Easton, Md. (Dec. 9, 2024) — Leadership Maryland announced today that Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD, clinical professor and chair of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and assistant dean of postgraduate and professional studies in dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, has completed the Executive Program, a professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders.
Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD
Leadership Maryland honored Dhar and the entire Executive Program Class of 2024 at its 31st graduation ceremony Dec. 3 at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport. Dhar is now a member of Leadership Maryland’s powerful alumni network, consisting of more than 1,500 esteemed leaders from all over the state.
A board-certified pediatric dentist, Dhar has a unique background that includes high achievement in professional education, successful private practice of dentistry, administration and teaching in a dental school environment, leadership, service, and scholarship.
Dhar works on incorporating evidence-based dentistry in education and patient care and has produced several publications and presentations, primarily in the areas of chronic disease management, restorative care, nonpharmacological behavior guidance, pediatric dental pain, preventive dentistry, fissure sealants, dental trauma, and pulp therapies. He advocates that every child deserves a dental home and works with his team to administer a grant-supported access-to-care program for underserved and uninsured children in Maryland.
Dhar was one of 51 individuals chosen by a committee to complete the eight-month, hands-on learning program. The class participated in an orientation and closing retreat that bookended five two-day sessions focused on Maryland’s five main geographic regions and the most vital issues impacting economic development, education, health and human services, criminal justice, the environment, and multiculturalism/diversity across the state. More than 100 experts representing Maryland’s business, government, education, and nonprofit communities served as panelists and guest speakers.
“On behalf of our staff, board, and membership, I congratulate the Executive Program Class of 2024 on completing the program and joining our alumni family,” said David Fike, president and CEO of Leadership Maryland, who completed the program in 2016. “Each class year brings its own unique lessons, and I am proud to have witnessed the ways the Class of 2024 embraced each one on their journey to become a force for positive change in their organizations, communities, and state.”
The Executive Program is open to senior-level executives with significant achievements in their careers and/or their communities. Ideal Leadership Maryland members have a desire to learn more about Maryland’s most critical issues and a personal commitment to be a force for positive change in their organizations, communities, and state.
For more information about Leadership Maryland, please visit leadershipmd.org, call 410-841-2101 or email info@leadershipmd.org.
About Leadership Maryland
Leadership Maryland is a statewide nonprofit offering professional development programs dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its business and community leaders. Established in 1992, Leadership Maryland’s Executive Program selects as many as 52 diverse and accomplished senior-level leaders from Maryland’s public and private sectors each year to come together as a class for an eight-month learning program focused on the state’s most vital social, economic, and environmental issues. And, new in 2024, Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program brings together a class of the state’s rising stars and gives them the skills and tools they need to advance in their careers. With an alumni network composed of leaders from all industries and regions of the state, Leadership Maryland has established thousands of Marylanders on their career leadership path, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to influence positive change. To learn more, visit leadershipmd.org.