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Mark Donaldson, PharmD received his baccalaureate degree from the University of British Columbia, and his Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Washington. He has further completed a residency at Canada’s largest tertiary care facility, Vancouver General Hospital, and is the current Director of Clinical Pharmacy Performance Services for VHA, living in Whitefish, Montana. Dr. Donaldson is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Montana in Missoula, and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Dentistry at the Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. He has a special interest in dental pharmacology and has lectured internationally to both dental and medical practitioners. He has spent the last seventeen years focusing on dental pharmacology and the art of dental therapeutics, and has become a leader in this field of study. Dr. Donaldson has a number of published works in the peer-reviewed literature and spent three years in Japan focusing on cross-cultural communication and internationalization. He currently serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Dental Association. He is board certified in healthcare management and is the past-President of the American College of Healthcare Executives’ Montana Chapter. Dr. Donaldson was named as the 2014 recipient of the Bowl of Hygeia for the state of Montana and is the 2016 recipient of the Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award. This award is conferred upon an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the art and science of dentistry and/or enhanced the principles and ideals of the Academy of General Dentistry.

Email:  DrMarkDonaldson@gmail.com

Jason H. Goodchild, DMD is a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.   He received his dental training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia, PA). Dr. Goodchild is currently Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Premier Dental Products Company (Plymouth Meeting, PA) involved in educating dentists on new materials and techniques to improve clinical practice.  He holds academic appointments as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Creighton University School of Dentistry (Omaha, NE), Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Oral Diagnosis in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, NJ), and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia, PA).  He has published numerous articles and lectures internationally on the topics of treatment planning, treatment of medical complex patients, restorative dentistry, pharmacology, emergency medicine in dentistry, enteral sedation dentistry, and dental photography. He has been an invited speaker for the Academy of General Dentistry and American Association of Dental Examiners. He is a reviewer for the Journal of the American Dental Association, General Dentistry, and Quintessence International. Dr. Goodchild maintains a private general dental practice in Havertown, PA. 

Email:  DrJGoodchild@gmail.com

Scott C. Dickinson, DMD received his undergraduate degree from St. Lawrence University and his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. After graduation he completed an AEGD while serving in the U.S. Army. During this time Dr. Dickinson received training on and regularly used nitrous oxide and oxygen, oral, and intravenous sedation techniques. During his service in the Army he performed the duties of both a flight surgeon and a general practicing dentist. After leaving the Military he entered private practice where he served as the Vice President of Clinical Support for Aspen Dental Management. In this role he was responsible for the training, new dentist orientation, and continuing education needs of both the company and the over 700 doctors it associates with. He now maintains an active general dental practice in Pensacola Florida where he regularly uses sedation techniques to more comfortably treat his patients.

Email:  DickinsonScott@hotmail.com

Dr. Mark Donaldson

Dr. Jason H. Goodchild

Dr. Scott C. Dickinson