Anne O. Rice RDH, BS, FAAOSH, CDP
AIDA 2025
Anne has been a clinical dental hygienist for 35 years, is a speaker, writer, and consultant. She created Oral Systemic Seminars in 2017 and now devotes much of her time, focus and study to dementia prevention. She is a preceptor for the Bale/Doneen method, a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, where she has also developed curriculum. Anne is a Fellow with The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health and serves on the advisory board. Anne is currently on Cloud Dentistry’s Empowering Women in Dentistry Council and has a column for RDH magazine focusing on oral systemic health. She is serving on their 2025 editorial advisory board and has joined O’Hehir University editorial advisory board for their International Journal of Oral Health Behavior Change Research. Anne was a 2024 recipient of Sunstar’s Award of Distinction and in 2021 Anne published her manuscript Alzheimer’s Disease and Oral-Systemic Health for Frontiers. She was included in an International Consortium of a diverse network of brain researchers, clinicians and institutions who support Alzheimer’s prevention. Her consulting has brought her to Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, Florida Atlantic College Center for Brain Health, the Atria Institute and Florida Institute Neurodegeneration Diseases.
Machell Hudson-Hoover, RDH, FAAOSH, CHC, is the CEO and founder of Integrative Dental Coaching. She is the Head of Oral Systemic Health & Hygiene Growth for the Institute of Clinical Calibration and co-authors the book “A Patient’s Guide to Oral Systemic Connections.” Machell is a former American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health board member and currently serves on the Advisory Board of RDH Magazine.
With profound expertise in oral-systemic connections and the application of specialized protocols, Machell inspires healthcare professionals through her rich experiences as a clinical integrative hygienist, speaker, and consultant for both solo practitioner offices and within the DSO space. Her extensive training, which encompasses the Bale/Doneen Preceptorship, periodontal health from the Kois Center, and multiple health and wellness coaching certifications, demonstrates her unwavering commitment to excellence. This remarkable background empowers her to create a lasting global impact.
Machell values quality time with her family and friends and is dedicated to volunteering, particularly in advocating against human trafficking. Her efforts reflect her inspiring passion for making the world a better place. Machell@rdhhealth.com
Janessa Bock’s journey in dental hygiene is truly remarkable. Her commitment to excellence and innovation is evident in her extensive practice across multiple states, demonstrating her dedication to advancing the field. With a solid foundation in biology and dental hygiene, Janessa’s expertise is complemented by her hands-on experience and leadership roles within dental hygiene associations. Her advocacy for laser dentistry, particularly in pain and inflammation management, is noteworthy. By embracing cutting-edge technologies like photobiomodulation, she showcases a forward-thinking approach to patient care. Through her efforts, Janessa not only advances the field of dental hygiene but also enhances patient outcomes and experiences. Janessa Bock’s impact on the dental community is undeniable, and her contributions continue to shape the future of dental care. Janessa currently practices in Katy, Texas and is a proud mom of three girls (Olivia (10), Cora (9), and Genevieve (2) with husband Nathan of 17 years.
Registered Dental Hygienist
Kelcie Troutman is a Registered Dental Hygienist with over 18 years of clinical experience in the dental profession. She graduated from Flint Hills Technical College with her Associate Degree of Dental Hygiene in 2011, after receiving her undergraduate studies from Emporia State University. Years later she completed her Bachelor’s of Dental Hygiene from Wichita State University, which she boasts to be one of the best degree-completion programs she has encountered. Kelcie spent the first part of her clinical career practicing in Burlington, KS, serving her small community for over a decade. During this time, Kelcie wore many hats within her clinic, ranging from training new teammates, managing inventory and ordering process, developing external referral systems for specialty services provided in her clinic and acting as Clinical Manager for her back office team. Kelcie was also successful in implementing an outreach program for nursing care and special needs facilities that ultimately led to delivering dental care to underserved populations in Southeast Kansas throughout her tenure at her Burlington practice.
Jeff Puckett started his law enforcement career at the Norman Police Department in 1992. During his distinguished 21-year career with Norman PD, Jeff spent 13 years in the department’s Special Investigative Division (SID) working on hundreds of cases involving street to high-level narcotics traffickers.
From 2002 to 2007, Jeff was assigned to the Oklahoma City DEA Task Force where he worked in an undercover capacity on major drug investigations, seizing of millions of dollars, and hundreds of pounds of illegal narcotics.
In 2008, Jeff became the first diversion investigator at Norman PD and worked on all types of cases from doctor shoppers and script forgers to taking enforcement actions against pharmacies, pharmacists, and medical providers. Jeff also started a training program with the Norman Regional Hospital in which he trained doctors, nurses, and other staff members in drug diversion and opioid abuse.
Jeff also routinely gave community presentations to schools and various community groups about the dangers of drug use, the methods utilized by drug traffickers and drug users to conceal, sell, and ingest illegal narcotics. Jeff is certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) as an instructor and has over 1500 hours of law enforcement training.
Jeff was hired as an investigator with the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry in 2018 and was promoted to Deputy Director of the agency in 2020.
Jeff was inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2021 and is also a past recipient of the Norman PD Officer of the Year Award. Jeff is a member of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI), and the Association of Oklahoma Narcotics Enforcers (AONE). Jeff also serves on the Executive Board for AONE and was voted by his peers as the Region 1 Officer of the Year for AONE in 2009.
Dr. Keepper has degrees in Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist with an emphasis in gerontology, and a Registered Dental Hygienist. She also received the distinguished Reynolds Scholarship for Nursing at the University of Oklahoma-Health Science Center (HSC). She completed her dental hygiene degree at Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO in 1998, her Bachelor of Science Nursing degree in 2014 at Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO, her Master of Science Nursing degree in 2018, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2024 at the University of Oklahoma-HSC, certified as a Wound Care Specialist and an Excisional Debridement Wound Specialist, and a certified Kaizen Quality Improvement Leader. Her background is in philosophy and research, focusing on introducing dental health/care in the hospital and interdisciplinary teams and developing oral health quality improvements for hospitalized older adults. She is a national medical and dental collaboration speaker and a published author. Dr. Keepper is the beneficiary of numerous academic awards and scholarships.
She is an active member in the Oral Health Research Interest Group for the Gerontological Society of America, Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition, Oral Health Progress and Equity Network, Political Action Committee chair for the Oklahoma Dental Hygienists’ Association, Oklahoma Nurses Association legislative committee member, is on the advisory council at Next Science, and a former board member of the Oklahoma Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Registered Dental Hygienist | Speaker | Educator | Advocate for Empathy in Dentistry