 Federal affairs: Dental service leaders met with the ADA Council on Government Affairs Jan. 25 in Washington to discuss legislative and regulatory issues. From left are Col. Christensen Hsu, chief, Tricare Dental, Defense Health Agency; Capt. Renée Joskow, U.S. Public Health Service; Dr. David White, CGA vice chair; Col. Ender Ozgul, director, Air Force Dental Corps; Capt. Rebecca Lee, deputy chief, Navy Dental Corps; Rear Adm. Tim Ricks, chief dental officer, USPHS; Dr. Phillip Fijal, CGA chair; Rear Adm. Gayle Shaffer, chief, Navy Dental Corps; Dr. George Shepley, ADA 4th District trustee; Dr. Patricia Arola, assistant under secretary for health for dentistry, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Scott Trapp, director, dental informatics and analytics, VHA; and Col. Stephen Tanner, deputy chief, Army Dental Corps. |