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Klemmedson, Ramsey Share AzDA Dentist of the Year Award
Scottsdale AZ, May 1, 2008: During its 2008 Western Regional Dental Convention at Phoenix Convention Center April 3-5, the Arizona Dental Association (AzDA) named Daniel Klemmedson, DDS, MD (Tucson) and Terry Ramsey, DDS (Scottsdale) “Dentist of the Year.” The selection was made by the AzDA Board of Trustees, comprising dentists from all areas of the state, based upon “outstanding contributions to the profession of dentistry in Arizona.” The award was presented at the AzDA Dental Team Luncheon on April 4 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Master of Ceremonies was Donald Simpson, DDS (Sierra Vista), AzDA Vice President for 2007-2008. Anita Elliott, DDS (Chandler), AzDA President 2007-2008, announced the awards and Dr. Regina Cobb (Kingman), AzDA President-elect 2007-2008, presented the awards. Born in Missoula, MT, Dr. Klemmedson earned his DDS degree from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and his MD from the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Southern California Medical Center and is a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Phi Kappa Phi dental fraternities and Alpha Omega Alpha medical fraternity. He has maintained a private practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Tucson since 1985. Currently serving as Speaker of the AzDA House of Delegates and on the American Dental Association Council on Dental Benefits Programs, Dr. Klemmedson’s service to organized dentistry also includes AzDA President (2005), Delegate to the American Dental Association, Chair-AzDA Council on Budget and Planning, Member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee and Member of the AzDA Services Board of Directors, which provides leadership for AzDA’s wholly owned for-profit subsidiary. Dr. Terry Ramsey received his dental degree from Georgetown University School of Dentistry and completed a residency in Pediatric Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia. He maintains a private practice in Pediatric Dentistry in Scottsdale and is on the staffs of Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Scottsdale Memorial Hospital North Campus. He holds memberships in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Arizona Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Ramsey has served as a member of the AzDA Council on Government Affairs and served as an Alternate Delegate representing the Central Arizona Dental Society to the AzDA House of Delegates. He volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Dental Clinic and the John C. Lincoln Children’s Dental Clinic, as well as for the Arizona Special Olympics. |