Dr. Ray Storm is currently the State Dental Director for Missouri, a position just recently re-established at the Department of Health and Senior Services through the efforts of the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Delta Dental of Missouri, Missouri Foundation for Health, the REACH Healthcare Foundation, and many other stakeholders committed to improving oral health for all Missourians. Dr. Storm will also be working with MO HealthNet in this role. Prior to his appointment to that position he practiced general dentistry for 32 years in his private practice in St. Peters, Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia, UMKC School of Dentistry in Kansas City, and Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He and his wife fostered the establishment of two non-profits for increasing access to dental care and oral health education both globally and in Missouri. The most recent organization is Give Kids A Smile, which was adopted by the American Dental Association as their premier outreach program for children.
Dr. Storm is a Fellow in the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. He is a two-time recipient of the MDA Dentist of the Year for Missouri. Most recently, he was honored with the Special Alumni Award for Dentistry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for his community outreach programs.