Immediate Past President/Treasurer
Society of American Indian Dentists
Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
Dr. Felicia Frizzell is the immediate past President and current Treasurer of the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID).
Dr. Frizzell works in her home community in New Mexico. She attended Stanford University the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While working at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, she was in the process of applying to medical school when she attended a presentation that revealed Native Americans suffer from the highest level of oral health disparities in this country and highlighted the lack of Native American dentists. This cemented her career decision to become a dentist and work to change these disparities.
She attended the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, graduating as the first Mescalero Apache dentist.
Dr. Frizzell's long term vision includes applying public health skills to reduce the high burden of oral health disease among Native populations and to increase access to restorative dental services. She commits to mentoring other Native Americans interested in oral health careers. Dr. Frizzell and her 6 year old son Freddie enjoy living in the sacred mountains close to family.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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