Dr. Precious Ettah is the Director of Faculty Engagement and Research Analytics at ADEA, where she works within the Office of Access, Success and Impact. In this role, she leads initiatives that support faculty engagement, professional development, and data-informed strategies that strengthen the academic oral health community. Her work includes designing workshops, training programs and collaborative initiatives that strengthen institutional capacity, support workforce development and promote supportive learning environments in oral health education.

Dr. Ettah brings a background in clinical dentistry, dental public health and program management. She has experience practicing as a general dentist and working in public and community health settings, with a focus on improving access to oral health care and addressing population-level health disparities. Her interests include the use of data analytics, public health frameworks and cross-sector collaboration to inform academic programming, research and strategic initiatives in dental education.

Dr. Ettah earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Howard University College of Dentistry. She completed a General Practice Residency at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, and later completed a Dental Public Health Residency at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where she also earned a Master of Medical Science in Dental Education and a Certificate in Dental Public Health.

Dr. Quadri is a PhD-qualified, internationally trained dentist and public health scholar with over 17 years of global experience spanning education, research and community engagement. He serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Research at the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, where he advances evidence-based dental public health education and fosters a strong culture of scholarship.

He directs three core courses—Fundamentals in Biostatistics, the Dental Scholarly Activities and Research Program (DSARP) and Grand Rounds—forming a progressive curriculum that develops students’ competencies in evidence appraisal, research design and clinical application of scientific evidence. He developed DSARP to engage all dental students in structured, team-based research with individualized learning objectives.

As Chair of the Interprofessional Education Evaluation Council, he leads institutional assessment of interprofessional learning and collaborates with senior leadership to align initiatives with accreditation and quality improvement standards. As Director of Research, he mentors students and faculty in study design, data analysis and IRB processes while overseeing research productivity and scholarly recognition.

Dr. Quadri has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications including in The Lancet Oncology and has received multiple honors including recognition from IADR and Elsevier for research aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. His work emphasizes translational science, health equity and improving oral health outcomes in the Hispanic Borderplex region of El Paso.

Dr. Julie Reynolds is Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, board-certified specialist in Dental Public Health and current President of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. In her academic role she teaches and mentors predoctoral dental students and Dental Public Health residents in coursework and in research. Her research focuses on aspects of dental care access and quality including access and utilization for people with Medicaid as well as dental quality measurement and improvement in the context of a patient-centered dental home.