Background
Oro, Debra Ann was born on May 12, 1953 in Mascoutah, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Cyril John and Elizabeth Louise (Billhartz) Haas.
Oro, Debra Ann was born on May 12, 1953 in Mascoutah, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Cyril John and Elizabeth Louise (Billhartz) Haas.
Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors, University of Illinois, 1975; postgraduate, Harvard University, Boston, 1975-1976; Doctor of Medical Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1979.
Dentist/researcher National Institutes of Health Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland, 1977. Dentist United States Public Health Service, Kotzebue, Alaska, 1978. Resident Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1979-1980.
Attending/lecturer Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center, 1980-1981, Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Cortlandt Manor, New York, 1982-1996. President, dentist Hudson Valley Dental Medicine, 1985-1996. President, co-founder Oro-Dontics, Inc., Oro Valley, Arizona, since 1993.
Founder Dentistry as Children's Advocates, 1998. Organizer, participant Great Debate Traditional versus Managed Care Dentistry, 1999. President, co-founder Oro Dental Medicine, Oro Valley.
National lecturer in field.
Fellow Academy General Dentistry (Top Clinician award 1997). Member Academy Cosmetic Dentistry, New York State Dental Society, Northern Westchester District Dental Society, Southern Arizona Dental Society, Peekskill-Yorktown Dental Society (president 1987-1988), Kappa Delta (vice president 1973), Alpha Lambda Delta.
Married Robert John Oro, June 17, 1979. Children: Philip, Anna.