Dr. Karen Foster, Class of 2002

August 15th, 2018

Dr. Karen FosterDr. Karen Foster was installed as president of the Colorado Dental Association during the organization’s 2018 annual session in Crested Butte, Colorado. Foster maintains a pediatric dentistry practice in Aurora and is a clinical associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine’s Special Care Clinic.

Foster’s term as the association’s 132nd president is not her first foray into organized dentistry; she has attended American Dental Association annual meetings as a delegate since 2005 and previously chaired the state’s dental political action committee. Service with the Metro Denver Dental Society board of directors led to a Volunteer of the Year award in 2012, followed by an Exceptional Leadership Award from the state association the following year.

— Jennifer Fuentes