Virginia Dentist Assumes Presidency of the American Dental Association
CHICAGO, October 6, 2009—Ronald L. Tankersley, D.D.S., who practices oral and maxillofacial surgery in Newport News, Williamsburg and Hampton, Va., was installed as president of the American Dental Association (ADA) and will lead the 157,000-member organization’s efforts to protect and improve the public’s oral health and promote advances in dentistry.
Dr. Tankersley’s installation took place today during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in Honolulu. He previously served as ADA president-elect.
Dr. Tankersley served a four-year term as a member of the ADA Board of Trustees representing the Sixteenth District, which includes North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. As a trustee, Dr. Tankersley served as board liaison to the Dental Economics Advisory Group, the Committee on the New Dentist, the Council on Access, Prevention & Interprofessional Relations and the Council on Ethics, Bylaws & Judicial Affairs.
Dr. Tankersley’s previous responsibilities with the ADA include serving as chair of the Council on Dental Benefits, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Advisory Committee on the Code, the Diagnostic Coding Committee, the Standing Committee for Diversity and the Dental Content Committee. In addition, Dr. Tankersley participated on the ADA’s Future of Healthcare/Universal Coverage Taskforce.
Dr. Tankersley is a former president of the Virginia Dental Association, Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Southeastern Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
.
