Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital Dentistry
Christiana Care Health System
Daniel J. Meara, MS, MD, DMD, MHCDS, FACS is Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital Dentistry at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. In addition, he is director of research, scholarly activity and simulation for the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Prior to joining Christiana Care, he completed a craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship at West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center. Prior to that, he completed oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Dr. Meara earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he has a master's degree in toxicology from Michigan State University, a medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, a dental degree from the University of Alabama and he recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a master’s degree in healthcare delivery science. Also, Dr. Meara spent research time at the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Meara is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He is also a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS), the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (AACMFS), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the International College of Dentists (ICD). Dr. Meara is a prior recipient of the AAOMS Faculty Educator Development Award and currently serves as chair of the AAOMS Special Committee on Virtual Meetings and the AAOMS Committee on Continuing Education and Professional Development (CCEPD). Further, Dr. Meara is the AAOMS commissioner on the ADA Commission on Continuing Education and Provider Recognition. Dr. Meara is a past president of the Delaware Academy of Medicine and is an executive committee member for the Middle Atlantic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Meara is also an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware.
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Friday, December 3, 2021
2:00pm – 2:30pm CST