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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 |
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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 May / June 2010 • Volume 77 , Number 3
Features
17 National Children ’ s Dental Health Month Sparkles Statewide By Amber Wickard , Communications Coordinator
27 Data Breach : Will It Happen to You ? By Taiba Solaiman , Risk Management Analyst , TDIC
Departments
5 |
Impressions |
7 |
Letters to the Editor |
9 |
Government Relations |
11 |
Membership Matters |
15 |
Insurance Connection |
33 |
Cyber Salon |
35 |
In Memoriam |
37 |
It ’ s Your Money |
39 |
On the Lighter Side |
41 |
Continuing Education |
43 |
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 © 2010 , Pennsylvania Dental Association .
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