Vice President Hygiene Support/Clinical Operations
Smile Brands, United States
A dental hygienist with over 30 years of experience within general and specialty practice, as well as educational and management settings, Filipiak has been in a DSO Clinical Leadership role for the past 18 years. She is a strategic partner within the organization to support execution of organizational initiatives in support of 600+ offices in over 30 states.
A member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) since 1986, she served as President in 2017-18 and as the Chair of the ADHA Institute for Oral Health in 2018-19. Filipiak has served the ADHA in a wide range of areas, including as a member of the task force that revised the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice. She also has held a number of leadership positions within the Wisconsin Dental Hygienists' Association, including a term as the organization's president. She has been recognized for her leadership with numerous awards, including a Presidential Citation from the ADHA in recognition of her leadership and vision, ADHA's Professional Member Achievement Award, The Butler/RDH Healthy Gums Healthy Life Award of Distinction, 2012 recognition as one of "Six Dental Hygienists You Should Know" by Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, and in 2021, was honored with the Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene.
She serves on a number of corporate advisory boards as a key opinion leader, the advisory board for a dental hygiene education program in WI, and served on the Board of Directors for North Central WI Area Health Education Centers. She has written/presented numerous articles and continuing education courses throughout her career. In addition to her Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene, she has a Bachelor's Degree in Business, and a Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership and Quality.
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