![Cmda Matters Logo Cmda Matters Logo](https://cmda.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/cmda-matters-logo-150x150-square-7dc78e53dc401befd3bc6aa7c0a23b37-dt048rmcublj.png)
Preventing Touchdowns and Tooth Decay
Dr. Terry Schmidt, who spent more than a decade playing in the NFL before becoming a dentist and CMDA member, chats with Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Bill Griffin on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast.
Meet Our Guest
![CMDA Icon Button White Icon Gradient Bg CMDA Icon Button White Icon Gradient Bg](https://cmda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CMDA_icon_button_white-icon_gradient-bg.png)
Dr. Terry Schmidt graduated from Columbus, Indiana High School in 1970 and attended Ball State University with an undergraduate degree in biology. He was accepted to dental school; however, he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints football team and decided to give the NFL a try. He played 11 years in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears. He attended Loyola University School of Dentistry in Chicago and graduated as co-valedictorian in 1989. He completed a GPR residency at the North Chicago VA Medical Center and then was hired as a staff dentist. During his 29 years as a VA dentist, he served as a staff dentist, resident director and chief of dental service. He worked at four different VA’s in North Chicago, Illinois; Tampa, Florida; Asheville, North Carolina; and Mountain Home, Tennessee. During his career as a VA dentist, he participated in multiple medical mission trips to countries in Central and South America and Africa.
RESOURCES
![](https://cmda.org/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/img/pixel.png)