Utah Dentist Elected Second Vice President of American Dental Association

CHICAGO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJ Smith, D.D.S., who practices
general dentistry in Salt Lake City, Utah, was installed as Second Vice
President of the American Dental Association (ADA) during a recent meeting of
the ADA House of Delegates in Honolulu.

As Second Vice President, Dr. Smith will serve on the ADA Board of Trustees,
which formulates and reviews policies and programs and makes recommendations
to the members of the ADA's governing body, the House of Delegates. In this
capacity, he will play a major role in the ADA's overall objective of
protecting and improving the public's oral health and promoting advances in
dentistry. The ADA consists of more than 157,000 member dentists throughout
the United States and its territories.

Upon completion of his term as Second Vice President, Dr. Smith will
automatically become First Vice President in October 2010.

Dr. Smith's previous responsibilities with the ADA include serving as chair of
the Council on Dental Practice and a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates.
He is a past president of the Utah Dental Association.

He earned his dental degree from the University of the Pacific. Dr. Smith and
his wife have two daughters, and they became first-time grandparents last
year.

Editor Note: Photo available upon request.

About the American Dental Association
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation's
largest dental association, representing more than 157,000 dentist members.
The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the
public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The
ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products
and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the
patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a
valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly
Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the best-read scientific
journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the
Association's Web site at www.ada.org

SOURCE American Dental Association

Lydia Hall, halll@ada.org, or Fred Peterson, petersonf@ada.org,
+1-312-440-2806, both of American Dental Association