Summary: Former ADA Vice President Vincent U. Rapini, DDS, died in January.
Key Takeaways:
- Rapini served as ADA vice president from 2019 to 2021, after serving for 8 years as a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates.
- A dentist, Rapini was a member of the faculty of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.
Vincent U. Rapini Jr, DDS, former vice president of the American Dental Association (ADA), died January 18, 2025, according to ADA News. He served as vice president from 2019 to 2021 and as a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates from 2011 to 2019.Â
Rapini, a dentist, was also a past president of the MIssouri Dental Association and Greater St Louis Dental Society.
A graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry, Rapini practiced in University City and later Webster Groves, Mo. He retired from private practice in 2017. He was a member of the clinical faculty at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.