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Pamela McClain, DDS, Elected Secretary/Treasurer of the AAP

Dr. McClain maintains a full-time private practice limited to periodontics in Aurora, Colorado.

CHICAGO–September 8, 2008—Pamela McClain, DDS, of Aurora, Colorado was installed as Secretary/Treasurer of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Board of Trustees during the Academy's 94th Annual Meeting, held September 6 – 9, 2008, in Seattle, Washington.

A former dental hygienist, Dr. McClain maintains a full-time private practice limited to periodontics in Aurora, Colorado, and is a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry, as well as a Research Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Maryland.

An AAP member since 1985, Dr. McClain has previously served on a variety of Academy committees, including Chairing the Continuing Education Oversight Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and the Annual Meeting Committee. She is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

“Dr. McClain has made outstanding contributions to the AAP through her extensive work on various committees and task forces. I am confident that her election to the Board of Trustees will have a lasting impact on both the AAP and the periodontal profession,” said Dr. David Cochran, 2009 AAP President.

“I am thrilled to be elected to the position of Secretary/Treasurer of the AAP Board of Trustees,” said Dr. McClain. I am excited to be a part of Academy leadership, and am eager to play a role in advancing the specialty of periodontics.”

Dr. McClain received her dental degree from the University of Colorado in 1985, and completed her postgraduate work in periodontology at the University of California – San Francisco in 1987.

About the AAP

The American Academy of Periodontology is an 8,000-member association of dental professionals specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth and in the placement and maintenance of dental implants. Periodontics is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.

For more information, contact the AAP Public Affairs Department at 312/573-3242.

Pamela McClain, DDS, Elected Secretary/Treasurer of the AAP

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