Meet Our Experts
Bridgett Anderson, LDA, MBA, has nearly 20 years of experience in the dental field. Her expertise ranges from clinical dentistry, previously as a licensed dental assistant and dental office manager, to dental safety, prevention and regulation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in biology and a Master's degree in Business Administration. She is Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, the state agency responsible for the licensure and regulation of over 17,000 dental professionals in Minnesota.
Ashley Duggins, PharmD, is co-owner and pharmacy manager of Prevo Drug in Asheboro, North Carolina, and pharmacy manager for Enclara Pharmacia-Hospice of Randolph. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2002 with her Doctorate of Pharmacy. Dr. Duggins precepts students from the University of North Carolina Eshelman, Wingate, and Campbell Schools of Pharmacy. Specializing in bio-identical hormones (BHRT) and health coaching, Dr. Duggins serves on the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and is an active member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists and the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Lisa Kane, DMD, is the President and Owner of Dental Office Compliance of New England. She received her undergraduate degree at Brandeis University and completed her dental studies at Tufts University School of Medicine. Assisting dental practices in complying with the myriad of regulations and best practices, Dr. Kane conducts office walk-throughs to create customized plans and protocols for dental offices. She teaches infection control, medical emergency, and risk management classes and provides consulting services to help offices improve their quality care and overall efficiency. Before forming DOC4NE, she practiced dentistry in the Greater Boston Area for over 20 years.
Evan Rosenthal, MS, LPCC, LADC (He/They) is a Psychotherapist with Transcend Psychotherapy and a national presenter focused on LGBT+ Mental and Chemical Health. They work primarily with LGBQIA+/trans/non-binary/gender-expansive clients. They use lived experiences from daily living, medical, and therapy settings, alongside research, reading, and other training to offer individual and broad depictions of gender-affirming care. They provide national and regional consultation and training in academic, corrections, and other large systems using an intersectional social justice lens and experiential and didactic approaches. Evan is also a board-approved supervisor for LPC and LPCC licensing in Minnesota. Their education includes Clinical Supervision Training, a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and Chemical Dependency from the University of Wisconsin – Stout, studies at the University of Limerick, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Psychology and Sociology.
Barry Taylor, DMD, is the Executive Director of the Oregon Dental Association (ODA) and is a volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry. Before attending the OHSU School of Dentistry, he worked as a research assistant for two years in Neuropsychopharmacology at the US Veteran's Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Taylor served as ODA's editor for nine years and also served as the President. He was a member of the ADA's Council on Communications. Dr. Taylor has been awarded the Dentist of the Year from the Oregon AGD and the Washington County Dental Society and Alumni of the Year from the OHSU School of Dentistry.
Meet Our Panelists
Ani Koch, MPH, Principal Equity Systems Specialist, Racial and Heath Equity Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Christine Harb, DO, MPH, PGY-1, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Alex Montes, MSW, LICSW, SEP, Owner/Founder of Embodied Healing Practice
Beth Elliott-Thul, BA, Quality Assurance in LGBTQIA+ Healthcare
Disclosure Summary
It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.
The following information was received from our speakers for this course. It is not assumed these financial interests or affiliations will have an adverse impact on course presentations. They simply are noted here to fully inform course participants.
Bridgett Anderson, LDA, MBA
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests.
Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Ashley Duggins, PharmD
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests.
Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Lisa Kane, DMD
Consultant/speaker: Dental Office Compliance of New England LLC
Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Evan Rosenthal
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests.
Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Barry Taylor, DMD
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests.
Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.