Corporate Leadership Council

The AIDPH Corporate Leadership Council

AIDPH’s Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) members are leading business, organization, association leaders, and executives within the public dental health space who generously donate their time, secure financial support, and who have the business acumen to advise AIDPH on resource development.

The AIDPH Dental Public Health Leadership Academy (DPHLA) is a 12-month program that will build the knowledge, skills, and capacity of early-career dental public health professionals and students to be leaders in their field. The DPHLA will incorporate didactic and case-based content, hands-on exercises, and collaborative, peer-to-peer learning. A national advisory group and expert faculty will provide teachings and related resources.

Program Overview Program Benefits Program Eligibility and Cost

Program Overview

Monthly, two-hour calls for the full cohort. Each call will focus on a single leadership development or public health/policy, building on learnings of previous calls as the program goes on. DPHLA faculty will finalize call topics based on the specific needs and interests of the participants, as identified in the program application.

Each monthly call will feature subject-matter expert faculty and will incorporate a mix of didactic, experiential, and peer-to-peer learning.

Program Benefits

Build competencies in the core leadership domains of dental public health.
Gain a solid foundation in dental and broader public health policy, and related advocacy.
Be given tools to apply leadership and policy learnings to a challenge or effort within each participant’s organization and community, during the course of the program and beyond.
Become part of a cohort with ample networking opportunities, designed to support professional connections into the future.
Have opportunities to be either a mentor – building the capacity to teach and cultivate others, or a mentee – learning from the experiences and insights of others.
Connect with national leaders throughout the year with exclusive networking events.
Earn CEUs that can be applied to a variety of credentialing requirements

Program Eligibility and Cost

To be eligible for participation, an individual must be within the first five years of their dental public health career, and/or be enrolled in a graduate-level academic program in the field of public health. AIDPH encourages applicants from traditionally underrepresented and historically excluded communities.

The cost for the 12-month program is $500 for students, and $1,000 for working professionals not currently enrolled in a full-time educational program.

Please reach out to programs@AIDPH.org with any questions about eligibility or cost.

AIDPH Corporate Leadership Council Members (2022-2023)

BRANT HERMAN

CEO, MOUTHWATCH

Brant Herman is the CEO and Founder of MouthWatch, LLC, a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools, and intraoral imaging devices. The company is dedicated to finding new ways to constantly improve the dental health experience for both patient and provider.

SAKET AGRAWAL

CEO, OFFOR HEALTH

Saket Agrawal is the CEO of OFFOR Health, a company connecting healthcare professionals and patients in local communities. OFFOR Health's mission is to increase access to quality and timely healthcare for all. Their network of 50+ anesthesiologists has given tens of thousands of patients something to smile about by providing office-based anesthesia in dental practices, all while delivering the same standard of care you’ve come to expect in a hospital or ASC.

ERIC SHIRLEY

SVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PATTERSON DENTAL

Eric Shirley is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Patterson Dental, a company partnering with dental practices of all sizes to provide expertise, products, technologies, and services needed to grow productive, modern practices. He is responsible for working with the executive team to help identify, prioritize, and execute on business development opportunities within the company's dental segment.

MICHAEL MONOPOLI

VP OF GRANTMAKING STRATEGY, CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH ADVANCEMENT

Michael Monopoli serves as Vice President of Grant Strategy for CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a nonprofit committed to building a future in which equitable systems promote excellent health. In this role, Michael leads the organization’s strategic philanthropic grantmaking activities to promote healthy communities and improve the overall system to create better oral health for all. Michael leverages his expertise to collaborate with grantees and partners on a systems change approach to local, state, and national investment to strengthen communities and promote health equity.

Read the Full Corporate leadership council prospectus here