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Pennsylvania Dental Association Installs Dr . Gary Davis as President
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Dental Association ( PDA ) recently installed Dr . Gary Davis of Shippensburg , Cumberland County , as its 2021-2022 president , during its annual business meeting .
Dr . Davis has maintained a private practice in Shippensburg for the last 31 years and he is a dedicated leader for both his profession and his community . Prior to becoming PDA President , Dr . Davis served on the PDA Board of Trustees , and previously served as the association ’ s secretary in addition to leading efforts in key areas such as access to care . He has also served as President of the Cumberland Valley Dental Society and the Fifth District Dental Society . Nationally , Dr . Davis has served on numerous ADA councils , and is a Fellow of both the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists .
After receiving his undergraduate degree in Biology from Albright College in Reading , Dr . Davis earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Georgetown University . He has been active in organized dentistry for nearly three decades .
Community and service organizations are very important to Dr . Davis and he enjoys helping those in need , both in his own community and abroad . He is the President , General Chair and one of the founders of MOM-n-PA Dental Missions , a charitable organization that has been treating the underserved population in Pennsylvania since 2013 . MOM-n-PA , which has donated more than 5.2 million dollars of dental services , will host its eighth annual mission this fall after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its postponement in 2020 . The 2021 dental mission will take place Sept . 24-25 at Temple University in Philadelphia .
He is a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Shippensburg , where he has served as President