Major Accomplishments | Full Resume (pdf)

Karen Ortolano is Owner/Operator of Karen Gomolka Editorial Services, a sole proprietorship providing freelance writing, editing, and design services since 1997.

• More than 15 years experience working with and writing for the dental profession and industry on the products, procedures, scientific research, and regulatory issues that affect the delivery of oral health care in the United States and abroad
• Over 350 published articles on a variety of topics, including dental infection control and safety; occupational disease agents; restorative dentistry; periodontal care; regulatory issues; and new technologies
• More than 50 continuing-education-accredited articles for dentists and auxiliaries
• More than five years experience creating promotional materials for dental practices, dental products, and related services
• Other Major Accomplishments

Positions Held

• Six years as Publications Director for the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)
• Editor/Managing Editor of OSAP's Infection Control In Practice and the OSAP Monthly Focus (1997-2004)
• Seven years as co-editor of The OSAP Report
• Four years as Managing Editor of Dental Products Report Europe, an international trade publication with a circulation of more than 50,000 dentists and dental industry members
• More than five years as Associate Editor and author of the monthly "Infection Control Report" in Dental Products Report, the most lucrative trade journal in the dental marketplace
• Two years as Scientific Writer/Editor for the American Dental Association's Council on Scientific Affairs
• Author, editor, creative director, graphic designer, production supervisor for From Policy to Practice: OSAP's Guide to the Guidelines
• Contributing Editor to Dental Products Report and the Chicago Dental Society's CDS Review

Major Accomplishments | Full Resume (pdf)

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