Position: Director, American Board of Periodontology

Organization: CAPTAIN, Dental Corps, United States Navy (retired)

Biography Text: Mary Beth Neill, DDS, MS Director, American Board of Periodontology CAPTAIN, United States Navy (retired) Retiring from active duty in 2022 after over 33 years of service, CAPT Neill’s diversity of Executive Medicine assignments included Commanding Officer, Naval Health Clinic Quantico; Chief of Staff Navy Medicine East; and Commanding Officer NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit Kandahar, Afghanistan. Upon returning from deployment and serving as Health Services Special Projects Officer, US Fleet Forces Command, she spearheaded the Fleet Mental Health initiative. A 2016 distinguished graduate of the College of Naval Warfare, U.S. Naval War College Newport, RI, CAPT Neill was awarded a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies and an additional qualification designation in Enterprise Strategic Planning with a follow-on assignment as Deputy Medical Operations, Policy, and Planning at the Pentagon. Dr. Neill serves as a volunteer in a community-based health services outreach and maintains professional membership in the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology, formerly serving as Federal Services Trustee to the Board. She is a fellow of the American College of Dentists and International College of Dentists, a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and currently serves as Director, Treasurer and Examiner.