LaVette Henderson Named Deputy Executive Director of the National Dental Association

The NDA seeks to promote and raise oral healthcare awareness in our communities, and ensure equity in access to care. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in association management and leadership, Henderson identifies her immediate goals as to work diligently with and on the behalf of the NDA membership to enhance and improve the state of minority oral healthcare in our communities, to develop strategies to enrich the quality of services provided by the association, and to continue to build healthy relationships between the NDA family of organizations and the oral healthcare community. 

Henderson has a Bachelor of Science degree in management (magna cum laude) from Colorado Technical University and an Associate Degree in accounting from Prince Georges Community College. Henderson was a certified medical technician in the D.C. Air National Guard, where she obtained the rank of Sergeant, and activated during Desert Shield-Desert Storm. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP). LaVette currently serves on the MGM Resorts International Diversity Advisory Board, and is a former board member of NCBMP and the City of Baltimore Customer Advisory Board. 

Henderson understands that the role of today’s membership organization is to provide value via services, benefits and education to its members’ professional experience. A major part of her platform is to save members money in their practices, provide innovative educational opportunities and keep members informed with accurate and up-to-date oral health news. 

While her daily responsibility will be operations, her focus is to improve the NDA procedures and ensure that they uphold the association’s vision, goal and the mission.

LaVette Henderson, CMP, CVEP, HMCC