Thriving with a Diverse Patient Base

Dr. Canise Bean is the chair of the Ohio Dental Association’s Subcouncil on Diversity and Inclusion and is a clinical professor at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in the Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry Division. Dr. Bean is a former member of the ADA’s Council on Communications, vice chair of the ODA’s Council on Dental Care Programs and Dental Practice, and chair of the ODA’s Subcommittee on Judicial Affairs. Dr. Bean currently serves as the Vice Secretary of the Ohio State Dental Board and is a member of the American Dental Education Association, International College of Dentists, National Dental Association, Pierre Fauchard Academy, Columbus Association of Dentists, and American Association of Women Dentists. She received her DDS from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and an MS in Public Health from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Kari Cunningham is a pediatric dentist in private practice in Euclid and is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and the Department of Community Dentistry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. She is a current member of the ODA’s Subcouncil on Diversity and Inclusion and Council on Access to Care and Public Service, and a past president of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Cunningham received her BS degree from the University of Pittsburgh, her DMD degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and her certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.

Dr. Scott Schwartz is a pediatric dentist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. He has invested significant research into determining the needs of and improving oral health for the LGBTQIA+ youth. Dr. Schwartz received his DDS degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago and his Master of Public Health degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.