Dr. D. Lawrence Brock, Gainesville, Fla., received the American Academy of Periodontology’s 2007 Educator Award.
Dr. Priscilla Chang, Chicago, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
Dr. Bruce Donoff, Boston, was elected president of the Board of Directors Executive Committee of the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni, San Francisco, received the first honorary doctor of dental surgery degree from Louisiana State University.
Dr. Henry A. Gremillion, Gainesville, Fla., was named a University of Florida College of Dentistry Teacher of the Year.
Dr. Steven A. Guttenberg, Washington, is the 2007 president of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Board of Regents. Other officers are Dr. J. Thomas Lanka, Schenectady, N.Y., president-elect, and Dr. Joel Rosenlicht, Manchester, Conn., vice president.
Dr. Krista Marie Jones, Edmund, is the new president of the Oklahoma Dental Association. Other officers are Dr. Jandra Mayer-Ward, Vinita, president-elect; Dr. C. Rieger Wood, Tulsa, vice president; Dr. Robert Phillips, Midwest City, secretary-treasurer; Dr. Stephen Glenn, Tulsa, speaker of the house; and Dr. Raymond Cohlmia, Oklahoma City, journal editor.
Dr. Ralph Kaslick, New York City, received Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine 2007 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
Dr. Brian Kenyon, Novato, Calif., was honored with the Distinguished Faculty Member Award by the American College of Dentists Northern California Section.
Dr. Robert S. Laurenzano, Rockville, Md., is the 2007 president of the American Association of Dental Consultants. Other officers are Dr. George M. Koumaras, Roanoke, Va., president-elect, and Dr. Lawrence M. Hoffman, St. Louis, secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Keith Morley, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is the new president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Beverly Largent, Paducah, Ky., president-elect; Dr. William C. Berlocher, Corpus Christi, Texas, vice president; and Dr. John R. Liu, Sammamish, Wash., secretary-treasurer.
Dr. James E. Mulvihill, Boston, was elected to the board of directors of National Dentex Corp.
Dr. Gene Sbalchiero, Chicago, was named head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
Dr. Bruce H. Seidberg, Syracuse, N.Y., is the first dentist to be elected president of the American College of Legal Medicine.
Dr. Michael Sesemann, Omaha, Neb., was elected vice president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Dr. Peter J. Theodorou, New York City, received the New York State Dental Association’s 2007 New Dentist Leadership Award.
Dr. Daniel J. Thomas, Leawood, Kan., was awarded the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations for his dedication and leadership qualities in community service.
Dr. Keiko Watanabe, San Francisco, was named valedictorian at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
