
Dr. Holtzman is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Oral Health, a California non-profit committed to improving the health of vulnerable populations through dental services, education, research and advocacy. Dr. Holtzman formerly served as the Dental Officer at the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce where she advised on workforce programs, led the postdoctoral and clinician educator oral health programs and served as Subject Matter Expert for the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. Prior to joining HRSA, Dr. Holtzman had careers in both private practice and academia. Dr Holtzman’s academic career focused on public health dentistry establishing school-based/mobile oral health promotion and disease prevention programs. Her academic research included investigating the association between oral health literacy and clinical outcomes, the use of non-invasive laser technology to detect caries under dental sealants, and the integration of oral health into primary care. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, serves as Secretary on the Board of the American Association for Public Health Dentistry, and is the Chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs.