CODA Staff and Contact Information
Please Note: CODA staff is currently working remotely in response to COVID-19. You will receive a faster response by using email instead of the phone extensions below.
The following staff may be contacted for additional information about the Commission and its activities at 800.232.6108. Also, download staff biographical information (PDF) for more detail on CODA staff.
CODA Director
Dr. Sherin Tooks, director, x2940; tookss@ada.org
Operations
Ms. Marjorie Hooper, operations coordinator, x4653; hooperm@ada.org
Allied Dental Education
Ms. Jamie Asher Hernandez, manager, x4660; asherhernandezj@ada.org
- Dental assisting education
- Dental laboratory technology education
Open, contact CODA director, manager, x2695
Advanced Dental Education
Open, contact, Dr. Sherin Tooks, director and Ms. Peggy Soeldner, manager, x2714
- Endodontics
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
- Periodontics
Ms. Kirsten Nadler, manager, x2672; nadlerk@ada.org
- Dental public health
- Oral and maxillofacial pathology
- Oral and maxillofacial radiology
- Pediatric dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Site visits
Ms. Peggy Soeldner, manager, x2788; soeldnerp@ada.org
- Advanced education in general dentistry
- General practice residency
- Dental anesthesiology
- Oral medicine
- Orofacial pain
Predoctoral Dental Education
Open, contact CODA director, manager, x2721
- International Accreditation Program (contact office of CODA Director, see above)
- Predoctoral dental education
- Dental therapy
Communication and Technology Strategies
Open, manager, x2705
Site Visit Coordination
Ms. Sara Green, coordinator, x2675; greensa@ada.org
Ms. Bernadette Molina, coordinator, x2668; molinab@ada.org
Accredited Program Information
Telephone: U.S. 312.440.4653
Mailing Address:
Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Suite 1900
Chicago, Illinois 60611