Pennsylvania Dental Association



Linda K Himmelberger, DMD

43 Oak Knoll Drive

Berwyn, PA 19312

December 2, 2016

Education

Cedar Cliff High School 1967-1970

Camp Hill, PA

Honors: National Honor Society

Goucher College 1970-1974

Towson, MD

Awarded B.A in Chemistry with General Honors

Honors: National Chemistry Honor Society 1973

Edith Ford Sollers Award 1974

(Awarded annually to the senior who has excelled in chemistry and demonstrated leadership in the community.)

University of PA School of Dental Medicine 1975-1979

Philadelphia, PA

Awarded D.M.D.

Honors: Matthew Cryer Honorary Society 1977

Caelus Award 1979

(Awarded to the senior exhibiting “the highest clinical proficiency in the concepts and practice of General Dentistry during clinical training and who has combined art and science with imagination and intelligence.”)

Employment

Research Technician 1974-1975

Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie

Department of Clinical Immunology

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Part-time pre-clinical operative instructor 1978-1979

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine 1980-1984

4001 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

General Practice Residency 1979-1981

Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Private Dental Practice 1981 -

227 Lancaster Avenue

Devon, PA 19333

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT)

Region 3 1998- 2011

National Team 2011 - 2016

Region 9 2016 -

Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University

Adjunct Professor February, 2011- July, 2012

Appointments

Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry May, 1993 - May, 1999

(6 year appointment)

Health Advisory Committee to the PA Secretary of State 1997-1998

Professional Honorary Societies

Omicron Kappa Upsilon 1979 -

Pierre Fauchard Society (Fellowship) 19 91 -

PA Section Leader 2013 - 2015

Region 2 Trustee 2015 -

International College of Dentists (Fellowship) 1995 -

Deputy Regent 2006 to 2008

Vice Regent 2008 to 2009

Regent 2009 – 2012

Councilor to College at Large 2013 – 2014

Treasurer (PA) 2013- American College of Dentists (Fellowship) 1997 -

Professional Societies

American Association of Women Dentists 1985-1986

American Association of Dental Boards 1993 -

Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) 1983-1986, 1996 -

Academy of Stomatology 1984 to 2011

American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1995 -

American Society of Forensic Odontology 1991 -

American Dental Association (ADA) 1982 -

North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners 1993 - Communications Committee 1999 - 2006

Periodontal Captain 2000 -

Dental Hygiene Chief Examiner 2000 -

Steering Committee 1999 - 2012

Public Advocacy Committee 2003 – 2005

Constitution &Bylaws Committee (chair) 2013 - 2015

American Dental Association

Clerk of the PDA delegation to ADA HOD 2002-2005

Council on Dental Education & Licensure 2003- 2007

Committee A 2003- 2005

Committee B 2005 - 2007

Subcommittee Resolution B121 2005

Chairman 2005

Committee on Lifelong Learning 2004

2005 ADA Volunteer – Room Host October, 2005

(Philadelphia, PA)

Delegate ADA House of Delegates 2005 -

Committee on Credentials, Rules & Order 2005

Chairman 2005

Reference Committee on Dental Education &

Related Matters 2008

Chairman 2008

Constitution & Bylaws Standing Committee 2014

ADA Taskforce on CODA 2007 – 2008

ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws & Judicial Affairs

(CEBJA) 2011 – 2015

Vice Chairperson 2013 – 2014

Chairperson 2014 -2015

ADA Election Commission – chair 2014-2015

Co-chair Bylaws Revision Subcommittee 2015 –

Consultant 2015 -

ADA Foundation

Science Sub-committee 2014

Individual Contribution Sub-committee 2014

Search Committee (Director Volpe Research Center) 2014

Director 2014 –

Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) 1982 -

Forensic Odontology Committee 1990 to 2004

Board of Trustees Liaison 2004- 2008

PADIT “Go” Team 1990 - 2010

Participation in the identification of victims of the crash of USAir

Flight 427 at Pittsburgh, PA September, 1994

Participation in identification of victims of ExecutiveAir crash at

Wilkes-Barre, PA March, 2000

Participation in identification of victims of crash of United Flight 93

Shenksville, PA September, 2001

Vice-President 2001-2002

Secretary 2002-2005

Bylaws Committee 2002 -2005

Executive Committee 2002-2005

President Elect 2005-2006

Executive Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

Bylaws Committee

DR Task Force

President 2006-2007

Immediate Past President 2007- 2008

GKAS Statewide Task Force – Liaison 2003

Second District Dental Society 1982 -

Component Societies & Membership Committee 1990

Ad Hoc Committee on Women Dentists 1990-1991

1992 Presidential Banquet Committee 1991

Member ADA Task Force (Membership) 1993

Director 1994-1999

President Elect 2013 – 2014

President 2014 - 2015

Immediate Past President 2015 -2016

Valley Forge Dental Conference

Steering Committee 1999 -

Chairman VFDC (2003) 2002-2003

Dental Society of Chester County and Delaware County 1982 -

Continuing Education Committee-Chairman 1987-1988

Patient Relations Committee-Chairman 1988-1990

Board of Governors – Member 1988-1990; 2007 -

Secretary 1900-1992

President-elect & Program Chairman 1992-1993

President 1993-1994

Alternate delegate to State Convention 989, 1990, 2010

Delegate to State Convention 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2009

GKAS co-chairperson 2003 -

Bylaws Committee –Chairman 1994-1996

Professionalism and Ethics Committee 2000-

Main Line Dental Society 1981 to 2000

Delegate-at-Large 1982-1983

Treasurer 1983-1984

Secretary 1984-1985

Vice-President 1985-1986

President 1986-1987

Immediate Past President 1987-1988

Valley Study Club 1981-1999

Professional Presentations

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Odontology Section),

“USAir Flight 427- a Team Approach in Mass Disaster Identification”, Seattle,

February, 1995

Academy of Stomatology, September 19, 1995

“The Role of Forensic Odontology in the Identification of Victims of USAir Flight 427”

Academy of General Dentistry, audio self-instruction tape, “Formation of a

Mass Disaster Team”.

Greater New York Dental Meeting, November 29, 1997

“It’s a Match: The Forensic Dentist’s Role in Dental Identification”

District of Columbia Dental Society 71st Annual Meeting, March 29, 2003.

of Columbia Dental Society 71st Annual Meeting, March 29, 2003.

“Disaster Dental Identification: Is It For You?” Participation course presented

along with Drs. Richard Scanlon and Warren Tewes and Ms. Ligouri Tewes.

Pennsylvania Dental Association. PADIT training - Antemortem Records,

May 17, 2003, HACC, Harrisburg, PA

Antemortem Record Transcription. DMORT Region III Training

Session. Gettysburg, PA. March 27, 2004.

“Forensic Dentistry Overview”. Presentation for the Havertown Rotary

Club. Broomall, PA. May 13, 2004.

Panelist, “Women’s Forum”. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental

Medicine. May 16, 2004.

President Elect’s Address to the Pennsylvania Dental Association House of

Delegates. Annual Session. April 27, 2006.

“Overview of Forensic Odontology.” Plymouth Meeting Study Club, June, 06.

Presentation to University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Class of

2010 at their White Coat Ceremony. August 21, 2006.

Presentation to University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Class of

2010 at their White Coat Ceremony. August 28, 2006.

Delivered Welcoming Remarks at Pennsylvania Dental Hygiene Association

Annual Meeting, November 3, 2006.

President’s Address to the Pennsylvania Dental Association House of

Delegates. Annual Session. April 26, 2007.

“Community Water Fluoridation” Comcast Newsmakers TV interview with

Janelle Wolfe, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. July 10, 2007.

Professional Publications

Pennsylvania Dental Journal, “Dental Records: What Is Required for

Identification?” March/April 2002 Volume 69 No2. Page 40.

“Identification of Skeletal Remains Found in a Sewer”. JADA, vol 133,

November, 2002. Pages 1508-1513.

“You Can Make It Happen.” PDA Journal, vol 70, May/June 2003. Pages 29-31

“New Denture Identification Law Takes Effect: A Look at the Labeling

Process.” PDA Journal, vol 72, No 1, January/February 2005. Pages 7-8.

Letter to the Editor. PDA Journal, vol. 72, No 1, January/February 2005.

President Elect Address to the Pennsylvania Dental Association House of

Delegates. Reprinted PDA Journal, vol. 73, no. 4. July/August 2006. p24-28.

“Inquiring Minds Want to Know” PDA Transitions. vol. 1, Issue 6. December

2007, page 3.

“Regulations for Dental Hygienists” PDA Transitions. vol 4, Issue 2 April 2007

page 6.

“It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Licensure Examination Anymore.” PDA

Transitions. vol. 3, Issue 1, page 3.

“Legislative Update: Expansion of Duties of EFDAs and CDAs”. PDA

Transitions, February 2009, Volume 6, Issue 1, page 1.

“What Are Dentists' Ethical Obligations Regarding the Provision of Emergency Care When They Are Not Available to Provide That Care?”. JADA,

August 2013, vol.144, issue 8, pages 942-943.

(reprinted in PDJ, Jan/Feb 2016, vol. 83, n1, pages 10-12.)

“ADA Foundation and the Volpe Research Center –Part 1”. Valley Forge Dental Journal. Summer 2015, page 10. Co-written with Dr. Ronald Bushick.

Expert Witness

Reassure v. Sampathachar, August Term 2003, No 4322

Sampathachar v. Federal Kemper, et al., no 03-5905, April 21, 2005

Legislative Testimony

House Professional Licensure Committee. Public Hearings on HB 1257.

Relating to the Scope of Practice & Supervision of Dental Hygienists.

May 30, 2007.

House Professional Licensure Committee, Public Hearings on HB 494,

Relating to the Scope of Practice & Supervision of Expanded Function Dental

Assistants and Certified Dental Assistants. November 7, 2007.

House Professional Licensure Committee, Public Hearings on HB 1879,

Practitioner Identification Badge Act, November 6, 2009.

Community Service

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 1981 -

Member of Session 1997-2003

Nominating Committee 2000-2002

Chairman 2001-2002

Board of Deacons 1990-1996

Congregational Life Council 1990-1994

Co-Chairman, Communications Center 1990-1994

Council Chairman 1992-1994

New Member Council 1989-1997, 2007- 2010

Chairman, Visitors’ Center 1991-1997

P.M. Focus on Fellowship 1986-1997

Steering Committee 1987-1988, 1989-1995

Chairman 1988-1989

Co-Chairman 1991

Hunger Task Force 1994-1999

Mission Council 1997-2003

Usher 2003-

Associate Pastor Nominating Committee 2007-2008

Worship Committee 2014

Communion Oversight 2014

The Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania Foundation, Inc.

Scholarship Committee 1988-

Chairman 1990-1995

Board of Directors 1990 - 2005

Executive Committee 1990 to 1999

Nominating Committee – Chairman 1997

Chairman 1997-1999

Goucher College

Area Admissions Representative 1986 – 2005

Alumnae/i Board 1988-1992; 1996-2003

Executive Committee 1997-2003

Vice-President 1999-2001

President 2001-2003

Nominating Committee chair 2003- 2005

Public Service Award Committee chair 2014

Board of Trustees (AAGC Liaison) 2001-2003

Regional Representative 1988-1992

Committee of Visitors 2003 – 2011

Annual Giving Executive Committee 2005 - 2007

Chairman 2005- 2007

Board of Trustees,

Alumna Trustee 2011- 2014

Trustee 2016 -

Community Awards/Articles

1994 Distinguished honoree, National Philanthropy Day, Philadelphia

1997 Profiled in the Pennsylvania Dental Journal “Women in Dentistry” issue,

December, 1997.

2006 “Meet Your New President, Dr. Linda K. Himmelberger”, PDA Journal.

vol.73, no 4. July/August 2006. pages 37-40.

2007 Profiled in PDA Transitions. “Get to Know Your PDA Board of Trustees”.

December 2007.

Professional Awards

2010 Valley Forge Second District Annual Recognition Award.

2011 The Distinguished Dentist Citation from the Pierre Fauchard Academy

2015 PDA Distinguished Service Award

2016 Shira Award for Philanthropy (Pierre Fauchard Academy)

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