The FDCS has been a highly successful project because of substantial contributions from each of these persons:

Donald Antonson, DDS, MEd
formerly Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(was an investigator/examiner for the baseline session in 1993-1994; later he took a position in private industry as Director of Clinical Research with Dentsply International)

Nat Boyett, MS
formerly Data management specialist, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Gainesville, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1996-2000; later he took a position with the University of Florida Child Health Policy Institute)

Michael J. Boykin, DMD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Sciences
, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined us in June 2001)

Edward H. Bradford, Jr., DDS, MPH
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined us in August 2001)

Elmire D. Cantey, BS, RDH
formerly Project Coordinator, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Madison, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1998-2000; now works with the county public health department)

L. Scott Chavers, MPH, PhD
formerly Research Instructor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences , School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined us in August 2000 while completing his PhD in epidemiology; ultimately took a position with GlaxoSmithKline in NC doing infectious disease epidemiology)

Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH
Professor, Division of Public Health Services and Research and
former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
now Dean
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(was with the FDCS from 1993-2000)

R. Paul Duncan, PhD
Gapenski Professor, Department of Health Services Administration
University of Florida College of Health Professions
(has been with the FDCS since its inception in 1993)

Janet L. Earls, BS, RDH
formerly Project Coordinator, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Cape Coral, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1993-2000)

Ellen I. Eiford, BS, RDH
formerly Project Coordinator, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Jacksonville, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1996-2000)

Mary Anne Eldreth, BS, RDH
formerly Project Coordinator, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Jacksonville, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1998-2000)

Monica A. Fisher, DDS, MS, MPH, PhD
formerly Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
(was with the FDCS from 2002-2005)

Ulrich Foerster, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(was with the FDCS from 1993-2000)

Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD
Director of the FDCS and
Professor and Chair, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at
    Birmingham; began March 1, 2000
(formerly Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College
    of Dentistry)
(has been with the FDCS since its inception in 1993, including being a clinical examiner in the study)

Marc W. Heft, DMD, PhD
Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences and
Director, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(has been with the FDCS since its inception in 1993)

John C. Henretta, PhD
Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
(was with the FDCS 1993-2000)

Charlotte J. Lasseter, BS, RDH
formerly Research Assistant, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Gainesville, FL
(was with the FDCS 1993-2000)

Donald W. Legler, DDS, PhD
formerly Professor and Dean
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(was an investigator/examiner for the baseline and 24-month sessions, then retired from the University of Florida)

Mark S. Litaker, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences and

Director of Biostatistics, School of Dentistry
University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined us in June 2004)

Xiaoxian Meng, DDS, MSD, MPH, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Diagnostic Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined the FDCS in May 2003)

Michael K. Miller, PhD
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Epidemiology
University of Florida College of Medicine
(was with the FDCS 1993-2000)

 

Ivar A. Mjor, BDS, MS, MSD, DrOdont

Academy 100 Eminent Scholar and Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(was with the FDCS 1993-1996)

Dan Nissen, BS
formerly Coordinator of Computer Systems, Department of Health Policy and Epidemiology
University of Florida College of Medicine
(was with the FDCS 1993-2000)

Chuck W. Peek, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
(formerly Postdoctoral Associate, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging )
(was with the FDCS 1998-2003)

Joseph L. Riley, III, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Public Health Services and Research
University of Florida College of Dentistry
(formerly Postdoctoral Associate, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging )
(has been with the FDCS since 1998)

Barbara A. Ringelberg
formerly Project Coordinator
Tallahassee, FL
(was with the FDCS from 1993-1996)

Melvin L. Ringelberg, DDS, DrPH
Consultant in dental public health
Tallahassee, FL
(also one of the clinical examiners for the baseline, 24-month, and 48-month field phases of the FDCS, then he retired to enjoy a life of travel and leisure)

John S. Rose, MPH
formerly Research Assistant (and UAB dental student, class of 2003)
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
(joined us in June 2000, then left in 2003 to enter private practice)

Harriet L. Scott
Office Manager, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging
Gainesville, FL
(was with the FDCS team from 1996-2004)

Ging R. Shah, PhD, DMD
formerly Associate Professor (now retired)
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
(was with the FDCS from 2001-2002)

Brent J. Shelton, PhD
formerly Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, now at the University of Kentucky
(joined us in March 2000, continues as a statistical consultant)

Kenneth R. Tilashalski, DMD
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
(joined us in June 2001)

W. Bruce Vogel, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Epidemiology
University of Florida College of Medicine
(was with the FDCS 1997-2000)