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What would you tell your colleagues , students and others who hesitate to attend this event ?
Dr . Amanda Hemmer , Philadelphia
“ I would tell colleagues who hesitate to come to this event that it ’ s actually a very important event . It ’ s really important especially to help protect our profession and our patients . I think some of the hesitation is because it is a weekday and you may have to close your office , but you ’ re given the date well ahead of time so there is enough time to plan ahead and prepare for this . It ’ s actually one of the most important things that the Pennsylvania Dental Association does .”
What would you tell your fellow students and others who hesitate to attend this event and why you came today ?
Alexandra Massik , University of Pittsburgh , 2015
“ It ’ s definitely worthwhile because after hearing a little bit about what the PDA does for dentistry in the state of Pennsylvania I thought it was really beneficial to come and see it in action and see what they do . It is such an important part of our profession to support these people and what they do because they are the reason why we ’ re able to practice and why dentistry is such a great field to work in . They are the ones helping us out and they deserve all of our support .”
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