Dental News - Wallis begins term as president of California Dental Association

Dental Tribune USA

Sun. 13 December 2015

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., USA: The California Dental Association recently named its new president for 2015-16 as Kenneth Wallis, DDS, a general dentist practicing in Santa Clara for more than 20 years. Wallis succeeds Immediate Past President Walter Weber, DDS. Through member benefits that offer education, practice support, advocacy and insurance products, Wallis said CDA is committed to supporting members in all practice models by helping them succeed in service to their patients and the public.

“As a professional organization, one of our highest purposes is to support excellence in all areas of practice,” Wallis said.

In addition to his role as CDA president, Wallis serves as an advisor for CDA Cares, a volunteer dental program hosted by CDA and the CDA Foundation that provides oral health care services at no charge to people who experience barriers to care. The event, which shines a spotlight on the good work dentists do in communities throughout California educates the public and policy makers about the importance of good oral health and the need for a state Denti-Cal program that works.

“We appreciate the attention oral health is receiving at the state level, and while some initial steps have been taken to improve Denti-Cal, we look forward to making more progress in 2016 to ensure that Californians have access to dental care,” Wallis said.

Wallis, a graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, is past president of the Santa Clara County Dental Society and has served on the boards of CDA, the CDA Foundation and The Dentists Insurance Company. He has been a CDA member for 30 years. Wallis and his wife, Tracy, live in Saratoga and have four children — Greg, Jamie, Tim and Jeff.

(Source: California Dental Association)

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