Frank Varon ,Frank Varon, DDS is a general dentist practicing in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Texas-Dental Branch, Houston. His professional affiliations include the American Dental Association, Nebraska Dental Association, Omaha District Dental Society, American Academy of Oral Medicine and the American Dental Association, Professional Section member, Council on Complications. He has authored many papers and presentations on diabetes care of the dental profession and oral healthcare for the diabetic patient. He serves as a dental consultant for the Diabetes Monitor and Children with Diabetes web sites. Dr. Varon intends to launch his own web site on oral health for the diabetic patient, www. diabeticoralhealth.com, in the year 2000. He can be e-mailed at fvaron@home.com, fvaron@home.com

Lynn Mack-Shipman ,Dr. Lynn Mack-Shipman is an assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (http://www.unmc.edu/intmed/dem) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. She is currently a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Other membership include the American Diabetes Association, National Osteoporosis Foundation, The Paget Foundation, The Endocrine Society, and Clinical Densitometrist, International Society for Clinical Densitometry. She has had several publications and abstracts published on osteoporosis and pancreas transplantation. She can be e-mailed at Imack@unmc.edu,

Gary F. Guest ,Dr. Gary F. Guest is an Associate Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Science in the School of Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Having published and served on a variety of information technology committees, he is nationally recognized for his contributions to the advancement of computer technology in dentistry. His interests include clinical oral medicine and information technology in dental education and the dental practice. Dr. Guest received his dental degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He can be e-mailed at : guest@uthscsa.edu, guest@uthscsa.edu

Kenneth Shay ,Dr. Shay is currently the Director of the Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Line for the VA health services of lower Michigan, northern Ohio, Indiana, and eastern Illinois. He is also the section Chief for Dental Geriatrics at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center and Adjunct Associate Professor of Dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He serves as the Co-Director for Dentistry of the University of Michigan Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Fellowship. He is a former Chair of the Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry, a past president of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, and was the founding Director of the Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center. He serves as and Associate Editor for the journals Special Care Dentistry and Gerodontology, and is a Fellow of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, of the Gerontological Society of America, and of the American College of Dentists. For nearly twenty years he has limited his practice of dentistry to caring for very old, Ken.Shay@med.va.gov

Dolphine Oda ,Dolphine Oda, BDS, MSc is a Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Washington Box 357134 Seattle, WA 98195-7134, USA e-mail: doda@u.washington.edu, doda@u.washington.edu

Valiente Rivera ,Ph.D Candidate, Department of Oral Biology School of Dentistry University of Washington,

N. Ghanee ,Oral Pathologist, Longview, Washington,

E.A. Kenny ,Professor Emeritus, Department of Laboratory Medicine School of Medicine University of Washington,

K.H. Dawson ,Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery School of Dentistry University of Washington,

Mary Ann Haisch ,Mary Ann Haisch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene in the School of Dentistry at the Oregon Health Science University. She also serves as and educational consultant for the Procter & Gamble Company. In addition to her interest in oral health promotion, her other areas of expertise include the use of interactive communication in dental education and the development of faculty tools for the incorporation of interactive materials in dentaland dental hygiene courses. Ms. Haisch received her RDH at Clark College in Vancouver, WA and her BS in Health Education and her Masters in Public Health Administrator from portland State University. e-mail address: hairsch@ohsu.edu, hairsch@ohsu.edu

Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot ,Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RHA, MS is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate and Degree Completion Studies at Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. She can be contacted at the following e-mail address: amyotc@umkc.edu, amyotc@umkc.edu

Karen B. Williams ,Karen B. Williams, RDH, MS is an Associate professor and Director of the Clinical and Applied Research Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.,