The Pennsylvania Dental Association Dental Identification
Team (PADIT) is activated to the scene of the Executive
Air crash at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Airport. Nineteen
people died in this crash of a charter flight from Atlantic
City. This call to action represented the third activation for
PADIT since its formation.
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2001
2000
One of three planes hijacked in the
terrorist attack on the United States, United
Flight 93, crashes in Shanksville, Somerset
County. On September 12 PADIT members
were activated to the scene to identify the
victims of the crash.
2001
The National Disaster Medical System
(NDMS) honors PADIT as one of
the recipients of its Outstanding
Achievement Award, recognizing
PADIT’s activation and assistance with
the identification of the victims of the
Executive Air crash at the Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre Airport on May 21, 2000.
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2001 2001
PDA’s House of
Delegates votes to
eliminate funding for
the Statewide Dental
Marketing Program
and discontinue the
program after two
years. The Erie City Water
Authority, with a vote of
7-2, deemed it to be in the
best interest of the public
to fluoridate the city’s
water, the culmination of
efforts dating all the way
back to the 1960s.
2001
2002
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