W. Stan Hardesty, DDS, Vice-President  - Raleigh, North Carolina
 

Dr. Hardesty is a founding member and incorporator of the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Inc. Dr. Hardesty graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in 1993 and began practicing general dentistry in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.  He relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1994 where he currently practices comprehensive general dentistry.  Dr. Hardesty was appointed as an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the UNC School of Dentistry and has served in that capacity since 1996. In 2004, Dr. Hardesty was elected to the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners where he served as Chairman of Examinations from 2005-2006 and as Secretary-Treasurer for 2006-2007.  Dr. Hardesty is currently President of the NC State Board of Dental Examiners. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals, the Raleigh/Wake County Dental Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors for the UNC Dental Alumni Association. Dr. Hardesty also served as President for the North Carolina Academy of General Dentistry, as a Peer Review Mediator for the Fourth District of the North Carolina Dental Society and as President of the Raleigh/Wake County Dental Society from 2002-2003. Dr. Hardesty is a former member of the Dental Assisting Advisory Board at Wake Technical Community College and a former member of the Board of Directors for Artspace. Dr. Hardesty was inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2001 and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists in 2007. He is a member of White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.

Dr. Samuel A. Trinca is a graduate of the the University of Arkansas.  He received his DDS degree in general dentistry from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry in 1968.  Dr. Trinica has practiced general dentistry in Monroe, Louisiana for the past 38 years and is currently a member of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. He was nominated in August of 2006 to serve on the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies Board of Directors as the Louisiana State Board of Dental Examiners representative and he is also a member of the American Dental Association. 

C. Wayne Holland, DDS, Treasurer - Wilson, North Carolina
 

Dr. Holland is one of the founding members of the Council of Interstate
Testing Agencies, Inc. He received a B.S. Degree from the U.N.C. School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill in 1970 and has held an R.Ph. license since 1971. Dr. Holland continued his education at UNC receiving his degree in general dentistry in 1974.  After graduating from dental school, Dr. Holland established his dental practice in Wilson, North Carolina.  He served for several years as a Deputy Examiner for the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and was elected a member of the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners in 1999 and was recently elected to serve another three year term beginning August 1, 2006.  During his previous years on the Board, Dr. Holland served as Secretary-Treasurer from 2002-2003 and President during the years 2003-2004.  Dr. Holland also serves as a Board Member for the Medical Security Insurance Company, of which, he is a past vice-president.  He is Past President of the Wilson All-American Kiwanis Organizations and Committees and is actively involved in his Church.  Dr. Holland is a member of the North Carolina Dental Society, American Dental Association, the Tar River Study Club and founding member and is Past President of North Carolina Services for Dentistry, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of the North Carolina Dental Society.  Dr. Holland is also a Fellow in the American College of Dentists and a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society.

Stanley L. Allen, DDS - Greensboro, North Carolina
 

Dr. Allen served as Past President of the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners from 2005-2006.  He has been a member of the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners since August 1, 2001 and served as Secretary-Treasurer from 2004-2005.  Dr. Allen graduated from Howard University in 1974.  After receiving his dental degree, Dr. Allen completed a two-year dental practice residency at Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center in Queens, New York.  He currently practices general dentistry in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Dr. Allen is a current member of the North Carolina Dental Society and served as President of the Third District from 1995-1996.  He is also past-president and current member of the Old North State Dental Society.  Dr. Allen is also a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, American Society of Dental Anesthesiology, North Carolina Implant Associates Study Club, Guilford County Dental Society, Greensboro Medical Society, Greensboro Trauma Associates, Guilford County Wild Life Club, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Clifford O. Feingold, DDS - Asheville, North Carolina
 

Dr. Feingold has lived in Asheville, NC since the age of three.  He graduated from Duke University in 1971 with a degree in chemistry and a letter in soccer.  He received his DDS degree from Emory University School of Dentistry in 1976 and has been in private practice in Asheville continuously since 1977.  Dr. Feingold started serving as a deputy examiner for the North Carolina State Board over twenty years ago.  He was president of the Buncombe County Dental Society, Meeting Chairman of the NC Dental Society Annual Meeting in 2003, and was elected to the NC State Board of Dental Examiners in 2005.   Dr. Feingold currently serves as the Chairman of Examinations for the NC State Board of Dental Examiners.  He is also on the advisory panel for MAHEC, and has membership in the ADA, AADE, and AGD. He is team dentist for and involved with several sports in Western North Carolina.

Robert L. Smith, Jr., DDS - Hernando, Mississippi

Robert L. Smith, Jr., D.D.S. was appointed to the Board from Mississippi's second dental district on July 1, 2005 for a six-year term ending June 30, 2011.   Born on January 25, 1953, Dr. Smith received his dental degree from the University of Tennessee in 1981. After receiving his dental degree, Dr. Smith began his private practice in Tupelo, Mississippi and subsequently moved to Hernando, Mississippi where he has been in private practice since 1982. Dr. Smith's professional memberships include the American Association of Dental Examiners, Southern Conference of Dental Deans and Examiners, American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Mississippi Dental Association, Mississippi Academy of General Dentistry, Pierre Fauchard Academy, Tri-Lakes Dental Study Club, and an associate membership in the Mississippi Dental Society.

Dr. Leo J. DeRosier was nominated in August of 2006 to serve on the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies Board of Directors as the Alabama State Board of Dental Examiners representative.  Dr. DeRosier received his B.S. degree from the University of Florida in 1971 and graduated from Emory University School of Dentistry in 1975.  Dr. DeRosier has been practicing dentistry in Huntsville, Alabama since 1975.  He is past president of the Huntsville-Madison County Dental Society and the Eight District Dental Society.  Dr. DeRosier served as Chairman of the North Alabama Peer Review Committee for several years and has served on many community boards including the American Cancer Society (past president) and the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Huntsville.  His professional memberships include the American Dental Association, the Alabama Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Association of Dental Examiners and the Southern Conference of Dental Deans and Examiners.

(Bio currently being updated)

Alvin L. Felts, Jr., D.D.S. is serving as the Mississippi State Board President from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, and he served as Board Vice-President from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Dr. Felts was appointed to the Mississippi Dental Board from Mississippi's fifth dental district on July 1, 2003 for a six-year term ending June 30, 2009. Born on September 30, 1937, Dr. Felts received his dental degree from Loyola University in 1966. After receiving his dental degree, Dr. Felts served in the United States Navy until 1968, at which time he went into private practice in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Dr. Felts' professional memberships include the American Association of Dental Examiners, Southern Conference of Dental Deans and Examiners, American Dental Association, Mississippi Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American College of Dentists, and Pierre Fauchard Academy. This is Dr. Felts' second appointment to the Mississippi Dental Board. Dr. Felts served on the Mississippi Dental Board from July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1995, during which time he served as Board Secretary.

(Bio currently being updated)

Rhonda C. Harper, R.D.H. was appointed to the Board as Mississippi's state-at-large dental hygiene member on July 1, 2003 for a six-year term ending June 30, 2009. Born on February 25, 1960, Ms. Harper received her dental hygiene degree from the University of Mississippi in 1980. After receiving her dental hygiene degree, Ms. Harper engaged in the private practice of dental hygiene with various general dentists and periodontists. Ms. Harper's professional memberships include the American Association of Dental Examiners, Southern Conference of Dental Deans and Examiners, American Dental Hygienists' Association, and Mississippi Dental Hygienists' Association.

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Dr. Javier Garcia Castillo of Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Dr. Carlos Munoz Riera of San Juan, Puerto Rico