Dr. Peter L. Passero, DDS, has practiced dentistry since graduating from Georgetown University in 1972. He serves on the faculty of the Graduate Department of Periodontics at the University of Maryland . Co-founder of the Indigent Care Clinic of Northern Virginia, he now serves on the institution's Board of Trustees.

 Dr. Brian Feeney, DDS, who specializes in periodontics and implantology, is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and earned his DMD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. In practicing dentistry, he focuses on the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic diseases.

 Karla Addess, RDH, MS, is a practicing hygienist who holds a faculty position as head of the post-graduate Periodontal Maintenance Program of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.

 Cynthia McKane-Wagester, RDH, MBA, is a practicing hygienist, a successful practice management consultant, and a prolific author who has written numerous articles and a book on the business of hygiene.

 Ann-Marie C. DePalma, RDH, BS, has a Bachelor of Health Science Degree from Northeastern University and is an experienced hygiene instructor, management consultant, and columnist with RDH magazine.

 Debra B. Pastore, RDH, is licensed as a QDA, with Expanded Functions and a certified Dentrix instructor with many years of clinical, educational, and management experience.

Staff and coaches of Dental Boot Kamp

Professors of the University of Maryland Dental School

Professors of the University of Maryland Dental Hygiene School

Distinguished guest lecturers

Columnists from national dental publications

Recognized leaders of the dental profession

Experts in the fields of management and finance 

Representatives of affiliated professions and industries