Tiffany had a 16-year dental career as an assistant, hygienist and dental educator, she served in the United States Air Force and worked as a dental educator and community oral health director where she successfully created and implemented several prevention based initiatives and programs. After her enlistment, she worked for COMTREA in Jefferson County Missouri, where she was integral in implementing Oral Health and Primary Care Integration Initiative and the Teledentistry Outreach Pilot. In that capacity, she worked to expand the dental home setting through the use of tele-dentistry methodologies and emphasizes overall wellness through improved oral health status, increased collaboration among providers, and the promotion of health education.
Tiffany has a strong commitment to oral health advocacy, she has :
During professional career, Tiffany has been recognized as a Distinguished Graduate and rewarded with Academic Achievement in the United States Air Force Airmen Leadership School. She has been awarded the Oral Health Champion Award through the Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association and Oral Health Board Chair Recognition Award through the Missouri Coalition of Oral Health for her support of oral health issues in the state of Missouri. Served as the President Elect, Delegate with the Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association. The Leadership Development Committee for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Currently, she is serving as President of the Missouri Dental Hygienists' Association.
Tiffany has a strong commitment to oral health advocacy, she has :
- Been involved in several oral advocacy initiatives and campaign throughout the state of Missouri.
- Been responsible for the development and implementation of several prevention-based oral health programs involving tobacco cessation, diabetes management, oral cancer, water fluoridation and caries risk education
- .Developed infrastructure that is interoperable, accessible across clinical settings, and enhances adoption of the oral health core clinical competencies.
- Executed programs to develop and evaluate implementation strategies of the oral health core clinical competencies into primary care practice.
During professional career, Tiffany has been recognized as a Distinguished Graduate and rewarded with Academic Achievement in the United States Air Force Airmen Leadership School. She has been awarded the Oral Health Champion Award through the Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association and Oral Health Board Chair Recognition Award through the Missouri Coalition of Oral Health for her support of oral health issues in the state of Missouri. Served as the President Elect, Delegate with the Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association. The Leadership Development Committee for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Currently, she is serving as President of the Missouri Dental Hygienists' Association.