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News | Obituary

Dr. Alfonso J. Perna

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Al Perna on July 30,
2020 in Binghamton, NY. He was a graduate of Binghamton Central
High School, Holy Cross College, and the University of Buffalo School
of Dental Medicine. He also completed a dental internship at the E.J.
Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo. He returned to Binghamton in 1966
and began to practice dentistry with his father and later with his son.

Dr. Perna was a past president of the Broome County Dental Society,
The Sixth District Dental Society, and the New York State Dental
Association. He was Executive Director Emeritus of the Sixth District
Dental Association which he served for over 25 years, retiring in 2016.
In addition, he was a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a
Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He was also a Member of the Pierre Fauchard
Society.

For those of us who knew Al, our sentiment can be summed up by the words of Dr. Mark
Feldman: “I will miss his unique personality and wisdom and his general love for life.” Dr. Perna is
survived by his wife of over 55 years, Theresa, five children and thirteen grandchildren.

Condolences Also to the Family of Dr. Jerome Cohen

Dr. Jerome Cohen passed away on September 22, 2019. He was a longstanding member
(retired life member) of NCDS and had graduated from NYU in 1968. We express our
sincere condolences to his wife Sherry Cohen.

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