At the 2017 Oregon Dental Association’s recent House of Delegates meeting, November 10-11th, Bruce Burton, DMD took office as the 125th President of the Oregon Dental Association. Dr. Burton’s presidential year will focus on collaboration and strengthening TEAM ODA! According to Dr. Burton, “Finding a way to help and attract new leaders to come forward is a must. I am very passionate about our doing everything we can to help leaders develop skills to be effective, and help them enjoy meeting challenges that lie ahead...We have much to be proud of, much still to accomplish, and I am totally committed to supporting ODA’s Core Values to fulfill our Core Purpose.” To review a list of others installed by the 2017 House of Delegates click here. All five of the Resolutions presented to the House were adopted without amendment. A complete 2017 House of Delegates recap will be included in the January issue of Membership Matters.