John N. Dane, DDS, FAAHD, DABSCD
Retired State Dental Director
Jefferson City, MO

John N. Dane, 

Dr. Dane retired from the position of Missouri State Dental Director in 2021.  He continues to remain active in oral health policy and work to improve public oral health.  He previously was Dental Director for Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Kansas City, MO, for the Independence, MO, school-based dental program, and for the Missouri Elks Mobile Dental Program.   He was an associate professor for the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry from 1977 to 2002. 

For almost 10 years, Dr. Dane was the chief dental consultant for Swope Ridge Geriatric Center in Kansas City, and he has been a staff member at John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, MO.  He has taught continuing education courses and has co-authored works on community health and specialty care programs for both the American Dental Association and the Missouri Dental Association (MDA). 

In 2014 Dr. Dane received MDA’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his long history of exemplary service and dedication to the dental profession and to organized dentistry. In addition to the American Dental Association, the Missouri Dental Association, and the Greater Kansas City Dental Association, Dr. Dane is a member of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry for the Persons with Disabilities.  He is a graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry.

A native and long-time resident of Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Dane and his wife, Rhesa, have a son and two daughters.