About the SDDS

Mission

The mission of the SDDS is to provide dentists with a forum to discuss pertinent issues that relate to the practice and regulation of dentistry as it pertains to the health and general well being of the communities we serve.

The SDDS is a voluntary organization comprising approximately 150 local member dentists. It is a constituency of the American Dental Association (ADA), the largest and oldest national dental society in the world, and the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA). The SDDS oversees activities like Children’s Dental Health Month, public education, school visitations, and continuing education for dentists.

Past Presidents of the SDDS

Dr. Leidy R. Reel – 1919
Dr. Leidy R. Reel – 1920
Dr. Archibald D. Preston – 1921
Dr. Edward Reyer – 1922
Dr. William L. VanBuskirk – 1923
Dr. Edwin L. Brown – 1924
Dr. Daniel S. Gardner, Sr. – 1925
Dr. John J. Brogan – 1926
Dr. Robert A. Goodall – 1927
Dr. Horace D. Birchard – 1928
Dr. Maximillian S. Bresch – 1929
Dr. Terrence A. McMahon, Sr. – 1930
Dr. Hugh L. Burns – 1931
Dr. Howard L. Davis – 1932
Dr. Martin J. Boland – 1933
Dr. William A. Lawler – 1934
Dr. Thomas A. Eynon – 1935
Dr. Bernard Shair – 1936
Dr. Theodore P. Fuhrer- 1937
Dr. Joseph C. Manley – 1938
Dr. Stanley C. Grabowski – 1939
Dr. Saul Levy – 1940
Dr. E. Harold Finnerty- 1941
Dr. Henry W. Brandt – 1942
Dr. J. Dillon Nickey – 1943
Dr. Walter H. Fordhan, Sr. – 1944
Dr. Donato D. Mecca – 1945
Dr. Alan E. Davis – 1946
Dr. John P. Jones – 1947
Dr. Harry N. Maslak – 1948
Dr. Walter C. May – 1949
Dr. Joseph Newman – 1950
Dr. Edward J. Thomas – 1951
Dr. Frand W. Nash – 1952
Dr. Elsie Cole – 1953
Dr. Nicholas M. Tacij – 1954
Dr. Frank B. Gardner – 1955
Dr. Fred C. MacNamara – 1956
Dr. William A. Rose – 1957
Dr. Daniel S. Gardner, Jr. – 1958
Dr. Anthony J. Perry – 1959
Dr. Robert M. Butler – 1960
Dr. Nicholas D. Saccone – 1961
Dr. Walter H. Fordham, Jr. – 1962
Dr. Albert Klein – 1963
Dr. Joseph K. Driebe – 1964
Dr. Edward J. O’Donnell – 1965
Dr. Peter Yestrumskas – 1966
Dr. John C. Specker – 1967
Dr. Terrence A. McMahon, Jr. – 1968
Dr. George J. Castanzo – 1969
Dr. Stanley Goldberg – 1970
Dr. Michael J. Smirne – 1971
Dr. C. Willard Taylor, Jr. – 1972
Dr. Frank A. Agnone – 1973
Dr. Dale Collins – 1974
Dr. Richard C. Rushmore – 1975
Dr. Peter Pavuk – 1976
Dr. Eli Stavisky – 1977
Dr. James L. Burne – 1978
Dr. Joseph T. Kelly – 1979
Dr. J. Anthony Quinn – 1980
Dr. Albert F. Giallorenzi – 1981
Dr. Andrew J. Voinski – 1982
Dr. William P. Yeomans – 1983
Dr. John N. Gershey, Jr. – 1984
Dr. Howard Fragin – 1985
Dr. Charles Potter – 1986
Dr. Richard S. Jones – 1987
Dr. William B. Foster – 1988
Dr. Albert E. Stofko – 1989
Dr. William L. Smith, Jr. – 1990
Dr. Frank M. Cianci – 1991
Dr. Jan C. Stampien – 1992
Dr. Kenneth G. Miller – 1993
Dr. John F. Erhard – 1994
Dr. John R. Mariotti – 1995
Dr. William A. Marchese – 1996
Dr. Frank A. DiNoia – 1997
Dr. P. Joseph Perrotti – 1998
Dr. Gary G. Wadsworth – 1999
Dr. Lawrence F. Gallagher – 2000
Dr. Bryan J. Frantz – 2001
Dr. Joseph N. Legg – 2002
Dr. Stephen X. Solfanelli – 2003
Dr. Joseph A. Gronsky – 2004
Dr. Calvin K. Heinrich – 2005
Dr. Brian Kerr – 2006
Dr. Miriam C. O’Malley – 2007
Dr. Christopher J. Kotchick – 2008
Dr. Joseph T. Kelly, Jr. – 2009
Dr. Mark A. Giallorenzi – 2010
Dr. Todd M. Angelo – 2011
Dr. Matthew A. Zale – 2012
Dr. Amy Cravath – 2013
Dr. Joseph Karam – 2014
Dr. Justin Burns – 2015
Dr. Stephanie Hanyon – 2016
Dr. Kurt Wadsworth – 2017
Dr. Charles Scrimalli – 2018
Dr. Mary Grace Rizzo-Fryzel – 2019
Dr. Samantha Abod – 2020
Dr. Thomas Langan Jr. – 2021
Dr. Alphonse Matrone – 2022
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