Dr. Frederic Barnett, Norbeth, Pa., has been appointed chairman and program director of the Albert Einstein Medical Center’s I.B. Bender Division of Endodontics.
Dr. Byron W. Benson, Dallas, was elected president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology for 2007, and Dr. Sharon L. Brooks, Ann Arbor, Mich., was elected vice president.
Dr. Clifton O. Dummett, Los Angeles, received the 2005 Presidential Commendation Award from the University of Southern California Dental Alumni Association for his lifelong contribution to dentistry.
Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, Philadelphia, was one of 64 new members named to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Dr. David S. Williams, Columbia, Tenn., is the 2006 president-elect of the Southern Association of Orthodontists, and Dr. John B. Whitley, Baton Rouge, La., is the secretary-treasurer.
