Traci Dantzler DDS

Biography for Dr. Traci Jill Dantzler

Dr. Traci Dantzler is the Past President of the Genesee District Dental Society, where she served on the board of directors for eight years. She served as a volunteer in organized dentistry in various capacities over the years, including Delegate to the Michigan Dental Association House of Delegates, Secretary of the Genesee District Dental Society, Chair of the Ethics Committee, President-elect, and ultimately, President. 

Dr. Dantzler is a native of Flint, Michigan. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Dantzler also received a certificate in Counselor Training from Beecher Institute, a Bible school founded by Mt Zion Church in Clarkston, Michigan.

Dr. Dantzler is a member of the American Dental Association, the Michigan Dental Association and the Genesee District Dental Society. She is a Fellow of  the International College of Dentists, and the American College of Dentists.

Dr. Dantzler participated in several television interviews, and authored, or contributed to, articles in local, state, and national publications. Her focus has been the importance of oral health,  the connection between oral health and overall health, and the necessity for everyone to establish a dental home. Dr. Dantzler’s outreach has been an effort to bridge the gap between society and dentistry.

Over the past several years, Dr. Dantzler has met with various legislators to discuss issues such as mobile dentistry, community water fluoridation, and access to care, to name a few.

The goal of many of Dr. Dantzler’s outreach efforts has also been to bring local, state, and national attention to the dental needs of the Flint community-particularly as they pertain to the Flint water crisis. Dr. Dantzler has met twice with the Surgeon General of the United States-Dr. Vivek H. Murthy-to discuss the impact of the Flint water crisis on the dental health of the Flint community. 

Dr. Dantzler retired from the practice of dentistry in 2019, and is currently working as a dental consultant for Delta Dental of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.