Anne has been a clinical dental hygienist for more than 35 years, is a speaker, writer, and consultant specializing in oral–systemic health and dementia prevention. Oral Systemic Seminars was created in 2017, and her work now centers on advancing oral–systemic science, preventive care, and cognitive health.
A preceptor for the Bale/Doneen Method, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, she has also contributed to curriculum development in dementia prevention. Anne became a Fellow of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health and serves on several boards. She recently joined faculty at The Institute for Functional Dentistry.
She has authored an oral–systemic health column for RDH Magazine for three years and, in 2024, received Sunstar’s Award of Distinction in the research category for her 2021 Frontiers manuscript, Alzheimer’s Disease and Oral-Systemic Health. Her work includes participation in an international consortium of brain researchers, clinicians, and institutions focused on Alzheimer’s prevention, and consulting collaborations with the Weill Cornell Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Brain Health, the Atria Health and Research Institute, and the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases.