YOU SHOULD KNOW IPPF by Kyle Patton, associate editor, Dentaltown magazine At Dentaltown, we're lucky to meet people who do great things in the name of dentistry, and our recurring You Should Know feature introduces them to our readers. For this installment, we spoke to Marc Yale, the executive director of the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF). Yale, who was diagnosed with mucous membrane pemphigoid in 2007, also has served as a certified peer health coach for the IPPF for nearly a decade. His personal and professional experience makes him a knowledgeable and practical spokesperson for a foundation centered on finding a cure for pemphigoid and pemphigus and improving the quality of life for those affected by the disease. Photo caption. Remember to keep space to edge same as it is here. IPPF Executive Director Marc Yale (second from right) poses with IPPF advocates and members of other patient support and advocacy organizations at Rare Disease Day on Capitol Hill in 2017. Yale's orange sunglasses represent part of the foundation's #healourskin campaign and show support for those affected by pemphigus and pemphigoid. 94 SEPTEMBER 2017 // dentaltown.comhttp://www.dentaltown.com