Area dentist to lead colleagues group

9/1/2006

Dr. H. Sam Fick, a Toledo-area dentist, has been named the new president of the Ohio Dental Association while Dr. Kevin Laing of Van Wert, Ohio, was installed as its secretary.

Dr. Fick has worked in dentistry for nearly two decades and served 10 years on the Toledo Dental Society executive committee. This is his third year on the association s executive committee. He also has served as an American Dental Association delegate since 2003.

The Ohio Dental Association serves over 5,400 members, including about 80 percent of the state s 8,000 licensed dentists.