PDA 150TH ANNIVERSARY
Dr. Cynthia L. Schuler
What advice I would give young
people today? I would say and
do as I always say: join in, get in
early, volunteer – you have
many riches to obtain from
fellows in our great profession.
Don’t stick your head in your
office. Poke it out the door,
down the street, around the
corner. These are your friends
not your competitors. Stick with
organized dentistry. It’s an
institution worth joining. Don’t
let outside interests draw you
away as they do not have the
longevity to back them. We
have brand recognition it just
needs more of you to join and
help us dust it off a bit.
Dr. Dennis Charlton served as statewide
NCDHM chair from 1992-1996.
Dr. Elliott D. Maser
Dr. Charles Weber
PDA President 2004-2005
What have I enjoyed most
about PDA? I can tell you for
sure – the camaraderie, the
friendships we’ve made, the
knowledge we’ve gained – the
knowledge I gained allowed me
to move on to the ADA and
represent you as your trustee
for five years. It was a
wonderful opportunity not only
to learn about PA, but also
around the rest of the country.
I’ve developed many
friendships that we still
maintain and it’s been a
wonderful opportunity and a
wonderful experience.
Having been a member of the
PDA for 42 years and a
delegate/alternate for
approximately 30 years, my
most vivid memories are of the
Fun Runs. In the ‘early days’ the
man to be feared was delegate
and then ADA Trustee Bill
Booth, who would routinely
wax the tail of all of the younger
runners. Weather meant
nothing for the runners, from a
late snow the middle of April in
Philadelphia that finished at the
Art Museum ‘Rocky Stairs’ to
running in the rain and down
pours through Pittsburgh along
the river; each was an
adventure. I guess I had the
‘honor’ of being the Fun Run
chair for about 10 years in a
row, finishing when the PDA
held its last HOD meeting. I still
treasure the plaque given to me
by then President Don
Hoffman…Best wishes to all
of my friends.
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