice President (2)
Lee Wilson, Secretary (9)
Frank McMeen, Treasurer (West TN)
Mike Lamb (1)
TBD (3)
John Petty (4)
Brian West (5)
TBD (6)
Ernest DeWald (8)
Jeff Smith (East TN)
Jerry Newman (Middle TN)
Ex Officio:
Chip Clayton, President
Stueart Hudsmith, President-elect
Andrea Hayes, TDA Executive Director
President Emeritus:
Stephen M. Sawrie (3)
TDA Insurance Agency, Inc.
6505 Lee Highway
Chattanooga 37421
800-347-1109
Directors:
Leon E. Stanislav, Chair
Jeffrey R. Smith, Treasurer
James R. Hight Jr
Lee E. Wilson
Beth Randall
Chris Scoggins
Buck Orrison
Ex-officio:
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Other Dental Organizations
Tennessee Dental Hygienists' Association
President
Susan Melton
Vice President
Debbie Taylor
Secretary
Chelsea Schoenfeld
Treasurer
Demario Walls
Speaker of the House
Kelly Gross
Sr. ADHA Delegate
Kellye Wilson
Jr. ADHA Delegate
Whitney Howerton
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Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association
Mark Matney, CDA, RDA, FADAA, BS
TNDAA President 2020 - 2022
Ooltewah, TN
Vice President
Janice R. Harper, RDA, CDA, EFDA, BA
TNDAA Vice President 2020 - 2021
Memphis, TN
Secretary
Cindy Norman, RDA, CDA, EFDA
TNDAA Secretary 2020 - 2021
Chattanooga, TN
Treasurer
Betty Gail Fox, CDA, RDA, FADA, AS
TNDAA Treasurer 2018 - Present
Seymour, TN
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Nashville Campus Dental Service
Donna Walls, Chief, Dental Service1310 24th Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212615-873-7120
Murfreesboro Campus Dental Service
3400 Lebanon Pike
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-225-6920
Clarksville VA Clinic Dental Service
2292 Dalton Drive, Suite F
Clarksville, TN 37043
931-503-1111
Chattanooga VA Clinic Dental Service
6200 Building, Suite 5200
6098 Debra Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411
423-893-6500 Ext. 27903
PanTennessee Dental Association
Marrio Thomas, President
670 Colonial Road, Suite 6
Memphis, TN 38117
Ron Staples, Executive Secretary
1251 Wesley Drive, Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38116
Thomas Williams, Recording Secretary
5932 Woodland Hills Dr
Nashville, TN 37211
Joyce F. Freshwater, Treasurer
577 East Raines Road
Memphis, TN 38109
William Phillips, Immediate Past President
714 Central Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
TN Association of Orthodontists
Andy McDaniel, President
Katie Hart, President-Elect
Eric Buchner, Vice President
Allen Chance, Secretary Treasurer
Michael Weathersby, East TN Director
Candice Coleman, Middle TN Director
TBD, West TN Director
TN Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Steven Press, President
Mark Adamiak, Vice President
Stephen Maroda, Secretary/Treasurer
James Christian, Immediate Past Pres
Mr. Hank Holderfield, Executive Director TSOMS
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TN Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Robert Caldwell, President
Dr. Daniel Holsinger, President-elect
Dr. Tim McNutt Sr., Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Joe Faiz, Public Policy Advocate
Dr. Jeannie Beauchamp, Legislative Representative
TN Society of Periodontists
Robert Pulliam, President
4219 Hillsboro Pike Ste 107
Nashville 37215
Brian West, Treasurer
2000 21st Ave S
Nashville 37212
Jean-Max Jean Pierre, Past President
100 Springhouse Court Suite 220
Hendersonville 37075
Southern Association of Orthodontists
Dental Schools
University of Tennessee
College of Dentistry
James Ragain, Dean875 Union Avenue
Memphis 38163
Meharry Medical College
School of Dentistry
Cherae Farmer-Dixon, Dean1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd.
Nashville 37208
Lincoln Memorial University
College of Dental Medicine
Denise Terese-Koch, Dean1705 St. Mary Street
Knoxville, TN 37917
TN Academy of General Dentistry
Keith Gilmore, President
Jennifer Cornell, President-elect
Chris Moore, Treasurer
TBD, Secretary
Gary Woodall, Immediate Past President
Anthony Carroccia, Legislative Chairman/Board Liaison
Tennessee Department of Health
710 James Robertson Parkway
7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Commissioner
Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP
615-741-3111
Director, Oral Health Programs
Laura Hopper, BS
615-532-7770
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TN Association of Endodontists
James M. Wilson, President
296 Carriage House Drive
Jackson 38305
Yvette Burns, Secretary/Treasurer
2030 Hamilton Place Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37421-6060
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Ailene Macias, Executive Director
665 Mainstream Drive
Nashville 37243
615-532-5073 or 800-778-4123 / Option 4
Phillip A. Kemp, President, Rotating/Middle TN
Robert F. Caldwell, Vice President, Middle TN
Edward Moody, East Tennessee
Maricela Rodriguez, East Tennessee
Joseph Britton, Middle Tennessee
Greg Kemp, West Tennessee
Steven Zambrano, West Tennessee
Terry Duvall, Dental Hygienist
Thao Kinsey, Dental Hygienist
Naomi Martin, Dental Assistant
Chris Acree, Citizen
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