PDA Central Office
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Camille Kostelac-Cherry , Esq . Chief Executive Officer ckc @ padental . org
Mary Donlin Director of Membership med @ padental . org
Marisa Swarney Director of Government Relations mss @ padental . org
Rob Pugliese Director of Communications rap @ padental . org
Rebecca Von Nieda Director of Meetings and Administration rvn @ padental . org
Leo Walchak Controller ltw @ padental . org
Board Committees Legend
✸ Executive Committee ✸✸ Chairman
✰ Budget , Finance & Property ✰✰ Chairman
● Bylaws Committee
●● Chairman
EDITORIAL Board Dr . Daniel Boston Dr . Allen Fielding Dr . Marjorie Jeffcoat Dr . Kenneth G . Miller Dr . Andres Pinto Dr . Deborah Studen-Pavlovich Dr . James A . Wallace Dr . Charles R . Weber Dr . Gerald S . Weintraub
Pennsylvania Dental Journal
The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Dental Association July / August 2011 • Volume 78 , Number 4
Features
13 Highlights of PDA ’ s 143 rd Annual Session
37 Meet PDA President Dr . Dennis J . Charlton By Rob Pugliese , Director of Communications
48 PDA Distributes Inaugural Great Idea Awards at Leadership Symposium By Jessica Forte , Component Relations Manager
Departments
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Impressions |
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Government Relations |
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Membership Matters |
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Insurance Connection |
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In Memoriam |
52 |
Awards & Achievements |
53 |
Continuing Education |
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Classified Advertisements |
The mission of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal is to serve PDA members by providing information about topics and issues that affect dentists practicing in Pennsylvania . The Journal also will report membership-related activities of the leadership of the association , proceedings of the House of Delegates at the annual session and status of PDA programs .
PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL ( ISSN 0031-4439 ), owned and published by the Pennsylvania Dental Association , 3501 North Front Street , Harrisburg , 17110 , is published bi-monthly : Jan / Feb , Mar / Apr , May / June , July / Aug , Sept / Oct , Nov / Dec . Address advertising and subscription queries to 3501 North Front Street , P . O . Box 3341 , Harrisburg , 17105 . Domestic subscriptions are available to persons not eligible for membership at $ 36 / year ; International subscriptions available at $ 75 / year . Single copies $ 10 . Periodical postage paid at Harrisburg , PA . “ The Pennsylvania Dental Association , although formally accepting and publishing reports of the various standing committees and essays read before the Association ( and its components ), holds itself not responsible for opinions , theories , and criticisms therein contained , except when adopted or sanctioned by special resolutions .” The Association assumes no responsibility for any program content of lectures in continuing education programs advertised in this magazine . The Association reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason . Copyright © 2011 , Pennsylvania Dental Association .
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