Michelle Flesch

Profession:  Third Party Specialist - American Academy of Periodontology

Expertise: Certified Dental Coder; Registered Dental Hygienist

Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with my family and dogs; when not with my family you can find me on the beach.

Location: Decatur, IL

Affiliate Liaison
1st Term 2027

Dr. Michael Goldberg

Profession: Periodontist, private practice for 29 years. Board of Director for Northeast Delta Dental for 12 years.

Expertise: Periodontics and Implants. Knowledgeable in corporate dental insurance policy.

Personal Interests: Family, golf, travel.

Location: Bangor, ME

1st Term 2027

Dr. Kassie Kulb

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1st Term 2027

Dr. D. Scott Navarro

Profession: DDS, Masters in Health Services Administration, Certified Dental Consultant, Independent contractor Guardian First Commonwealth Dental Plan

Expertise: Dental Program Policy, Benefit Design, Dental Claims and Utilization Review, Liaison with Organized Dentistry

Personal Interests: Theater, Acting, Writing short stories, Reading, Walking, Spectator sports

Location: Oakland, Florida

1st Term 2025

Dr. Ana Niehoff

Profession: General dental practice for 20 years; Dental Consultant for Fluent; Nursing home dentistry; Faculty member at A.T. Still - Missouri

Expertise: Dental claims review; clinical teaching; geriatric special care

Personal  Interests: Arts; exercise

Location: Saint Albans, Missouri

1st Term 2027

Dr. Clayton O. Pesillo, Editor

Profession: General dental practice for 42 years. Dental advisor/director for Pennsylvania Blue Shield/UCCI for 39 years. 

Expertise: Utilization Review, claims payment policy, benefit design, EBD, network communication, quality assurance. 

Personal Interests: Private pilot, golf, travel 

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Editor 
 

Dr. Jonathan W. Rich, Parliamentarian

Profession: Dental Director Envolve Centene, Part Time Private Practice, General Dentist, Certified Dental Consultant, Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator

Expertise: Claims Review, Fraud and Abuse, Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance policy

Personal Interests: Family, travel, automobiles, community involvement

Location: Dry Ridge, KY

Parliamentarian

2025

Dr. Wayne Silverman

Profession: General Dentist, practicing part time; Dominion National Dental Director

Expertise: Utilization Management

Personal Interests: Golf; Reading, Travel

Location: Hanover, PA

Term 2025
 

Dr. Marc Zweig

Profession: Dental and Periodontal Consultant, Medical Claims Reviewer Advisor for Cigna Healthcare

Expertise: Specialty License in Periodontics

Personal  Interests: Travel

Location: Boynton Beach, FL

1st Term 2026

Ellen Kessler

Profession: Executive Director

Expertise: Association Management

Location: St. Louis, MO