About the Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Joana Cunha-Cruz, DDS, PhD

Professor of Dentistry
Department of Clinical & Community Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
National Director of Communication and Dissemination, and assistant director for the South-Central Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN). 

Other Speakers

Szilvia Arany, DMD, PhD, MSBA

Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry
Director, Geriatric Dental Clinic
Eastman Institute for Oral Health
University of Rochester Medical Center

Thomas V. Caprio, M.D

Professor - Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Aging
University of Rochester Medical Center

Elham Emami, DMD, PhD

Dean and Professor
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
McGill University, Canada

Riva Touger-Decker PhD, RD, CDN, FADA

Professor Emeritus
School of Health Professions
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Hosts

Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, MBA

Professor and Director of Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Vice President for Oral Health
University of Rochester Medical Center