Our Organization

Executive Committee

• PRESIDENT: Carl Hillendahl, DDS
• PRESIDENT-ELECT / TREASURER: Volki Felahy, DDS
• SECRETARY: Wesley Yee, DDS
• IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Bryan Judd, DDS

Board Members

• Sacramento: Jagdev Heir, MD, DMD, FACS
• El Dorado: Craig Alpha, DDS
• Placer: Hana Rashid, DDS
• Amador: Kevin Keating, DDS, MS
• Sacramento: Lisa Dobak, DDS
• Yolo: Brock Hinton, DDS

Ex-Officio Board Members

• Executive Director: Cathy Levering
• Nugget Editor-in-Chief: Ash Vasanthan, DDS, MS
• Trustee: Adrian Carrington, DDS
• Trustee: Wallace Bellamy, DMD

Delegates to the CDA House

• Bryan Judd, DDS
• Volki Felahy, DDS
• Carl Hillendahl, DDS
• Wesley Yee, DDS
• Stephanie Sandretti, DDS
• Hana Rashid, DDS
• Viren Patel, DDS
• Morton Rosenberg, DDS

Standing Committees

• • CPR Committee – Committee Chair: Margaret Delmore, MD, DDS

  Purpose of the committee is to train members to be instructors to teach CPR courses for SDDS members; 1 calibration and 2 courses/year

  • Nominating/Leadership Development Committee – Committee Chair: Bryan Judd, DDS

  Purpose is to develop leaders, nominate for positions in SDDS, Foundation and CDA; 3-4 meetings/year

  • Peer Review Committee – Committee Chair: Cherag Sarkari, DDS

Provides oversight, clinical review of peer review complaints of both patient and member doctor; forwards recommendations to CDA; 4-6 meetings/year, as needed

Task Forces

• Member Benefits and Services – Committee Chair: Chirag Vaid, DDS
• Ethics Task Force – Committee Chair: Nancy Archibald, DDS
• Oral Health Initiatives – Committee Chair: Kim Wallace, DDS

Committee members serve on the various County strategic planning and implementation advisory committees – this is going to be a GREAT committee in 2019!

Advisory Committees

• Amalgam Advisory – Committee Chairs: Viren Patel, DDS and Wai Chan, DDS
• Budget and Finance Advisory – Committee Chair: Volki Felahy, DDS
• Bylaws Advisory – Committee Chair: Bryan Judd, DDS
• Continuing Education Advisory – Committee Chairs: Charles Smurthwaite, DDS and Eric Grove, DDS

Reviews options and suggestions for programs, speakers, Midwinter, Lunch and Learns, CE days/events, and Business Forums; 2 meetings/year

• Legislative Advisory – Committee Chair: Amardeep Bains, DMD, BDS

Monitors legislative activity, provides advocacy and information; meetings as needed

• Mass Disaster / Forensics Advisory – Committee Chair: Mark Porco, DDS

Provides training to members for disaster identification; members must agree to mobilize if a disaster occurs; 2 meetings/year

• New Dental School Advisory – Committee Chair: Kevin Keating, DDS, MS

A resource committee for faculty, advisors, curriculum and support for California North State Dental School

• Nugget Editorial Advisory – Committee Chair: Ash Vasanthan, DDS, MS

Committee members serve as the guest editors for Nugget topics and issues (must be able to write and/or know people who do!); 3 meetings/year

• Strategic Planning Advisory – Committee Chairs: Volki Felahy, DDS and Wes Yee, DDS

Special Event / Other Committees

• SacPAC – Committee Chair: Matthew Campbell, DDS
• Golf Tournament Committee
• Smiles for Big Kids Committee
• Smiles for Kids Committee
• Gala Committee

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