“The strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.“
– Phil Jackson
Our team is composed of the Director of Dental Services, Volunteer local general dentists and specialists, Dental Receptionists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, and a Dental Sterilization Technician.
Program Administration
Mohawk Valley Health System employs a full-time director of dental services, who is responsible for providing day-to-day effective and efficient administration for the program.
Evelyn Salgado, DMD
Director of Dental Services
Dr. Evelyn Salgado received her DMD from the University of PR, Medical Sciences Campus in 2001. After completion of her residency in General Dentistry at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare, she worked at a non for profit community outreach dental clinic followed by her private dental practice for 11 years. Dr. Salgado provided leadership and ensured quality of the dental program as a Chief Dental Officer/director at Commwell Health Dental Services and as an adjunct professor/preceptor for the students at the UNC School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill, NC. Currently and for the last 9 years she has been a NYS Board for Dentistry member. She is also a member of The American Board of Dental Examiners.
Professional Memberships
American Dental Association, (ADA)
New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) – Fifth District
Oneida Herkimer County Dental Society
International Dental Implant Association, (IDIA)
American Dental Education Association, (ADEA)
Teaching Staff
Attending staff are volunteers, scheduled on an ongoing basis and include general dentists and specialists in the fields of Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pedodontics.
General Dentists
Aymme Belen, DMU
Charles Burns, DDS
Brianne Cardillo, DDS
Stephen Dudek, DDS
Joseph Giovannone, DDS
Gagandeep Kataria,DDS
Glenn Reaves, DDS
Justin Reaves, DDS
Andrew S. Rozanski, DMD
James M. Rozanski, DDS
Evelyn Salgado, DMD
Ziauddin Shaik, DDS
Talbir Singh, DDS
Everett Stalker, DDS
Harold Stalker, DDS
Valeria Tirado, DMD
Oral Surgeon
Ed Elliot, DMD
Pedodontists
Norman Cognetto, DDS
Patrick Micaroni, DDS
Endodontists
Jeffrey Stein, DDS
Kevin M. Fahey, DMD
