Board of Dental Examiners Meetings & Members
Licensure for dental examiners is administered by the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). This profession is governed by the Board of Dental Examiners; board members are listed in the table below.
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Board Minutes & Agendas
| Board of Dental Examiners |
Member Position |
Appointment Date |
Expiration Date |
| Robert Ruhl |
Professional |
1/1/2016 |
1/31/2025 |
| Farid Hamidzadeh |
Professional |
7/5/2023 |
12/31/2027 |
| Cassandra P. Coakley |
Professional |
7/5/2023 |
12/31/2029 |
| Elizabeth Merrill |
Public |
2/1/2016 |
12/31/2028 |
| Vacant |
Professional |
|
12/31/2020 |
| Linda Greaves |
Professional |
1/1/2020 |
12/31/2029 |
| Lucille Kelly |
Professional |
5/20/2019 |
1/31/2025 |
| Vacant |
Public |
|
12/31/2022 |
| Ellen Grimes |
Professional |
3/11/2022 |
12/31/2029 |
| William Koch |
Professional |
4/12/2017 |
1/31/2026 |
| Toby Kravitz |
Professional |
3/11/2022 |
12/31/2029 |
Members may serve past an appointed term until a successor is appointed by the Governor. See 3 V.S.A. §2004
For more information on applying for a vacant position, please click here.
For the schedule of upcoming meetings, please visit the OPR Calendar.
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