Derik J. Sven, DHSc, MBA, MPH, RDH, CDT, FADHA

Dr. Derik Sven has more than two decades of experience as a board-certified laboratory technician and restorative dental hygienist. He holds undergraduate degrees in dental hygiene and health-care administration, along with master’s degrees in public health and business administration. He earned his doctorate in health sciences from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC, where his research focused on advancing dental hygienist autonomy and the broader integration of dental therapists into the health-care system. He is an inaugural fellow of the ADHA and currently serves as president of the Virginia chapter.