Interfaith Dental Clinic
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600 Hill Avenue, Suite 101
Nashville, TN 37210
Organization Details

Executive Director


Executive Director Dr. Rhonda Switzer- Nadasdi DMD
E-mail rhonda@interfaithdental.com
Term Start February 1995
Rhonda's Experience: Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi was born in Treherne, Manitoba, Canada and graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degree in 1991. She completed a post-graduate residency program at the VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY. Since then, Dr. Switzer-Nadasdi has spent her entire dental career overseeing dental programs for the poor. She served as the head of dentistry at a fly-in health center in the sub-arctic location of Churchill, Manitoba (the Polar Bear Capitol of the World) from 1992-94. She also worked as a staff dentist for the Department of Health in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1994-95 where she treated children of low-income families, people with mental disabilities and people in nursing homes and prisons. Dr. Switzer-Nadasdi became the first employee of the Interfaith Dental Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee in 1995 and has served as leadership since. During her tenure, the clinic has grown from a two-chair operation located in a church basement to a 2-clinic, 26-chair facility with a staff of nearly 50, caring for more than 3,000 patients annually. She was recently inducted into the International College of Dentists, an honor reserved for 3% of dentists worldwide. Dr. Switzer-Nadasdi is a Past President for the Nashville Dental Society. She chairs the Council on oral health initiatives of the Tennessee Dental Association, founded and chairs the Middle Tennessee Oral Health Coalition, and now has a seat on the Council on Access and Interprofessional Relations of the American Dental Association.

Senior Staff


Name Title
Andrea Stilwell Chief Officer of Education & Engagement
Beverly Grant Chief Development Officer
Cecily Vann Chief Financial Officer
Jeff McCormick Senior Director of Stewardship
Dr. Melissa Meier DMD Chief Program Officer
Holly Plemons Chief Officer of Statewide Initiatives

Staff

Full Time Staff 54
Part Time Staff 3
Volunteers 180
Contractors 0
Retention Rate 94%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers 3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted? August 2021
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? No

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for... Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation Year
Bridges to Care - Safety Net Provider 2001
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network 1996
Nashville Dental Society 1994
NowPlayingNashville.com 2009
Primary Care Association of Tennessee 2007
Tennessee Alliance of Oral Health Advocates 2013
Tennessee Charitable Care Network 2014
United Way Member Agency 1996
Volunteer Administrator's Network 2009

External Assessments and Accreditations

Assessment/Accreditation Year
Christian Community Health Fellowship 2009

Awards


Award / Recognition Organization Year
2016 Women of Influence - Dynamic Duo. Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi and Andrea Stilwell Nashville Business Journal 2016
Award Winner Healthy Nashville Summit 1997
CEO of the Year - Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi CNM Salute to Excellence Awards 2015
Community Service Award Tennessee Medical Association 1999
Dr. Rhonda Switzer, Finalist, Women of Influence Nashville Business Journal 2012
Dr. Sigmund Gruenwald Humanitarian Service Award - Dr. Rhonda Switzer Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry 2007
Finalist - Baptist Healing Trust Compassionate Care Award CNM Salute to Excellence Awards 2016
Finalist, Baptist Healing Trust, Healing Charity Award CNM Salute to Excellence Awards 2010
Finalist, CEO of the Year - Dr. Rhonda Switzer, CEO CNM Salute to Excellence Awards 2006
Finalist, Dentist of the Year - Dr. Rhonda Switzer Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry 2008
Finalist, The Frist Foundation Award of Achievement, Team Building CNM Salute to Excellence Awards 2009
Golden Apple Award American Dental Association 2009
Health Care Heroes Award Winner, Community Leader - Dr. Tom Underwood, Founder, Interfaith Dental Clinic Nashville Business Journal 2010
Humanitarian of the Year - Dr. Tom Underwood, Founder, Interfaith Dental Clinic American Dental Association 2007
Oral Health Hero DentaQuest 2005
Silver Medal - Henry Schein Cares Henry Schein 2017
The Becky Darby Award in Leadership United Way of Williamson County 2013
The Lucy Hobbs Project Humanitarian Award Benco Dental 2013
CFO of the Year Finalist- Cecily Vann CNM Salute to Excellen Awards 2021
Impact Award-Dr. Rhonda Switzer Nadasdi Tennessee Charitable Clinic Network 2022

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments


The patients that we care for have advanced oral disease processes that have often gone on for years. The care is expensive to provide and requires advanced skills by the dental team. Only the most skilled, qualified and compassionate providers are hired or approved as volunteers. We set our goals in all areas of clinical care and safety above the standard. As stewards of community gifts, the clinical team and the patient work together to eradicate and prevent future disease. Each patient is cared for individually, with respect, dignity and love. Interfaith Dental is the perfect balance of clinical excellence and compassion.