Chief Executive Officer, Vice President, Associate Professor

Dr. John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD, is a 1983 graduate of Northwestern University Dental School. He began his career in the dental profession that same year in Ithaca, N.Y., as an associate dentist, ultimately becoming a solo practitioner. Dr. Comisi successfully operated that way until November 1989, when he was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to practice for six months. During that time, a group of fellow dentists in his area kept his practice viable until he could return to work. Dr. Comisi has been cancer-free since May 1990, and his practice continued to flourish. In 2017 he transitioned from private practice and received an appointment as an Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Dental Medicine. He was then promoted to Associate Professor in 2019.

He previously held many positions with the New York State AGD, including the president. He has served as a delegate and alternate to the AGD House of Delegates since 1991 and was a member of the AGD Group Benefits Council, chairman of the Internet Task Force which was responsible for the development and implementation of the AGD website, and chairman of the subsequent AGD Internet Council. He a recipient of the New York State AGD’s Meritorious Service Award for his “dedication and service to (his) peers and his patients by setting high standards in dentistry.” Dr. Comisi was first elected Region 2 trustee in 2007 and served in that role until 2013 when he was elected to the position of AGD Speaker of the House. He served as Speaker until 2015.

He was a member of the Budget & Finance Committee and the IT Oversight Task Force and previously served as board liaison to the former AGD Technology and Web Use Council and the Annual Meetings Council. Dr. Comisi also has served as chair or member of many other AGD Board committees during his tenure, and currently, he is an AGD spokesperson. Dr. Comisi is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and is a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International, the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is a member of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, a research group sponsored by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. He is also a member of the American Association for Dental Research, the International Association for Dental Research, the American Academy of Cariology, the Academy of Dental Materials the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the American Sleep Breathing Academy, and the American Institute of Parliamentarians.