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Get to Know Dr. Brett Kessler
Brett Kessler, DDS, President of the American Dental Association, has been practicing esthetic, functional, and reconstructive dentistry since 1995. He has been published in multiple national and local periodicals and news outlets on various subjects with respect to cosmetic dentistry and well-being issues. In 2015, Dr. Kessler was featured by the Denver Post as the only dentist in Colorado with its inaugural “Strength in Health” award. He has been recognized by his peers as a “Top Dentist” in 5280 (fifty-two-eighty) Magazine every year since its inception in 2005.
Dr. Kessler is a past president of the Colorado Dental Association and now the President of the National American Dental Association. He also serves as the chairman of the Well-being Committee for the State of Colorado and is a consultant for the American Dental Association, serving for several years on the Dental Well-Being Advisory Committee as well as the Council on Dental Benefits. Dr. Kessler currently serves as the Trustee from the 14th ADA District as its representative to the ADA’s Board of Trustees. As a Trustee, he is Chair of the ADA’s Science and Research Institute, Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, as well as the Chair of the ADA’s Audit Committee.
Dr. Kessler is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. In the fall of 2007, he testified on behalf of the American Dental Association before the US Congress on the ravages of methamphetamines on oral health. He speaks internationally to various organizations and dental societies with a focus on well-being and leadership concepts.
While in private practice, Dr. Kessler was a clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan until he moved to Colorado in 1999. He then taught occlusion and morphology at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine from 2003-2011.
Dr. Kessler keeps in shape by both coaching and participating in various endurance races across the United States, including the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI.
Dr. Kessler and his (orthodontist) wife, Gina, have four children: Abbey, Max, Sydney, and Riley.