title: Presidentially speaking.
abstract: One of the Founders of the Massachusetts Dental Association (which would become the Massachusetts Dental Society upon its incorporation in 1865), Dr. Ira A. Salmon served as the Association's first leader. At the Associations first Annual Meeting in May 1864, Dr. Nathan C. Keep was elected President. Since then, 148 dentists have followed in his footsteps and served in the organization's highest role. The President is nominated by the Society's Nomination Committee and elected by the House of Delegates. Presidents are also required to serve as the Society's Vice President, President-elect, and Immediate Past President.
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*