Delaware Dentist Chosen President-Elect of the American Dental Association

Dr. Jeffrey Cole, D.D.S., to assume ADA presidency in 2018

Dr. Jeffrey Cole, D.D.S., a dentist in Wilmington, Delaware, is the new president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. Cole was recently elected during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in Atlanta. He will assume the role of president of the ADA in October 2018, when he will lead the 161,000-member organization that is America’s leading advocate for oral health.

Since 2013, Dr. Cole has served as the Fourth District trustee to the ADA House of Delegates. As a trustee, he is the chair of both the Budget and Finance Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. Dr. Cole was a member of the ADA’s Council on Dental Practice before being installed as a trustee.

Dr. Cole is involved in several additional dental organizations including the Academy of General Dentistry, where he served as president in 2012-2013. He is a fellow of the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International. He was president of the Delaware State Dental Society in 2008-2009 and received the Distinguished Service Award from that society in 2015.

Dr. Cole graduated from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in Washington, D.C., in 1986. A decade later, he earned a master’s in business administration degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Cole practices in Wilmington, where he resides with his wife Linda.

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About the American Dental Association
The not-for-profit ADA is the nation’s largest dental association, representing more than 161,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public’s health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA’s state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA’s flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit ada.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA’s consumer website MouthHealthy.org.

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