Dr. Brian Black, Loma Linda, Calif., received the Academician Award from the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry.
Dr. Marcia Boyd, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, received honorary ADA membership from the ADA Board of Trustees.
Dr. Terry Dickinson, Richmond, Va., was appointed to the Commission on Health Reform by Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
Dr. Charles Goodacre, Loma Linda, Calif., received Loma Linda University School of Dentistrys first Kenneth Wical Advanced Prosthodontics Excellence Award.
Dr. Eric Hovland, New Orleans, received the Outstanding Dental Leader Award from the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Donald E. Johnson, Atlanta, was elected president of the International College of Dentists and Dr. James E. Felix, Akron, Ohio, was elected president of the U.S. section of the ICD.
Dr. Charles McCallum, Vestavia Hills, Ala., received the 2006 ADA Distinguished Service Award from the ADA Board of Trustees.
Dr. Howard I. Mark, West Hartford, Conn., received the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2006 Community Service Award for Fellows/Members.
Dr. John M. Stovall, Ft. Worth, Texas, was named 2006 Texas Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. W. Mark Tucker, Tampa, Fla., was installed as president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.