March/April 2018 | Page 42

15O PDA PRESIDENTS

Dr. Alex McKechnie in his“ bicentennial” address to the PDA House of Delegates, June 1976

Two hundred years ago, our ancestors confronted people they considered outsiders, because of an alleged interference of their considered rights. Today, outsiders are looking over the shoulder of dentists and we just don’ t like it … While some people are looking at the next century or more with time capsules, predictions, and the like, you the leaders, must view tomorrow, next year and perhaps, at the most, the coming 10 years with exceptionally clear minds, measured judgments and wisdom. Issues must be faced positively and without rancor.

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