KEY BISCAYNE, Florida--The Board of The L.D. Pankey Dental Foundation, Inc., also known as The Pankey Institute, has announced the recent election of two new directors. Joining the Board are Gary W. Price, CEO of the Dental Trade Alliance, and Dr. Dale A. Sorenson of Newburgh, Ind.
Price has served as CEO of the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) since October 2000 and is responsible for all association operations and activities, the liaison to professional and trade groups, and public spokesperson for the dental trade. Prior to joining DTA, Price was the Assistant Executive Director, then Chief Operating Officer of the American College of Radiology, a professional society with 33,000 members.
He has also served as Assistant Director of Legislative Activities in the Medical Association of Georgia and Director of the Georgia State Senate Research Office. He is a member of the National Museum of Dentistry Board of Visitors, Board Director of the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Board Director of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Foundation, Board Advisor of the ADA Give Kids a Smile Program, and ADA Foundation Steering Committee member.
Dr. Sorenson is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Dentistry. He has served on the Visiting Faculty of the Institute and is Past President of the L.D. Pankey Alumni Association. Dr. Sorenson is a Past President of the Indiana State Board of Dentistry, is a member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Northeast Regional Board Examiners, American Equilibration Society, American Dental Association, and Indiana Dental Association. He has lectured throughout the United States and Canada including hands-on courses on esthetics, preparation design and technique, and provisionalization.
Chairman of the L.D. Pankey Dental Foundation, Dr. Barry S. Segal, of Aventura, Florida, anticipates that "these individuals will contribute greatly to The Pankey Institute's oversight committees and funding efforts. We are proud to have attracted to our Board individuals of such high professionalism and service."
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