Vermont Dental Conference - Speakers

Dr. Bookless completed his dental education at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. After graduation from UTHSC San Antonio he completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at the University of Cincinnati and became an associate in a full scope oral surgery practice. As a practicing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and practiced for 38 years. In 2001 he retired from private practice to pursue an academic career, retiring from the staff of Boston Medical Center, and as an Associate Professor at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where his duties included teaching outpatient Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to residents and predoctoral dental students. His interests include outpatient surgery, sedation, management of medically compromised patients, and the treatment of medical emergencies in an outpatient setting.

Dr. Brown is a leader in dental public health who strives to achieve equitable oral health for vulnerable populations. Her research on the impacts of drug use patterns on caries severity has garnered international interest and positioned her as an expert on the oral effects of substance-use disorders. In her current role, as the Senior Community Health Planner for San Mateo County, Dr. Brown focuses on community engagement, coalition building, and mass media communication to prevent drug overdoses in the county, reduce stigma, and improve health outcomes for those impacted by substance -use disorders. Dr. Brown is the recipient of the 2025 UCSF Alumni Practitioner Award for her boundless clinical empathy, understanding, and caring across multiple domains of health care. 

Dr. Reimy Evangelista De Leon is a 2nd generation dentist, born and raised in the Dominican Republic. He obtained his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and completed his Post-Doctoral education in Orofacial pain at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 2020. Dr. Evangelista is focused on treating all aspects of TMD, Orofacial pain and Dental Sleep medicine. Recently, Dr. Evangelista was awarded his Master of Science (MS) in Healthcare Management by Charlton College of Business at the University of Massachusetts in 2022.  Dr. Evangelista’s experience includes general dentistry & orofacial pain specialist in both public and private settings, working in academic settings as an orofacial pain provider and Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and serving as Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at University of New England (UNE). 

Dr. Marie Fluent is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Her dental career spans over 35 years and involves lecturing, writing, and consulting on infection control related topics including antibiotic stewardship and dental unit waterlines. Dr Fluent is a member of the Michigan Dental Association, American Dental Association, and holds Fellowship in the American College of Dentistry. She is a recipient of the Association for Dental Safety Milton Schaefer and Service Leadership Awards. Dr. Fluent is passionate and deeply committed to improving the safety of dental visits and has educated thousands of dental professionals and students nationally and internationally.

For the past 35+ years, Dr. Graham has practiced dentistry in Chicago, Illinois. As dentistry evolved throughout his career, he remained at the cutting edge and incorporated many of these changes into both his multi-group specialty practice and his clinical courses. Dr. Graham’s course offerings incorporate the latest diagnostic technologies into everyday treatment planning and clinical care to ensure the best options and treatments are presented to each and every patient. His courses highlight many of the restorative options in dentistry today along with an emphasis on customized approaches to periodontal care, implants, laser dentistry and treatment for the ever-expanding geriatric population. Dr. Graham is the founder of Catapult Education, a published author and the former Dental Director of the University of Chicago’s Department of Dentistry. 

Since 1993, Dr. Lynda and her husband, Dr. Chuck, created a Win/Win business model that allowed their Dental practice to thrive without signing insurance contracts, and without working nights or weekends. And all the while, they attracted 5-7 new patients every week who were intensely loyal and happy to travel long distances for the confidence and connection their entire team inspired in others. The many different courses she teaches are the recipes for joy, success and professional fulfillment that Dr. Lynda now shares with Dentists and their Teams all over North America.