Helmut A. Zander The First President, 1972-73 born 25 October 1912, Bautzen, Germany (The AADR was still known as the North American Division of the IADR.) Assumed office at the conclusion of the 1972 meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Information on an inaugural address is unavailable. Northwestern University Dental School, 1940-42 Tufts University, 1942-50 University of Minnesota, 1951-56 Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, NY, 1956 to retirement University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1966 to retirement     Paul Goldhaber The Second President, 1973-74 (See IADR Presidents. The AADR was still known as the North American Division of the IADR.)  Assumed office at the conclusion of the 1973 meeting in Washington, DC. Information on an inaugural address is unavailable.       Howard Milton Myers The Third President, 1974-75 born 12 December 1923, Brooklyn, NY Assumed office at the conclusion of the 1974 meeting in Atlanta, GA, at which time it was announced that the amendment for changing the name of the North American Division to the American Association for Dental Research had passed by a margin of three to one. Inaugural Address delivered at New York, NY, 5 April 1975: "Science Versus Technology" J Dent Res 75(C):C35-C36, 1975 University of California, San Francisco, 1965-71, 1987-95 University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, 1971-74 Director, Center for Oral Health Research, and Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1974-86 Professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania Editor, Monographs in Oral Science, 1972-97     David Farrar Mitchell The Fourth President, 1975-76 born 15 December 1918, Arkansas City, KS (Dr. Mitchell died before he could assume office, so the Board of Directors unanimously elected his predecessor, Dr. Howard Myers, to complete Dr. Mitchell’s term of office. This action occurred at the 1976 Annual Session of the AADR in Miami Beach, FL.) University of Rochester, NY, 1946-48 University of Minnesota, 1948-55 Indiana University, 1955 until his death Editor, Journal of Dental Research, at the time of his death    Harold M. Fullmer The Fifth President, 1976-77 (See IADR Presidents. Dr. Fullmer was the only person to serve simultaneously as President of both the IADR and the AADR.) Presided at the 1977 Annual Session in Las Vegas, NV.       Ronald J. Gibbons The Sixth President, 1977-78 born 10 December 1932, New York, NY Inaugural Address delivered at Las Vegas, NV, 22 June 1977: "Opportunities for Dental Research" J Dent Res 56(D):D55-DD62, 1977 University of Maryland, 1954-58 Forsyth Dental Center, 1958-95 Director, Forsyth Dental Center, 1991-95 Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1958-91       Benjamin Franklin Hammond The Seventh President, 1978-79 born 28 February 1934, Austin, TX Inaugural Address delivered at Washington, DC, 16 March 1978: "Dental Research in the American University—Two Problems" J Dent Res 58(C):1200-1202, 1979 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, 1958-       Marie U. Nylen The Eighth President, 1979-80 (See IADR Presidents. Dr. Nylen was the first woman elected President of the AADR.) Inaugural Address delivered at New Orleans, LA, March, 1979: "Responding to the Challenge of Today" J Dent Res 58(D):2187, 1979       Irwin D. Mandel The Ninth President, 1980-81 born 9 April 1922, New York, NY Inaugural Address delivered at Los Angeles, CA, 19 March 1980: "Growing Concerns" J Dent Res 59(DI):1696-1699, 1980 School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1969-92 Professor emeritus, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, NY, 1992 Associate Dean for Research, Columbia Director, Center for Clinical Research in Dentistry, Columbia Director, Division of Preventive Dentistry, Columbia ADA Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research, 1985 Associate Editor, Journal of Dental Research     William Henry Bowen The Tenth President, 1981-82 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Chicago, IL, 19 March 1981: "The Harvest of Research" J Dent Res 60(C):1486-1488, 1981       Roy Christopher Page The Eleventh President, 1982-83 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at New Orleans, LA, 18 March 1982: "Dental Research in the 1980’s" J Dent Res 61(7):838-839, 1982       William Dennis McHugh The Twelfth President, 1983-84 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Cincinnati, OH, 17 March 1983: "A Good Investment?" J Dent Res 62(11):1104-1105, 1983       James Wyatt Bawden The Thirteenth President, 1984-85 born 23 April 1930, St. Louis, MO Inaugural Address delivered at Dallas, TX, 15 March 1984: "Transitions" J Dent Res 63(7):944-945, 1984 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961-retirement Dean, UNC-CH School of Dentistry, 1966     Robert Joseph Genco The Fourteenth President, 1985-86 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Las Vegas, NV, 21 March 1985: "Accomplishments, Opportunities, and Challenges in Oral Health Research" J Dent Res 64(7):952-953, 1985       John Clifford Greene The Fifteenth President, 1986-87 (See IADR Presidents.)  Inaugural Address delivered at Washington, DC, 12 March 1986: "Encouraging Trends" J Dent Res 65(10):1196-1198, 1986       Walter J. Loesche The Sixteenth President, 1987-88 born 28 March 1935 Inaugural Address delivered at Chicago, IL, 11 March 1987: "’The Best of Times and the Worst of Times’" J Dent Res 66(7):1210-1212, 1987 Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA, 1962-64, 1966-69 MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1964-67 Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1967-69 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1969-     John S. Greenspan The Seventeenth President, 1988-89 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9 March 1988: "Change is Constant" J Dent Res 67(7):980-981, 1988       Martin Arnold Taubman The Eighteenth President, 1989-90 born 10 July 1940, New York, NY Inaugural Address delivered at San Francisco, CA, 15 March 1989:  "Whither Peer Review?" J Dent Res 68(10):1379-1380, 1989 Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA, 1970- Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, 1976-   Richard R. Ranney The Nineteenth President, 1990-91 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Cincinnati, OH, 7 March 1990: "’Storm Fear’ and ‘Misgiving’" J Dent Res 69(7):1352-1354, 1990       Max A. Listgarten The Twentieth President, 1991-92 born 14 May 1935 Inaugural Address delivered at Acapulco, Mexico, 17 April 1991: "Dental Research: Manpower Needs and Changing Priorities" J Dent Res 70(8):1105-1106, 1991 Harvard University, 1963-64 University of Toronto, ON, Canada, 1964-67 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971- Temple University, Philadelphia, 1998-     Sally J. Marshall The Twenty-first President, 1992-93 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at Boston, MA, March, 1992:    "Make the Best of the Times" J Dent Res 71:1644-1645, 1992     Harold C. Slavkin The Twenty-second President, 1993-94 born 20 March 1938  10 March 1993: "Advocacy in a Time of Change" J Dent Res 72(7):1062-1063, 1993 Director, University of Southern California Center for Craniofacial Biology Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 1995-2000 Dean, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 2000-   John D. Rugh The Twenty-third President, 1994-95 born 20 February 1941 Inaugural Address delivered at Seattle, WA, 9 March 1994: "Establishing Firm Support for Dental Research" J Dent Res 73(7):1241-1243, 1994 Founder and Director, The University of Texas Health Science Center’s Facial Pain Clinic, 1977- Director of Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Dental School, 1991-98 Professor and Chair, Orthodontics Dept., The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Harald Löe Scholar, 1996-97   Marjorie K. Jeffcoat The Twenty-fourth President, 1995-96 (See IADR Presidents.) Inaugural Address delivered at San Antonio, TX, 8 March 1995: "Charting Our Future" J Dent Res 74(5):1150-1151, 1995         Barbara D. Boyan The Twenty-fifth President, 1996-97 born 20 September 1948  Inaugural Address delivered at San Francisco, CA, 13 March 1996: "The Changing Face of Dental Research: Blurring the Boundaries Between Industry and Academia" J Dent Res 75(6):1426-1427, 1996 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1975-80 University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1981-88 Director, Industry-University Cooperative Research Center, UTHSC, San Antonio, 1986- Professor and Director of Research, UTHSC, San Antonio, 1988- Director, Center for the Enhancement of the Biology/Biomaterials Interface, UTHSC/SA, 1992-   John C. Keller The Twenty-sixth President, 1997-98 born 11 August 1952 Inaugural Address delivered at Orlando, FL, 19 March 1997: "Investing in Your Future" J Dent Res 76(8):1517-1518, 1997 Medical University of South Carolina, 1982-88 Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa, 1988- Associate Dean, Graduate College, The University of Iowa, 1998-   Paul B. Robertson The Twenty-seventh President, 1998-99 born 27 March 1940 Inaugural Address delivered at Minneapolis, MN, 4 March 1998: "The High Value of AADR Membership" J Dent Res 77(5):1364-1365, 1998 University of California, San Francisco University of Connecticut Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, and Coordinator of the Health Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle   Stephen C. Bayne The Twenty-eighth President, 1999-2000 See IADR Presidents. born 6 January 1947 Inaugural Address delivered at Vancouver, BC, Canada 10 March 1999: "The New Scientists, and the New Science" J Dent Res 78(8):1386-1387, 1999 University of Mississippi, 1977-84 School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1984-    Steven Offenbacher The Twenty-ninth President, 2000-2001 born 26 December 1950 Inaugural Address delivered at Washington, DC,  5 April 2000: "DentalResearch2000.org" J Dent Res 79:1537-1538, 2000  Forsyth Dental Center, 1977-80 Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1981-90 School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991-     Martha J. Somerman The Thirtieth President of the AADR, 2001-2002   born 13 March 1947, Brooklyn, NY, USA  Inaugural address delivered at Chicago, IL, March 7, 2001 "Come On In" J Dent Res 80:1593, 2001 BA, New York University MS, Hunter College DDS, New York University PhD, University of Rochester 1980-82, Lab. of Developmental Biology and Anomalies, NIDR, NIH 1982-84, Lab. of Clinical Investigations and Patient Care Branch, NIDR, NIH 1984-87, Assistant Prof., University of Maryland (Baltimore) College of Dentistry, Depts. of Periodontics and Pharmacology 1987-90, Associate Prof., as above 1991-95, Associate Prof. and Chair, Dept. of Periodontics/Prevention/Geriatrics (PPG), University of Michigan Dental School, and Associate Prof., Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 1995-2000, Professor and Chair, Dept. of PPG, and Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Michigan 2001-present, Associate Dean for Research, Dental School, and Professor, Medical School, University of Michigan   Charles Bertolami The Thirty-first President of the AADR, 2002-2003 Born December 31, 1949, Lorain, Ohio Inaugural address delivered in San Diego, CA, March 6, 2002 “ Disquieting Change–Extraordinary Challenge” (J Dent Res 81:366, 2002) DDS, Ohio State University, Summa cum laude, 1974 DMedSc, Harvard University, 1979 Dean, School of Dentistry, University of California-San Francisco (1995-) Various Professorships, Associate Dean, Section Chair, UCSF (1989-1995)   Kenneth Anusavice The Thirty-second President of the AADR, 2003-2004 Born August 6, 1940, Worcester, Massachusetts Inaugural address delivered in San Antonio, TX, USA, March 12, 2003 “ Seven Secrets to Discovery” (J Dent Res 82:413-414, 2003) Associate Dean for Research and chair of the Department of Dental Biomaterials, University of Florida College of Dentistry BS-Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute PhD-Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida DMD, Medical College of Georgia   Dominick P. DePaola The Thirty-third President of the AADR, 2004-2005 Born December 29, 1942, Brooklyn, NY, USA Inaugural address delivered in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, March 10, 2004 “Nurturing a Culture of Innovation” (J Dent Res 83:446-447, 2004) BS, St. Francis College, 1964 DDS, New York University, 1969 Internship, general dentistry, Beth Abraham Hospital, New York City PhD (Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism), Massachusetts Institute of Technology President and CEO, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA (1996-present) President and Dean, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System, Dallas (1990-96) Dean, New Jersey Dental School, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark (1988-90) Dean, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (1983-88) Other academic appointments at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, The Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine/Harvard Medical School. Mary MacDougall The Thirty-fourth President of the AADR, 2005-2006 Born June 12, 1955 Inaugural address delivered in Baltimore, MD, USA, March 9, 2005 “Discovering the Future with a Smile” (J Dent Res 84:582-583, 2005) BA, University of California, San Diego, 1978 PhD, University of Southern California, 1984 Director, Institute for Oral Health Research, and James Rosen Chair in Dental Research, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham (2005-present) Associate Dean for Research, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1999-2005) Professor, Director, Research Division, Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Cross-Appointment, Graduate School, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1998-2005) Director, National Institutes of Health T-35, Summer Research Training Fellowship Program, Dental Student Short-Term Training Grant - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1995-2002) E. Dianne Rekow The Thirty-fifth President of the AADR, 2006-2007 Born September 6, 1944 Inaugural address delivered in Orlando, FL, USA, March 8, 2006 “Leveraging Your Impact—Mapping Our Future (J Dent Res 85:583, 2006) University of Minnesota: PhD, Biomedical Engineering (1988); Orthodontic Certificate (1985); DDS (1983); MS, Mechanical Engineering (1982); BS, Mechanical Engineering (1970); BS, Physics and Math (1966) College of St. Thomas, MBA (1978) Director of Translational Research, College of Dentistry, Dept of Basic Sciences, New York University, NY, USA Marc Heft  The Thirty-sixth President of the AADR, 2007-2008 Born June 10, 1948, Far Rockaway, NY, USA Inaugural address delivered in New Orleans, LA, USA, March 21, 2007, "Connectedness"  (J Dent Res 86:486, 2007) BS, electrical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1970 DMD, University of Pennsylvania, 1974 MA, psychology, American University, Washington, DC, 1981 PhD, psychology, American University, Washington, DC 1982 Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences (Associate Chair, 1999-2005; Interim Chair, 2005-2006), and Director, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville (1984-present) Also, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, and Professor, Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville Senior Staff Fellow, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (1982-1984) Clinical Associate (then) Post-doctoral Fellow, Neurobiology & Anesthesiology Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (1975-1982)