Stephanie Ganter, D.D.S., is a board-certified periodontist in private practice in Dallas, Texas. She serves as an ADA Wellness Ambassador and new dentist member on the ADA Council on Members Insurance and Retirement Programs. She completed a two-year integrative medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, followed by a one-year surgical leadership program at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ganter is a seeker with an international focus that includes hosting medical-dental mission trips around the world, all to pursue her mission in life: to connect, discover and inspire ..read more

Brittany Vacura, D.D.S., is a general dentist and dental director for a federally qualified health center in Sacramento, California. She graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry in 2017 and the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine general practice residency in 2018. Dr. Vacura enjoys encouraging dental students and colleagues to take charge of their finances. Over time, she hopes to recruit and mentor more new dentists into the career of community dentistry. As new dentists, we can all remember that gut-wrenching moment when we receive ..read more

Blogger Mirissa Price, D.M.D., is a board-certified pediatric dentist with the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is the interim program director of the pediatric dental residency and assistant professor at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee. Passionate about access to care, Dr. Price is an ADA Give Kids A Smile ambassador, supporting the coordination of nationwide outreach events to provide children with dental homes. She earned her dental degree from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2019 and completed her residency training in pediatric dentistry ..read more

Blogger Anubhuti Misra, B.D.S., D.D.S., graduated from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC in Los Angeles with honors after completing her B.D.S. in India. She has worked with people who are underprivileged or have special health care needs in the Silicon Valley and witnessed the challenges faced by them very closely. She also serves as a subject matter expert for dental law and ethics with the Dental Board of California and has formerly served as a faculty member at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and pas ..read more

Blogger Sampada Deshpande, D.D.S., practices in Bay Area, California. Due to her specialized training, she is often approached for care by patients with special health care needs. Author of the book “Persevering,” Dr. Deshpande earned her dental degree from the University of Washington and completed a general practice residency at Alameda Health System. She is a recipient of an ADA 10 Under 10 Award, Academy of General Dentistry 10 to Watch honor and Denobi Award. She founded the educational nonprofit New Dentist Business Club in 2019 and is the product manager for SamsoSmile, an automated in ..read more

Blogger Stephanie R. Ganter, D.D.S., is a board-certified periodontal and dental implant surgeon in Garland, Texas. She completed a two-year fellowship in integrative medicine out of the University of Arizona School of Medicine and is currently enrolled in a one-year surgical leadership program at Harvard University. Dr. Ganter has also taken executive leadership courses through Cornell University. She currently serves as the New Dentist Committee liaison to the Council on Members Insurance and Retirement Programs at the American Dental Association. I’m a periodontal and dental implant ..read more

Blogger Margaret Gingrich, D.D.S., a general solo practitioner in Big Rapids, Michigan, has been involved in organized dentistry her entire career. She is the former president of the Michigan Dental Association and West Michigan District Dental Society. Dr. Gingrich is currently the 9th District representative on the ADA Council on Dental Practice and a member of the ADA House of Delegates. She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the co-chair of the Michigan Mission of Mercy, where she volunt ..read more

Blogger Giancarlo Ghisalberti, D.M.D., is a 2010 graduate of Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. He is in private practice in North Bergen, New Jersey, with his father and brother. Dr. Ghisalberti serves as the District 4 representative on the ADA New Dentist Committee and the committee’s liaison to the ADA Council on Membership. Dr. Ghisalberti is the president of the Hudson County Dental Society and serves on numerous New Jersey Dental Association councils and committees. I began working with Dental Lifeline Network about four years ago. I was introduced into the program by my father who ha ..read more

Dr. Deshpande Blogger Sampada Deshpande, D.D.S., author of the book “Persevering,” earned her dental degree in 2018 from the University of Washington. She is a recipient of a fellowship in the American College of Dentists, American Dental Association 10 Under 10 Award and Academy of General Dentistry 10 to Watch honor. Dr. Deshpande founded and hosts meetings of the New Dentist Business Club, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. She is also the product manager for SamsoSmile, a cloud-based website that automates dental insurance verifications and benefits for patients. You can reach her direct ..read more

Blogger Cathy Hung, D.D.S., is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in New Jersey. She is an alumna of the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership and a wellness ambassador with the ADA Wellness Ambassador Program, which is supported by the ADA Dental Team Wellness Advisory Committee of the ADA Council on Dental Practice. Dr. Hung currently serves as the vice president of the Mercer Dental Society and a New Jersey Dental Association alternate trustee. She is a speaker, writer and life coach on diversity, equity and inclusion and female leadership. When supermarket aisles were first ..read more