Sally J. Cram DDS attended Penn State University, where she pursued a major in Medical Technology, and then finished her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the William Smith College in Geneva, New York.
Dr. Cram then graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1986. While there, she became a member of the prestigious Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Fraternity and was awarded the E. Wolfson Award for excellence in Four-handed dentistry, the William Brown Ingersoll Award in Endodontics and the American Association of Women Dentist Award.
After completing her Certificate in Periodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry in 1988, she began practicing as a periodontist. During this time, Dr. Cram also taught in the Department of Periodontics at Georgetown from 1988-1991 as an associate professor and again as an adjunct professor at the Northern Virginia Community College from 1998-2001.
An active member of the dental community, Dr. Cram has served on numerous boards serving as president, vice-president chair and spokesperson, among other leadership positions. She has also gone above and beyond in her training, receiving the high honor of Diplomate from the American Academy of Periodontology in 1994. This designation shows deep dedication to the field of periodontics and must be renewed with rigorous testing every six years.
She is a member of the following organizations:
- American Association of Periodontology - May 1986 to present
- American Dental Association - 1982 to present
- District of Columbia Dental Society - 1989 to present
- Fellow of American College of Dentists, Inducted October 2002
- Fellow of International College of Dentists, Inducted October 1998
- Board of Directors, DentaQuest Insurance Company, 1999- 2009
- Oral health Advisory Board – Henry Schein Dental , Inc., 2010 - present
- Member of numerous Local Study Clubs
In her free time, Dr. Cram enjoys travel, fishing, NASCAR and abstract acrylic painting. |
