New Associate and Fellow Members Elected to Membership in AAED

At the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting & Interdisciplinary Summit in San Diego, California, eleven new Associate Members were elected to membership in AAED effective January 1, 2018. In addition, eight previous Associate members were approved for upgrade to Fellow status, effective immediately. The Academy is proud to introduce and welcome each of these members to its prestigious group of professionals:

New Associate Members

Markus Blatz, DMD, PhD

Steven Brisman, DMD

Gary DeWood, DDS, MS

Naoki Hayashi, RDT

John Hulbrock, DDS

Nobuya Kitahara, DDS, PhD

Joseph Passaro, DDS

Steve Ratcliff, DDS, MS

Robert Rawdin, DDS

Martin Vojtus, CDT

James Wooddell, DDS

L to R: Incoming president Jacinthe Paquette, Nobuya Kitahara, Steve Ratcliff, Martin Vojtus, James Wooddell,

Robert Rawdin, Joseph Passaro, John Hulbrock, Naoki Hayashi, Steven Brisman, Markus Blatz.

Not pictured: Gary DeWood

New Fellow Members

Newton Fahl, DDS, MS

Marc Nevins, DMD

Joe Ontiveros, DDS, MS

Kirk Pasquinelli, DDS

George Priest, DMD

Sergio Rubinstein, DDS

Alan Sulikowski, DMD

Dean Vafiadis, DDS

L to R: George Priest, Alan Sulikowski, Dean Vafiadis, Kirk Pasquinelli, Incoming President Jacinthe Paquette,

Joe Ontiveros, Marc Nevins, Sergio Rubinstein. Not pictured: Newton Fahl.

Headquartered in Chicago, AAED is an elite dental organization formed in 1975. Comprised of distinguished individuals from virtually every facet of the dental profession, AAED has developed an outstanding reputation for quality and for maintaining the highest level of excellence. With just over 180 members worldwide, representing the United States and 11 other countries, AAED’s members are internationally known for their reputable work and for their contributions to the global dentistry marketplace. Membership in AAED is by invitation only.