"Founded in 1949, the Russell W. Bunting Periodontal Society is the oldest periodontal society in the country (if not the world). The society is dedicated to promote and encourage the advancement of sound periodontal principles in the practice of dentistry throughout the world; to evaluate the state of dental science, art and literature and to promote mutual improvement and understanding among its members."
| Russell W. Bunting Periodontal Society Founding Members |
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David Keates - President Joseph Barkley - Secretary Edger James - Treasurer Harry Bame C. Mark Gilson William Hannon Edger Honey Albert Law Leo Lipton |
Harry Luton Harold Rattner Zar Reader James Robinson Romie Romine Ignatz Uhrie Max Winslow Clyde Wolf |
| Life & Honorary Members | |
W.F. Adgate Thomas Bander George Bettman Alfred Bloch Henry Brown Peter Bucklin Raul G. Caffesse Michael Comar Melvin Conn David Cooley Douglas Crossman Milo Danzeisen Harold Dix H. Ward Fountain Sheldon Frankel C. Mark Gilson Dorthy Hard William G. Henige Robert Hosack Thomas H. Johnson David W. Keates *Donald Kerr Clarence Kevwitch Jerome Kornhiser * Deceased |
H. J. Kruska John S. Larder Herman M. Lifton H.J. Luria Harry H Luton John B. Meade John G. Natsis Walter W. Niemann Robert L. Overholdt *Sigurd P. Ranfjord Richard A. Shick Sheldon Simons John L. Sinclair, Sr. Zand Skalsi Frederic N. Smith Otis Smith Mirdza Sneiders Ralph Sophiea Richard J. Tatro Leon R. Tindall, Jr. Lawrence Uhrie Samuel Ursu Carl T. Woolley Richard Youngs |
| Past Presidents | |
1949-50 David Keats 1950-52 *Edgar James 1952-53 James Robinson 1953-54 C. Mark Gilson 1954-55 *Max Hart 1955-56 *Joseph Barkely 1956-57 *Harold Rattner 1957-58 Clyde Wolf 1958-59 Harry Luton 1959-60 Walter W. Niemann 1960-61 *Leo Lipton 1961-62 *Walter Hannon 1962-63 Gloria J. Kerry 1963-64 *Harry Bame 1964-65 Zar Reader 1965-66 John Meade 1966-67 *Albert Law 1967-68 Richard Shick 1968-69 Alan Bush 1969-70 *Max Winslow 1970-71 William Henige 1971-72 William Carlisle 1972-73 Raymond Otto 1973-74 Peter Bucklin 1974-75 Oliver Marcotte 1975-76 *Danial Crockett 1976-77 Carl Woolley 1977-78 Robert McKenney 1978-79 Duane Wacker 1979-80 Allan Padbury * Deceased |
1980-81 Phillip Doyle 1981-82 Daniel Cox 1982-83 Terence Comar 1983-84 Robert McLandress, Jr. 1984-85 Michael Comar 1985-86 Eldon Bradham 1986-87 Raul Caffesse 1987-88 David Jackson 1988-89 Frederic N. Smith 1989-90 R. Bruce Champion 1990-91 Robert L. Hosack 1991-92 William P. Sorensen 1992-93 John H. Kobs 1993-94 Kenneth Hillenburg 1994-95 Ronald M. Thompson 1995-96 Larry DeGroat 1996-97 R. Craig Deiderich 1997-98 Stephen E. Soehren 1998-99 Robert J. Weisenburger 1999-00 Mark E. Frenchi 2000-01 Roger A. Vander Beek 2001-02 Glen Hahn 2002-03 Larry Uhrie 2003 Paul Van Raaphorst 2004 Lorraine Hanna 2005 Peter Leone 2006 Robert Eber 2007 Stacy Garrison |