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Addendum
ADA Installs New Leaders at October Meeting Brett Kessler of Colorado
DR. BRETT KESSLER, D.D.S., of Denver, CO, was installed president of the American Dental Association at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in October in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Kessler is the 161st president of the association.
Also taking office at the meeting were newly elected President-Elect Dr. Richard Rosato, D.M.D., of Concord, NH; Second Vice President Dr. Tamara S. Berg, D.D.S., of Yukon, OK; and Treasurer Dr. Cody Graves, M.B.A., D.D.S., F.A.G.D., of Goldthwaite, TX.
An ADA member for more than 27 years, Dr. Kessler has served on the HOD as vice chair of the Dental Wellbeing Advisory Committee and the Council of Dental Benefits Programs. Additionally, he has served as a Board of Trustees Liaison to the Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention, Council of Communications and Council on Dental Practice. In 2010, he was presented with the Golden Apple Award, highest honor bestowed by the ADA, for outstanding leadership in mentoring. He is currently involved in discussions to understand the relationship between improving oral health and improving diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure and other diseases.
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Rosato has been a volunteer leader and member of the ADA for 34 years. He has served as chair of the Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, the ADA Election Commission and the Task Force for the Sale of the ADA Headquarters. He currently owns his own practice, Capitol Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PLLC.
Dr. Berg, a private practice dentist, has been an ADA member for 29 years, serving many leadership roles, including president of the Oklahoma Dental Association and member of the ADA Council on Membership. She has been an active member, leader and mentor with numerous other dental organizations, including the American Association of Women Dentists, American College of Dentists and Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Dr. Graves was elected to a three-year term as ADA Treasurer. A general dentist, he has served on the ADA Strategic Forecasting Task Force, the ADA Finance Service Task Force and the ADA Task Force on Dental Practice Recovery. He has also served on the ADA Strategic Forecasting Committee and was cochair of the Dentist to Tripartite Subcommittee. He is vice chair of MCBank’s Board of Directors, which has been serving on for 18 years.
