PDA History - 150 years+ | Page 25

Dr . Ronald Gross | PDA President 1997-1998
My advice to the new dentists today is join us . We need you . But on the other side of the picture , you actually need us more . We are strength in numbers , and without you , numbers diminish and when we go to the legislators and say how many members we have , it ’ s very important . So you need to join so we can be strong for your futures .
* A . B . Robbins
1868-69
Meadville
* Thomas L . Buckingham
1869-70
Philadelphia
* John McCalla
1870-71
Lancaster
* James G . Templeton
1871-72
New Castle
* M . E . Gillespie
1872-73
Pittsburgh
* G . W . Klump
1873-74
Williamsport
* John Hugh McQuillen
1874-75
Philadelphia
* Edwin Tyler Darby
1875-76
Philadelphia
* James Stewart King
1876-77
Pittsburgh
* Charles Sidles Beck
1877-78
Wilkes-Barre
* Cyrus Newlin Pierce
1878-79
Philadelphia
* William D . Magill
1879-80
Erie
* Henry Gerhart
1880-81
Lewisburg
* Charles B . Ansart
1881-82
Oil City
* Jesse C . Green
1882-83
West Chester
Dr . Bernie Dishler PDA President , 2012-2013
“ The single greatest achievement in dentistry is when we realized we could prevent dental disease back in the 60s and 70s when we started teaching patients to floss and care for their teeth for total prevention .”
* Simeon H . Guilford 1883-84 Philadelphia * George Elliott 1884-85 Meadville