David TheinD.D.S., M.S.D., M.B.A.

Associate Lecturer

Email:
Phone: (816) 835-7480
Campus: Consortium

Education

• M.B.A., University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium
• M.S.D., Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center
• D.D.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
• B.A. in Psychology & Business, Southern Methodist University

Research/Professional Interests

• Business aspects of dentistry
• Resource management
• Organizational leadership
• Small business entrepreneurship 

Awards/Honors

• UMKC Instructor/Lecturer of the Year Awards: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019 (awarded by students)
• American Academy of Periodontics National Educator Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics, 2008

Professional Memberships

• American Dental Association
• American Academy of Periodontology
• Missouri Dental Association (2018-present)
• Greater Kansas City Dental Society (2018-present)
• Kansas Dental Association (1982-2018)
• Fifth District Dental Society of Kansas
• Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Fraternity (1996- present); treasurer
• Kansas City Clinical Periodontal Study Club
• American Dental Education Association (2013- present)
• Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry