About EDS

It is our goal to provide valuable resources for collective higher learning, advocate for advancement, and establish standards of care for Emergency and Palliative Dentistry Medicine.

Meet Our Experts

Leading the Standards of Emergency Dental Services

Our Board of Directors

Jerry K. Williams, Jr. MD

Founder and Chairman, Neurology and Sleep, Child and Adult

Alan Furness DMD

General Dentistry, Assistant Dean of Patient Services, Dental College of Georgia

Zachary Powell DMD

General Dentistry, Associate Professor Dental College of Georgia

Dwayne Evans DMD

General Dentistry, University of Texas at Houston School of Dentistry

Henry "Butch" Ferguson DDS

Oral Surgery, Chairman, Dental College of Georgia Department of Oral Surgery

Michael Violette MD, DMD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine, Prosthodontics

Jack Borders MD

Otolaryngology, Vice Chairman Department of Otolaryngology, Section Chief Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

Robert Kaltenbach PhD

Psychology of Dentistry, Associate Professor, Dental College of Georgia

Joseph DeStefano MD, FACP, ABIM

Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Frequently Asked Questions

How can my practice join EDS?

By filling out the Contact Form here on the site. From there we'll be ready to start the conversation on how your practice can join the Emergency Dental Society.