Fall 2021 Core and Mandatory Training for the Entire Dental Team

Bridgett Anderson, LDA, MBA, has nearly 20 years of experience in the dental field. Her expertise ranges from clinical dentistry, previously as a licensed dental assistant and dental office manager, to dental safety, prevention and regulation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology along with a Master's degree in Business Administration. Her current position is Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, the state agency responsible for licensure and regulation of over 17,000 dental professionals in Minnesota.

Teresa Duncan, MS, is the Owner and President of Odyssey Management, Inc. She received her Master's Degree in Healthcare Management from Marymount University. She is a widely published author, podcast expert, and contributor to dental and health-related publications. Dental Products Report magazine has named Teresa one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry. She has provided consulting services to the American Dental Association's Guidelines for Practice Success™ and is a contributing author for the ADA's CDT Companion Guide. 

Kristyn Williamson, PharmD, BCACP, is a Clinical Preceptor with the  Postgraduate Pharmacy Residency Program and Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota. She also serves as an ambulatory care pharmacist in family medicine at MHealth Fairview Smiley's clinic, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She completed her undergraduate work in Cell and Molecular Biology at Winona State University, graduate-level pharmacy education at the University of Minnesota, and the community residency program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Williamson is an active collaborator with the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, including partnerships and publications in pharmacology, interprofessional practice and learning, and collaborative practice models. She is an active member of the American Pharmacists Association.

Lidia Zylowska, MD, is an Associate Professor within the University of Minnesota's Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Zylowska completed her psychiatry training at UCLA and pursued additional training in mindfulness and integrative medicine. She is a graduate of UCLA Center for East-West Medicine and Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Through her research work as the UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, Dr. Zylowska pioneered mindfulness in ADHD and developed the Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs). She is a co-founding member of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research project and the author of an award-winning book, The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals.