Dr. Kelly Kirtland
DDS, MS, MA, MBA
Hospital Dentistry, Legislative Advocacy, Practice and Business Management
Professional dental educator, administrator, speaker, author, and clinician. Board-certified pediatric
dentist with 25 years of experience in a hospital, academic, and private practice environment. Subject matter expert
in pediatric dental education, hospital administration, clinical dentistry for very young and special needs patients in a
clinic and operating room setting, dental business management, and legislative advocacy.
BIOGRAPHY
Dental Leadership Positions: Former Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s. Responsible for strategic planning, faculty hiring and retention, budget concerns, improving efficiency, productivity, collections, implementing policy, supervision of faculty, pediatric dental residents, and staff, and patient care in clinic, sedation, and operating room environments. Former Member, Ohio State Dental Board.
Educator Positions: Former Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Case Western University; Volunteer Faculty, MetroHealth Medical Center - Pediatric dental lecture series for general practice dental residents; Associate Director, NYU Langone – Rhode Island site. Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, University of New England College of Dental Medicine; Adjunct Assistant Professor/Clinical Instructor, University of Cincinnati- Pharmacology for Pre-nursing/nursing students, EFDA Program; General Practice Dental Residency- Miami Valley Hospital and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 24+ years combined experience providing didactic lectures and operating room clinical experiences for pediatric and general practice dental residents, dental students, and EFDA students.
Business Operations: Purchased a 40-year-old practice with a negative profit margin and successfully transformed it to a $1.5M per year productive business, including but not limited to staff management, inventory, federal, state, and local regulations, budgetary limitations, profit/loss, lease negotiations, employment contracts with associates, and technology improvements. Successfully converted a paper-oriented business to a fully electronic health record (EHR) corporation with digital radiography.
Service:
ABPD: Oral Comprehensive Examination Committee, Qualifying Examination Committee
AAPD: Special Healthcare Needs Committee, Interprofessional Relations Committee
ADA: Test Constructor for the Integrated National Board Dental Examination
Education
MBA, Certificate in Healthcare Administration, University of Cincinnati- Lindner College of Business
MA Educational Administration, Dental Educator Certificate, University of the Pacific- Benerd School of Education
MS Human Nutrition, University of Bridgeport
Pediatric Dental Residency- Certificate, MetroHealth Medical Center
General Practice Dental Residency- Certificate, Denver Health Medical Center
Doctor of Dental Surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry (now Texas A&M College of Dentistry)
BS Biology, Temple University