ABOUT GLOBAL DENTAL AMBASSADOR

Dr. Lynn Fujimoto attended Washington University School of Dental Medicine and received her D.M.D. in 1979.  She completed a post doctorate residency in Pediatric Dentistry at University of California, Los Angeles in 1981.  She has current dental licenses in Hawaii and California. She was in private practice for over 31 years at Pediatric Dentistry Associates in Pearl City, Hawaii.  As a partner at Pediatric Dentistry Associates, she performed primary dental care as well as managed the dental service and facility.  In 2009 she became the Associate Director of the NYU Lutheran Medical Center Pediatric Dentistry Program, Hawaii Site and in 2012 she transitioned to this position full time.  Dr. Fujimoto has been a supervising faculty member and employee of the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.  Dr.  Fujimoto has been involved in organized dentistry over the past thirty years, showing the ability to handle multiple tasks of private practice along with serving in volunteer organizations.  She is currently the Immediate Past President of the Hawaii Dental Association and has served as Secretary, Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees.   She is the President of the Hawaii Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and past president of the Western Society of Pediatric Dentistry and received the Lewis A. Kay Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in May 2015 for outstanding Leadership and Education.  Dr. Fujimoto has been awarded Fellowship in the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International. Dr. Fujimoto has been committed to serving on medical missions to Ecuador, Guatemala and the Philippines.

Dr. Okuji received his dental education at the University of California, Los Angeles and pediatric dentistry specialty certification at the University of Southern California. He also has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley-Haas School of Business and earned a Master of Science degree in health care management from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Okuji practiced as an associate pediatric dentist in Northern California for 5 years and then practiced for Saudi-ARAMCO, an international oil company for the next 5 years. After repatriating to the U.S., he was the principal of a multi-dentist, multi-specialty practice for 24 years in California.  He currently operates a dental practice consulting company and serves as the Senior Associate Director-Extramural & Special Projects for the NYU Langone Hospitals-Division of Dental Medicine. In addition to his practice management experience, Dr. Okuji is an educator and public health advocate. He is also board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, as a Diplomate of the National Board of Public Health; and serves as an Instructor in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, part-time, at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Okuji has been influenced by his participation in the Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness model for value-based health care delivery and his primary academic interests are in value-based health care systems and global public health.

Dr. Brian Lu has been practicing dentistry since 2012. He attended University of Maryland School of Dentistry and completed his specialty training in endodontics at NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn. As an Endodontist he believes in practicing the highest standard of patient care and to help create a positive and comfortable root canal experience. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, camping and spending time with friends and family. He also enjoys watching and playing tennis.