Dr. Yakir Arteaga, New York City, received the New York State Dental Association Council on the New Dentist’s 2005 New Dentist Leadership Award.
Dr. Robert L. Boyd, Mill Valley, Calif., received the Dr. Frederick T. West Endowed Chair in Orthodontics from the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
Dr. Bruce A. Burton, Hood River, Ore., was elected president of the Academy of General Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Bruce R. DeGinder, Williamsburg, Va., president-elect; Dr. Vincent Mayher, Mount Laurel, N.J., vice president; Dr. David Halpern, Columbia, Md., secretary; Dr. Kevin D. Anderson, Jamul, Calif., treasurer.
Dr. Anthony Caputo, Tucson, Ariz., was elected president of the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists. Other officers are Dr. Joel Weaver, Columbus, Ohio, president-elect; Dr. Christine Quinn, Los Angeles, vice president; and Dr. Lee M. Lichtenstein, Holmdel, N.J., treasurer.
Dr. Teresa A. Dolan, Gainesville, Fla., was honored with the American Association of Women Dentists, 2005 Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award.
Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz, Houston, was named the 2005 Texas Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Jay P. Malmquist, Portland, Ore., was elected president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Other officers are Dr. W. Mark Tucker, Tampa, Fla., president-elect; and Dr. Lee D. Pollan, Pittsford, N.Y., vice president.
Dr. John Rosenthal, Portland, Ore., received the Distinguished Service Award; and Dr. Bryan C. Edgar, Federal Way, Wash., Dr. Carol A. Wooden, Smyrna, Ga., and Dr. Howard Cooper, Gurnee, Ill., received the Life Long Service Recognition Award from the Academy of General Dentistry.
