Dr. Gregory Y. Ogata Current Positions Immediate Past President WSDA American Dental Association Political Action Committee (ADPAC) Delegate, American Dental Association Delegate, WSDA HOD Former Positions Past President, WSDA Past President, Seattle-King County Dental Association Past Chairman, AAO Government Affairs Professional Affiliations Seattle King County Dental Association (SKCD) WSDA American Dental Association American Association of Orthodontists Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Education University of Washington, ‘92 St. Louis University, School of Orthodontics, ‘97 Other American Board of Orthodontists International College of Dentists American College of Dentists Pierre Fauchard Academy
Dr. Lorin Peterson Former Positions WSDA Board of Directors ‘09-‘15 ADA Alternate Delegate to the ADA House, ‘11, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 Joint Commission on National Dental Board Exams, ‘10-‘14 Dental Quality Assurance Commission, ‘00-‘07 President, Western Regional Examining Board, ‘05 Professional Affiliations ADA, ‘80 - present WSDA, ‘80 - present International College of Dentists, ‘10 - present American College of Dentists, ‘03 - present Pierre Fauchard Academy, ‘08 - present Education DDS, University of Washington, ‘80 BS, University of Washington, ‘76 Other President, Cle Elum Kiwanis, ‘84-’85 Cle Elum Chamber of Commerce, ‘84, ‘85, ‘89 Cle Elum-Roslyn School Board of Directors, ‘93-‘97 Candidate Statement I am running for the position of ADA Delegate. The ADA is currently being challenged by a number of major ongoing issues. Some of these issues include a push for midlevel providers, the everincreasing student debt, dealing with third party payers, and trying to maintain membership numbers, especially with our younger dentists. Dentistry continues to be a great profession in spite of the challenges that we face. I have been actively involved in dentistry in a variety of ways throughout my career. I have served on the Dental Quality Assurance Commission, the Western Regional Examining Board, the WSDA Board of Directors, and as an ADA Delegate and Alternate Delegate. These collective involvements at the state and national levels make me well qualified to serve as an ADA delegate. I promise to be fully committed to the position if elected, and I respectfully ask for your vote.
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Dr. Laura Williams Current Positions Delegate/Alternate, ADA House of Delegates, 8 years Caucus Chair, ADA District XI House of Delegates, 1 year Delegate, WSDA House of Delegates, 16 years Former Positions President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, North Central District Dental Society, ‘95-‘97 WSDA Strategic Planning Committee, ‘98-‘01 WSDA Committee on Budget and Finance, Member ‘03-‘06, Chair ‘07 WSDA Board of Directors, ‘07-‘13 ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs, ‘11-‘15 Professional Affiliations American College of Dentists International College of Dentists Pierre Fauchard Academy Education BS, Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, ‘83 DMD, Oregon Health and Science University, ‘87 Hospital Dental Residency, University of California, San Francisco, ‘88 Candidate Statement One of the most important and rewarding things I have done in my professional career is volunteering in organized dentistry. I am proud to be associated with a respected and esteemed profession. Without the strong association we have in the ADA we would definitely not have the public trust we enjoy. I have had the privilege of serving as an ADA Delegate, Alternate, or Secretary for eight years. This year I will serve as Caucus Chair, which I consider a great honor to be appointed to do. I feel so lucky to have been able to get up every working day and look forward to going to work. I want the dentists graduating from dental school now to enjoy their profession as I do. I see our professional autonomy and diagnostic authority threatened by regulatory bodies that don’t understand the practice of dentistry. Additionally, the infringement of midlevel providers and insurance companies directing treatment choices has the potential to change our practice lives in the same way other healthcare professionals have unfortunately suffered. My hope is to continue to fight these threats, and others, for those that will practice long after I retire. I believe my experience, dedication to keeping dentistry the strong, respected profession we know and the ability to donate the time necessary to do the job qualify me to serve as your representative to the ADA governing body. I humbly ask for your support and vote for ADA Delegate. Thank you!
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Candidate Statement Although I wrote the resolution in ‘15 to develop a position for a first-time delegate, I also feel strongly that District 11 needs at least five important things for their delegates to be effective and make a difference for our patients and profession; 1. Experience as an ADA delegate 2. Someone who is active in bringing positive solutions and writing resolutions 3. A person who looks at the detail of resolutions; one word can make a huge difference; 4. A person who is well connected with delegates in other districts to allow collaborative efforts to improve ADA policy and 5. Someone who is willing to speak up at the ADA HOD and at Reference committees. I think my experience as a President at the national level has allowed me to speak personally with the Department of Education, HRSA, etc., about possibilities that will help develop a grant program to help the underserved patients as well as the dental students that have mounting debt. I have been active in the defeat of resolutions and legislation to promote midlevel therapists for over 15 years and was involved in writing resolutions to increase residencies and loan repayment programs as possible solutions to access several years ago. As chair of the AGD Professional Relations committee, and past AGD president, I am able to call on friends from across the nation to collaborate on resolutions. There is so much left to do. I hope I have earned your trust and will earn your VOTE.
Candidate Statement The position of Delegate to the ADA is a very unique and important one. Although you are one of 500 voices, there is definitely the opportunity to help shape policies and form consensus within our profession. Now we don’t always agree on issues and things can move much slower (ie., think the sloths from Zootopia) than we would like, but the bottom line is out here in the Pacific Northwest, we tend to be more progressive and are not afraid of change. This leads to disagreements over differing viewpoints, which often require patience and persuasion. And I want to do it. Because I believe our Profession is worth it, and the ADA truly is “our” voice in our nation.
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Co-Chair, UW Dental School $22 million campaign, ‘00-‘10