About Us

Meet Ellen Gould, RDH MPA

Ellen Gould has been a licensed dental hygienist since 1977, a public health dental hygienist since 2010, and also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. In addition to private practice, she has held faculty positions with the Dental Hygiene programs at Mount Ida College and Cape Cod Community College.

From 2001 to 2010, Ms. Gould worked as a Research Hygienist, assisted in developing and implementing the ForsythKids Program and served as the Program Director. She has also been an active member, participant and contributor to the dental hygiene profession both locally and nationally over the course of her career.

In addition Ellen is a member of the Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society, served on the Advisory Committee – Northern Essex Technical High School, the Executive Board of the Tri-County Commission for Oral Health Excellence, the Board of Directors for the National Network for Oral Health Access, the Advisory Committee for Cape Cod Child Development, a 2010 and 2011 nominee for the Oral Health Hero Award, and recipient of the Nantucket Community Hero Award in 2012. She has presented at conferences across the country and has been published for the following articles; “Caregiver Tips”, Oral Health America, 2013, “Atraumatic Restorative Treatment”, American Dental Hygiene Association Access Magazine, 2013, Co-author, “ForsythKids Model of Health Care Improvement,” Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), 2008.