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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.

To access remote Teams meeting information, please download the meeting agenda or view the meeting details through OPR’s Public Calendar. For the best user experience when attending meetings remotely, we encourage you to download the Microsoft Teams application when prompted.

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 12/31/2024
Elizabeth Merrill Public 2/1/2016 12/31/2028
Vacant Professional   12/31/2020
Linda Greaves Professional 1/1/2020 12/31/2024
Lucille Kelly Professional 5/20/2019 1/31/2025
Vacant Public   12/31/2022
Ellen Grimes Professional 3/11/2022 12/31/2024
William Koch Professional 4/12/2017 1/31/2026
Toby Kravitz Professional 3/11/2022 12/31/2024

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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