Awards & Achievements
Give Vets a Smile Expands in Second Year
Members in our Second District held their Second Annual “ Give Vets a Smile ” day on November 18 to help veterans who didn ’ t have dental insurance and had limited financial resources . The event tripled services from the first year and expanded the program to three counties – Montgomery , Bucks and Chester ). Five dental offices treated 21 veterans and provided more than $ 22,000 of dental care .
Left to right are : Michele Gargen , PAL Director of Youth Programs , Chief William Kelly , Chief of Police , Dr . Cary Limberakis , Dr . Jay Freedman , Lt . Kelly Warner , Head of Community Policing , Jan Harris , Dr . Freedman ’ s Office Manager and GKAS Coordinator .
Montgomery-Bucks Members Honored for Community Fundraiser
Dr . Jay Freedman organized the Give Vets A Smile event in November .
PDA members Dr . Cary Limberakis and Dr . Jay Freedman were honored in October as part of an annual community fundraiser for the Police Athletic League . In five years they have donated $ 57,000 in services .
LEGISLATIVE CHECKUP WEEK
September 11-15
For good oral health , you recommend your patients see you twice a year . For good legislative health , we recommend you visit your local legislators at least twice a year .
Schedule An Appointment with your local representative and senator the week of SEPTEMBER 11-15 in their hometown offices and see how they score on our issues . You can even coordinate with your colleagues to make these visits together .
You ’ ll get to rate how “ healthy ” they are on our issues . Will they get a clean bill of “ health ” or need follow-up and care ?
PDA will supply all the information you need for you to prepare and make your visits a success .
Questions ? Need information ? Contact Marisa Swarney , director of government relations at ( 800 ) 223-0016 , ext . 116 , or mss @ padental . org .
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