PDA 150TH ANNIVERSARY
Dr. Les Levin
PDA President 1982-1983
Initially I became a member of the
PDA for a variety of reasons. I was
aware of the dental association as a
result of information I heard while in
dental school, plus what I gathered
from an uncle who was an
orthodontist in my home town of
Baltimore. Out of curiosity I attended
some local meetings and met some
members, particularly Nick Gentile
and John Lathrop, who I eventually
became close to in my local society, the
Dental Society of Chester County and
Delaware County. I attended many
meetings, again out of curiosity, and
early on I was chosen to be editor of
that society’s newsletter. I enjoyed
gathering information for that
publication and thereby was exposed
to other similar sources of info.
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