Dr. Sam H. Arazie, Florence, S.C., was elected president of the South Carolina Association of Orthodontists. Other officers are Dr. John W. Tucker Jr., Aiken, president-elect; Dr. Philip W. Bonds, Florence, vice-president; Dr. Harriet C. Reavis, Charleston, secretary; and Dr. Steven Smiley, Spartanburg, treasurer. Dr. Dawes Edwards, Orangeburg, is immediate past president.
Dr. J. Craig Baumgartner, Lake Oswego, Ore., was elected to the American Board of Endodontics of the American Association of Endodontists. Other directors are Dr. Shepard S. Goldstein, Framingham, Mass.; Dr. Robert L. Reames, Arlington, Texas; Dr. Paul A. Rosenberg, New York City; Dr. Richard R. Weiss, Sands Point, N.Y.; Dr. Christopher S. Wenckus, Hinsdale, Ill.; and Dr. Frank J. Wilkinson, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Albuquerque, N.M., received an honorary membership in the American Dental Education Association.
Dr. Steven Chussid, New York City, was appointed director of the Division of Pediatric Dentistry at Columbia University School of Dental Oral Surgery.
Dr. Robert Cooley, San Antonio, received the James Cottone award from the federal Office of Safety and Prevention.
Dr. David K. Curtis, Columbia, Miss., was elected president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Paul A. Reggiardo, Huntington Beach, Calif., president-elect; Dr. Neophytos L. Savide, Palos Heights, Ill., vice-president; and Dr. H. Pitts Hinson, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., secretary-treasurer. Dr. John R. Liu, Issaquah, Wash.; Dr. Ross M. Wezmar, Scranton, Pa.; and Dr. Rhea M. Haugseth, Marietta, Ga., are new trustees.
Dr. Timothy P. LaBrosse, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, was elected president of the Idaho State Dental Association.
Dr. Wayne McMahan, Montgomery, Ala., received the University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Fuller Award.
Dr. William S. Ten Pas, Corvallis, Ore., was hired as vice president of ODS Health Plans.
