Tulsa County Dental Society celebrates 2009 annual awards banquet

    March 30, 2009
    New officers were installed and achievement awards given for outstanding service to the community and dental profession.

    The Tulsa County Dental Society held its annual awards banquet March 10 at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa, Okla.

    New officers were installed and achievement awards given for outstanding service to the community and dental profession.

    Included in the evening's ceremony were two Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services awards that recognized outstanding charitable dental service for mentally/physically disabled and elderly citizens in eastern Oklahoma.

    The 2008 recipients of the Zarrow Families Foundations/Tulsa County Dental Society Presidential Award were Dr. Gary Kuenning for outstanding service by a general dentist. Meanwhile, Dr. Roman Lobodiak, a Tulsa prosthodontist, received the specialist's award.

    These two dentists provided restorative care that helped change the lives of patients they treated. This service was accomplished at both dentists' offices.

    Dr. Kuenning and Dr. Lobodiak are volunteer members of Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, a program that provides charitable dentistry.

    Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services was formed in June 2003 by a group of concerned dentists along with other Tulsa professionals.

    Some 227 eastern Oklahoma dentists are volunteer members in the program. Charitable giving has exceeded $2.46 million in donated dental care to 1,280 economically disadvantaged individuals.

    If you would like more information about Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, go to Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services.

    To read more about Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, go to Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services.

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