Dr. Charles Bertolami, San Francisco, was elected president of the American Association for Dental Research.
Dr. Newton Gordon, Oakland, Calif., was appointed to the Dental Board of California.
Dr. David M. Hasson, Woodbine, Md., was elected president of the Maryland Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Shari C. Kohn, Baltimore, president-elect; and Dr. Tracy A. Bowden, Monkton, secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Georgia K. Johnson, Iowa City, Iowa, was elected president of the Midwest Society of Periodontology. Other officers are Dr. Timothy McNamara, Greenfield, Wis., president-elect; Dr. Timothy Walsh, Berwyn, Ill., vice president; Dr. Hom-Lay Wang, Ann Arbor, Mich., secretary; and Dr. Catherine Bishop, Moline, Ill., treasurer. Dr. William Sorensen, Ann Arbor, is immediate past president.
Dr. Alton W. Moore, Seattle, received the University of Wisconsin School of Dentistry Dean’s Club Honorary Life Member Award.
Dr. Andrew Weber, Glen Carbon, Ill., and Dr. John Bissell, Iowa City, Iowa, received honorable mentions at the Midwest Society of Periodontology Graduate Student Research Forum.
Dr. Vincent B. Ziccardi, New Milford, N.J., was appointed chair of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
