silberman

Title/Position

Board Member

Dr. Silberman received his dental and public health education at Tufts and Harvard Universities. He was one of the original faculty at UMMC School of Dentistry. He taught dental public health emphasizing the needs and expectations of communities and the dental profession’s responsibilities to serve all people. He was Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences. During his final years at UMMC, he was Executive Director of the Mississippi Area Health Education Center (AHEC) where he was building a health care workforce pipeline to serve the rural and underserved populations of the state. He has served on this affiliate board for over 30 years and has held the positions of president, vice-president, executive committee member, and representative to the national board. He was the originating plaintiff in the Sillers Building Cross Case and was a 1990 recipient of the ACLU of MS Ernst Borinski Civil Libertarian of the Year Award. He is now retired and holds the title of professor emeritus.