Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD, LD

Lisa is a tenured Professor, Graduate Program Director, and Registered Dietician in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M School of Dentistry; she is also serving as the Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. As a health care professional and educator, Lisa is committed to two interconnected goals: sharing her knowledge, expertise, and passion while promoting the value of interprofessional collaboration among dental professionals within the wider health care community for greater patient/client outcomes.

Lisa is a published author on multiple topics pertaining to diet, nutrition and oral health, and practical application to whole body health for dietetic and dental professionals. She was selected as co-author of Dr. Esther Wilkins cornerstone textbook; Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of Dental Hygiene - best known in the world of dental hygiene as the “The Dental Hygiene Bible”. The 13th edition was published in 2020 and the 14th edition is scheduled for a 2023 publication date. Additionally, she will serve as primary author for the 6th edition of The Dental Hygienists’ Guide to Nutritional Care, scheduled for publication in May 2024. Lisa presents educational lectures both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Mary Martin, BSDH, DDS, M.Ed

Dr. Mary Martin started her career in dentistry as a chairside dental assistant. She then obtained her dental hygiene degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1974 and her DDS in 1984, also at OU. Later she acquired a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma. Her career has been equally divided between academics, private practice, and service to organized dentistry. Dr. Martin currently serves as the president of the Smiles for Success Foundation - the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Women Dentists. She has a long history with both organizations, having been president of both twice.

The mission of Smiles for Success is to provide cost-free dental care to women graduates of accredited job readiness and placement programs or other community-based agencies, thus helping those who are helping themselves. Under Dr. Martin’s leadership, Smiles for Success now has programs in several states and a community based program in Florida.

Her service to the profession includes many years as a professor in the Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology at the University of Oklahoma College Of Dentistry. She is an accomplished lecturer and has been nominated for countless professional and community awards, including three years as one of the Fifty Women Making a Difference in Oklahoma.

She and her husband, Dr. Steve Carson, decided to spend time in rural Oklahoma caring for the underserved; they are now providing care to Medicaid patients via Caring Hands Healthcare Clinic in McAlester, OK.