Dental Alumni Association

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Our alumni are part of our Adams School of Dentistry family
The University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry has more than 7,000 alumni in 48 North Carolina counties, all 50 states and in 27 countries across the world.
History
The University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry’s Dental Alumni Association began in 1954, organized by 34 members of the school’s first graduating DDS class. Three years later, there were 120 alumni spread across the state.
Alumni meetings began in the mid-1960s. By 1972, annual membership was more than 1,000. Over time, annual DAA meetings were supplemented with special alumni activities developed to occur in conjunction with the NCDS Annual Session, Hinman Dental Society Annual Meeting, and NC Academy of General Dentists (AGD) Annual Meeting. The DAA remains an important resource for alumni, facilitating connections to classmates and our school.
Board of Directors
President
John W. McNeil, DDS ’91
Vice President
Ralph K. Mensah, DDS ’08
Secretary-Treasurer
William S. Harvey III, DDS ’06
Immediate Past President
Paige T. Holbert, DDS ’03
1st District
Alicia G. Rodriguez, DDS ’94
Kristin W. Herring, DDS ’05
2nd District
Anita Sharma, DDS ’96
Elizabeth Damesek, DDS ’99
3rd District
Elise Newsome, DDS ’10
Anbec Deshield, DDS ’09
4th District
Tara L. Wiggins, DDS ’08
Tina Shih Kendall, DDS ’97
Benjamin T. Anders, DDS ’16
5th District
Ashley Mull, DDS ’21
Ashley Basinger, DDS ’00
Events
The DDS Classes of 2010, 2015, and 2020 Reunion Information: We look forward to celebrating your upcoming DDS Class Reunion on April 5, 2025, at the Carolina Brewery.
The DDS Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 Reunion information: We look forward to celebrating your upcoming DDS Class Reunion on April 26, 2025, at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill.
For more information, please contact Kaylee Cutler.
Details to be announced soon.
Alumni Weekend will be held September 12-13.
On Friday there will be a joint board meeting for the Dental Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors and UNC Adams School of Dentistry Board of Advisors as well as the annual Best of Dentistry dinner (invite only).
On Saturday there will be a tailgate at the school where attendees can elect to take a tour of the school. Immediately following the tailgate the Tar Heels take on the Richmond Spiders at Kenan Stadium.
For more information, please contact us at asod_dfnc@unc.edu or call (919) 537-3257.

DAA Scholarship
Since 2001, the UNC Dental Alumni Association has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarship support to third-year dental students. Gifts to the Dental Alumni Association Scholarship allow students to focus on their education, providing better care for their patients, and on their future rather than debt.
Contact
For questions regarding the Dental Alumni Association, please reach out to the Executive Director of the DAA, Kaylee Cutler below.
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Mailing Address
Dental Alumni Association
1090 First Dental Building, CB 7450
Chapel Hill, NC 27599