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Westchester, Illinois Dentist Elected to American Dental Association Board
CHICAGO, October 21, 2008—Thomas Sullivan, DDS, who practices general dentistry in Westchester, Illinois, was installed today as Second Vice President of the American Dental Association (ADA) during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in San Antonio.
As Second Vice President, Dr. Sullivan will serve on the ADA Board of Trustees, which formulates and reviews policies and programs and makes recommendations to the members of the Association's governing body, the House of Delegates. In this capacity, he will play a major role in the ADA's over-all objective of protecting and improving the public's oral health and promoting advances in dentistry. The ADA consists of more than 156,000 member dentists throughout the United States and its territories.
Upon completion of his term as Second Vice President, Dr. Sullivan will automatically become First Vice President in October 2009.
Dr. Sullivan's previous responsibilities with the ADA include serving as chair of the Council on Communications and serving as a Delegate to the ADA House. He is a past president of the Illinois State Dental Society and chair of the Illinois State Dental Society Committee on Membership.
He received his dental degree from the Loyola University School of Dentistry.
Dr. Sullivan and his wife, Vicki, are the parents of three children: Kelly, Ryan and Conor Sullivan.
About the American Dental Association
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing more than 156,000 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
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