Information about the Dental Society
The Humboldt-Del Norte Dental Society is a component of the California Dental Association (CDA). The CDA, in turn, is a constituent of the American Dental Association. California Dental Association dentists have pledged to meet standards of practice and ethics in addition to those required by law. Specifically, they have pledged to:
- Place the needs of patients before needs of the practice.
- Continually improve standards of care for all patients.
- Serve only the true dental needs of patients.
- Improve the dental health of residents in the community.
- Maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills.
- Allow other dentists to clinically review patient treatment.
- Diligently oversee and direct the activities of other dental team members in the office.
- Share new knowledge with colleagues
| President: | Sam Kennedy, DDS |
| President-elect: | Ronald Ruchong, DDS |
| Secretary-Treasurer: | David Browning, DDS |
| CDA Trustee: | Steven Schonfeld, DDS, PhD |
| Immediate Past President: | Robert Fischer, DDS |
| Editor: | David Browning, DDS |
Committee Chairs:
| Cal-D-Pac: | Michael Belluscio, DDS |
| Continuing Education: | Steven Schonfeld, DDS, PhD |
| Community Health: | George Epperson, DDS |
| Ethics: | Volunteer Needed! |
| HDNDS On-Line: | Steven Schonfeld, DDS, PhD |
| Librarian: | George Epperson, DDS |
| Membership: | Richard Wolven, DDS |
| National Children's Dental Health Month: | Brad Tucker, DDS |
| Peer Review: | Jack Hemmert, DDS, Barry Lee, DDS & Roger Miller, DDS |
| TDIC Scholarship: | Ronald Ruchong, DDS |
| Well Being: | John Winzler, DDS |
| Ralph Davis, D.D.S. |
| Kerisa Elloway, D.D.S. |
| Alan Samuel, D.D.S.
Executive Secretary: Rebekah Hubler |