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Message from the Executive Director (cont.)
We are looking forward to even more exciting things for 2024. We have a resident/new dentist seminar
series scheduled to take place January through June consisting of six different topics (one each month).
Dinner will be included as part of the seminar series. Another record breaking Give Kids A Smile is on
nd
tap for February 2 . If you’d like to volunteer for the 2024 event, please go to our website or use this
link: https://forms.office.com/r/XSSH9iWEKV
We are planning to schedule a lecture on the hot topic of Artificial Intelligence and how it will impact the
way you practice. Watch for announcements concerning this important lecture. GLIDM is scheduled for
April 2-3, 2024, at the Huntington Hilton and promises to be bigger and better than ever with some first
ever lecture topics. Check it out at www.GLIDM.org . Our membership committee is looking to put
together some unique member events as well, so stay tuned.
Yes, 2023 was a very good year…but we’re only getting started!
Stay well,
Gene Porcelli
On the Funny Side... Celebrities with a Dental Connection
Edgar Buchanan was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He
is probably best remembered as “Uncle Joe” in the 1960’s TV series Petticoat Junction.
But what isn’t commonly known is he was a dentist! He and his wife met in Dental School
and both graduated in 1928. In 1939 they moved their practice from Eugene Oregon to
Altadena California. He joined a local playhouse and appeared in his first film at the age of
36. From then on, his wife ran the practice.
Sofia Vergara, best known for her role in TV’s Modern Family and as
a judge on America’s Got Talent, isn’t a dentist, but she did attend
dental school for two years before dropping out and pursuing acting.
Mark Spitz, one of America’s most successful swimmers, was accepted to
dental school in 1972. But after winning 7 gold medals in the Olympics
that same year, he opted for a different career path.
Janet Gardner was the lead singer of Vixen, an all-female hair
metal band during the 1980s known for their hits "Cryin'" and
"Edge of a Broken Heart." Today, she is a dental hygienist.
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