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Honoring Oklahoma Dental Association's
Year Members
Each year, the ODA honors dentists who have been members of the Association for a significant amount of time. Dentists who have maintained their membership for 25, 35 and 50 years are gifted pins to celebrate these milestones.
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These 50-year members were invited to attend the ODA House of Delegates meeting in April to be honored by their peers and receive their certificate of acheivement.
2023 Oklahoma Dental Association 50-Year Members
Dr. Thomas Gilbert
Dr. Stanley Groom
Dr. James Hackler
Dr. Jay Hodges
Dr. Richard Homsey
Dr. Nicholas Hunter
Dr. Richard James
Dr. William Johnson
Dr. Robert Livingston
Dr. Claud McKee
Dr. James Nicholson
Dr. James Osgood
Dr. Stanley Groom
Dr. James Roane
Dr. Gregory Watkins
Dr. Scott Waugh
Dr. Gary Youree
Dr. Stanley Groom graduated from Washington University in 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri. While Dr. Groom was practicing he enjoyed helping people, solving problems, and volunteering his time and services through Donated Dental Services, Mother Theresa Clinic, Give Kids a Smile, and OkMOM. Dr. Groom even had the opportunity to practice along side his late father, Dr. Hal Groom, who was also a member of the ODA. After getting married and retiring in 2017, Dr. Groom and his wife, Dawna, live happily in Bradenton, Florida. In his free time, Dr. Groom enjoys partaking in the occasional Triathlon, and even had his lifetime best 1/2 Ironman distance race last December in Daytona.
Dr. Ben Johnson
Dr. Ben Johnson graduated from Baylor University in 1969. After graduation, Dr. Johnson bravely served our country in the US Navy, which then led him to return back to Baylor to attend Endodontic graduate school and graduate in 1973. During his career, Dr. Johnson practiced in Tulsa, Oklahoma and enjoyed the friendships he created while practicing, and more importantly, enjoyed relieving patients of pain. One of Dr. Johnson’s favorite memories of his career is coming in 2nd place at table clinic on carrier based gutta percha obturation in the early to mid 70’s at one of the ODA meetings.
Dr. James B. Roane attended the University of Oklahoma for his undergraduate degree, attended Baylor University for his DDS degree, and finally completed his Endodontic Residency and MS degree from Ohio State University. Dr. Roane has achieved many accomplishments in his career including becoming a founding chairman of the Department of Endodontics at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, becoming certified as Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, becoming a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and much more. Dr. Roane established Endodontic Practice Associates in 1977 in Norman, Oklahoma and retired in 2014.
Dr. Gregory Watkins graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1973 after completing his pre-dental education at Oklahoma Baptist University. Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee, Dr. Watkins had the opportunity to teach first year dental students. Following that time, Dr. Watkins moved back to Duncan, Oklahoma to begin dental practice. In his final 10 years of practicing dentistry, Dr. Watkins worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Those final years of practicing were very satisfying for Dr. Watkins because he got to provide care to our veterans and had the distinct honor of mentoring young dentists, just like the start of his career.
