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ADS Appoints Andrea Haymore as Executive Director

June 22, 2026 (ATLANTA, GA) – The Association for Dental Safety (ADS) announces the appointment of Andrea Haymore as Executive Director. Andrea brings strong leadership experience across healthcare associations and nonprofits, with success leading strategy, partnerships, programs, and fundraising that will further ADS’s mission and mandate to expand dental safety and impact across the dental community.

Most recently, Andrea led strategic initiatives at the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, where she built high‑impact partnerships to advance the mission of increasing access to sustainable vision care. Prior to that, she managed a quality improvement program and designed a healthcare strategy at the American Heart Association to equip physicians to champion the cause of childhood obesity.

“Andrea has built and led complex, mission‑critical initiatives that deliver measurable results,” said Julie Lynch, MS, BSN, RN, ADS Board Chair. “She understands how to align stakeholders, forge partnerships, and move from strategy to execution—exactly what ADS needs as we scale our impact across the oral healthcare community.”

“I’m passionate about quality in healthcare and honored to join ADS and partner with our members and stakeholders to advance safe dental visits,” said Andrea Haymore. “ADS is a significant champion of oral health and is uniquely positioned to convene providers, consultants, academia, regulators, and industry around shared priorities. I’m excited to build on the organization’s strengths to drive measurable progress for the communities we serve.”

As Executive Director, Andrea will:

  • Advance ADS’s strategic plan with a focus on measurable outcomes
  • Deepen partnerships across the oral healthcare industry
  • Grow and diversify revenue to strengthen programs and member value
  • Elevate ADS’s voice as a trusted, data‑driven convener in oral healthcare

About ADS

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS) is the only nonprofit membership association for oral healthcare professionals that focuses exclusively on dental infection prevention and patient and provider safety. ADS helps operationalize dental infection control and safety laws, regulations, guidelines, standards, and best practices to ensure every dental visit is a safe visit. For additional information, visit MyADS.org.

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