About Us
Learners at the 2020 Partnership Summit attended a presentation on oral complications of cancer therapy which generated great interest and realization of the impact of oral health on many. This interest sparked our curiosity and led to the formation of our oral health task force. This project aligns with the Partnership’s mission to prevent cancer and improve quality of life by broadening awareness of oral health’s impact on overall health and providing information and useful preventive strategies to those who need it, but may not be aware of the resources available.
Meet the Team
Oral Health Task Force
Samuel Zwetchkenbaum, DDS, MPH
Co-Chair of Oral Health Task Force, Project Lead for Algorithm Development (Clinical Expertise)
Cassandra Faria, CNA
Co-Chair of Oral Health Task Force, Project Lead for Algorithm Development
Megan Daniel
Primary Contact with Funding Sources, Project Manager
Julie Galleshaw, CDA, RDH, PHDH, M.Ed., M.A., FADHA
Content Advisor (Clinical)
Anne Quirk, MS, CCC-SLP
Content Advisor (Clinical)
Elizabeth Valett, MPH
Content Advisor
Sarah Gingrich
Content Advisor
Olivia Lu
Content Advisor
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Current Members
Contributors
Robert Blackburn
Point Person for Technology from Blackburn Labs LLC
Joseph Dziobek, MSW
Project Manager
Linda Dziobek, RN, BSN
Content Advisor (Clinical, Survivor/Patient)
Lora Fox
Content Advisor
Etianna Nascimento
Media Marketing & Communications
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Patricia Stout, DNP, APRN-CNP
Content Advisor (Clinical)
Focus Group Members
Bachir Sakr, MD
Medical Oncologist, Program in Women's Oncology, Women & Infants Hospital
Donna MacDonald, RN, OCN, CCM
Case Manager, Program in Women's Oncology/Breast Health Center, Women & Infants Hospital
Eileen Danaher, DMD
Dentistry Practitioner, Rhode Island Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Heather Coelho, RN, BSN, OCN, CN-BN
Breast Health Nurse Navigator, Program in Women's Oncology, Women & Infants Hospital
Jaclyn Rose, RDN, LDN
Clinical Dietitian, Women & Infants Hospital
Janine Pedersen, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Lifespan
Karen Kayser, MSW, PH.D.
Professor Emerita, University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work
Kristin Hubbard, MD
Primary Care Provider, Coastal Medical
Maryam Rayani, DMD
Dental Director, WellOne RI
Melissa Campbell, MPH
Policy Manager, RI Health Center Association
Tara Pratt
Dental Manager, Comprehensive Community Action Program
Timothy Shafman, MD
Medical Director, 21st Century Oncology
A. Thomas Correia, DDS
Dental Director, Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Sponsors
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