Abstract
The Michigan Dental Association encourages members to seek political office. Why? Having a member dentist hold an elected office improves the profession's visibility and builds relationships with other elected officials and community leaders who can support dentistry's goals. A dentist-legislator becomes a resource with their legislative colleagues when they debate health policy, regulations, and business initiatives. Having member dentists on the inside provides receptive ears when the Association advocates for the profession's needs and priorities.
To give insight into what public service by a dentist looks like, the Journal interviewed two colleagues who have made that commitment, State Representative Steven Bradley, DDS, a Republican serving Iowa's 66th District, and Republican State Representative Jane Gillette, DDS, MPH. who represents Montana's 64th District
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Rupprecht, W. Erick DDS and Aronoff, Lynn
(2023)
"Running for Political Office: These Dentists Did . . . How About You? Insights from Two Dentist-Legislators,"
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association: Vol. 105:
No.
4, Article 2.
Available at:
https://commons.ada.org/journalmichigandentalassociation/vol105/iss4/2
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