Washington Dentist Selected as President Elect of the American Dental Association

CHICAGO, October 18, 2022 — Dr. Linda J. Edgar, a dentist in Federal Manner, Wash., is the brand new President-Elect of the American Dental Affiliation (ADA). Dr. Edgar was just lately elected on the ADA Home of Delegates Assembly at ADA SmileCon™ in Houston, Texas on October 18.

Dr. Edgar has been a member of the ADA since 1992 and was a member of the Home of Delegates from 2005 to 2018. Most just lately, she served because the Eleventh District Trustee of the ADA and on the ADA Council of Dental Apply.

Dr. Edgar can be concerned with quite a few different dental organizations, together with the Washington State Dental Affiliation (WSDA), the Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA), the American Faculty of Dentists (ACOD), the Worldwide Faculty of Dentists (ICD), the Academy of Dentistry Worldwide, the Washington Academy of Common Dentistry and the Academy of Common Dentistry (AGD), of which she was president in 2013-2014.

Moreover, she served as president of the Seattle King County Dental Society from 2010 to 2011. For near 30 years, Dr. Edgar labored in personal follow and has been concerned with the College of Washington College of Dentistry in help of main fundraising for greater than 10 years.

Previous to changing into a dentist, Dr. Edgar was a instructor for 15 years. She was a nationwide class marathon runner finishing over 45 marathons and collaborating within the first Lady’s Olympic Marathon Trials. She has additionally accomplished two full Ironman races. She has practiced basic dentistry together with her husband, Dr. Bryan Edgar, for 30 years and is presently concerned with volunteer organizations which couple persevering with training with growing entry for veterans and the underserved.