Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS

Ms. Fehrenbach is a dental hygienist and has her Master in Oral Biology. She presents seminars in oral biology and pain control across the United States. She recently was an Adjunct Faculty member in the Dental Hygiene Program at Marquette University, Milwaukee. She has authored and contributed to several textbooks for the Elsevier Company such as the Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (primary author) and Oral Pathology for Dental Hygienists (contributor), as well as articles for Access, Journal of Dental Hygiene, Journal of Practical Hygiene, and RDH Magazine. She has also presented at both the ADA and ADHA Annual Sessions and RDH's Under One Roof.

Ann DaPrato, RDA

Ann DaPrato has been in dentistry since 1979. She began her dental career as a Registered Dental Assistant in Sacramento, California. During her clinical years, Ms. DaPrato chairside assisted and performed Front Office Administration duties. In 1993, she left clinical practice to pursue a teaching career at High-Tech Institute in the Dental Assisting department. There she facilitated the Dental Assisting Program approval process through the Dental Board of California, was a dental assisting instructor in a classroom and lab setting, as well as administrator and manager of the Dental Department. She was then given the position of Director of Education for all vocational diploma and degree programs offered at High-Tech Institute. In this position she was responsible for curriculum content and updates for all programs offered. Ann has been employed at dentassist as Career Advisor and Operations Manager from 1998 to 2007. Ms. DaPrato worked as a continuing education Instructor and authors dental continuing education curriculum.

Lisa Saiia, RDA

Lisa Saiia, a Registered Dental Assistant, began her career in 1973. Ms. Saiia is founder, owner and director of dentassist, a temporary and permanent placement service specializing in dentistry, established in 1982. She is founder and owner of dentassist.com, a continuing education online web site for dental licensees and formerly a principal partner in Management Works, a dental management and clinical consulting firm.

Her service is a Dental Board of California continuing education registered provider, #3556, a Florida State Board of Dentistry CE registered provider, # BP000550 and an AGD/PACE approved continuing education provider, AGD ID # 309064, 06-01-06 thru 05-31-09.

Ms. Saiia is founder of the Women in Dentistry Conference, celebrating and educating women in the dental profession. She is a speaker and has published numerous articles for dental association publications. She authors dental curriculum for continuing education. Ms. Saiia is an advisor for the 49er Regional Occupational Program for Dental Assisting for fifteen years. She is a former American Red Cross First Aide and CPR Instructor, training dental professionals and is a certified Mass Care, Shelter Operations and Disaster Relief volunteer providing her humanitarian services in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Operations.