Bill van Dyk is a full time private practicing general dentist in San Pablo, California and serves as an associate professor at the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry. He graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1973; served three years in the U.S Army; and purchased a practice in 1976. Bill was instrumental in the development of the American Dental Association (ADA) Success Seminar Series to dental school students, giving them real world information on starting a dental practice. He served on the ADA Council on Dental Practice for seven years and is a member of both the American and the International College of Dentists. He currently serves on the Doctors Medical Center District Board and is the incoming President of the San Pablo Rotary. Bill has served on the Contra Costa College Foundation Board for over 15 years.