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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 41
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To commend Dr. Velma Hunter Jackson, DDS, for her many contributions made to the
greater Baton Rouge area.
WHEREAS, Dr. Velma Hunter Jackson has served in several professional positions
including director of the dental clinic with Health Power Associates, Inc. from 1972 to 1973;
and
WHEREAS, she provided an active role in public health activities, including dental
health education and care for patients in underserved communities in New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson served as director of community relations with the
University of Detroit Dental Center from 1973 to 1974; and
WHEREAS, she advised junior and senior dental students on opportunities to pursue
community-based programs, and was instrumental in the planning and organizing of the
Satellite Dental Clinic Program to prepare senior dental students for work as private
practitioners; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson was the clinical instructor for Wayne State County
Community College in Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1976; and
WHEREAS, she provided specialized training for dental assistants and hygienists to
prepare them for expanded duties in an office setting through clinical and theoretical
learning experiences in the areas of dental anatomy, oral pathology, operative dentistry and
dental materials; and
WHEREAS, from 1977 to 1979, she initiated detailed implementation of technical,
preventative and evaluator aspects of public health dentistry while at the Franklin Child
Health Center in Detroit, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, from 1977 to 1978, as director of dental services, she provided
supervisory and administrative oversight of the DMIC-PRESCAD services for the Wayne
County Community Civil Service Commission in Detroit, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, since 1979, Dr. Jackson has a private practice, Renaissance Smiles, in SR NO. 41 ENROLLED
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, providing extensive family practice dentistry to a patient volume
that exceeds twenty thousand; and
WHEREAS, Renaissance Smiles focuses on cosmetic dentistry and Smile Design and
provides services for a diverse population of children and adults; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson received her bachelor of science in Biology in 1968 from
Fisk University, and her doctorate of dental surgery in 1972, from Meharry Medical College
in Nashville, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, she belongs to numerous professional dental societies and organizations
including the American Dental Association, the National Dental Association, and the
Louisiana Dental Association; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson has received numerous honors and awards including the
American Academy of Oral Pathology Award, the Oral Surgery Department Award, the
Martin Luther King Fellowship Award, and was a 1984 nominee for the YMCA Woman of
the Year; and
WHEREAS, she has served on numerous social, civic and religious affiliations
including the Audubon Girl Scouts Council board of directors, the Playmakers of Baton
Rouge Board of Directors, founder and executive director of A Place of Refuge, and past
president of Jack & Jill of America; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2012, Dr. Jackson will be honored by the Greater Baton
Rouge Chapter of the MeHarry National Alumni Association for the contributions she has
made and continues to make to the citizens of the Greater Baton Rouge area.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby congratulate and extend sincere appreciation to Dr. Velma Hunter Jackson,
DDS, for her many contributions to the greater Baton Rouge area and all the lives she has
touched, taught, and healed in the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Dr.
Velma Hunter Jackson, DDS.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE