1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 194 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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3 | 3 | | recognizing February 20, 2019, as Texas Dental Association |
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4 | 4 | | Legislative Day; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association has more than 9,100 |
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6 | 6 | | members and is the third-largest state dental association in the |
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7 | 7 | | United States; it represents the oral health care providers in our |
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8 | 8 | | state and advocates the highest standards for the profession; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The association was chartered on May 17, 1871; the |
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10 | 10 | | association's Texas Dental Journal was first published in 1883 |
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11 | 11 | | and is the oldest continuously operating dental periodical in the |
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12 | 12 | | Western Hemisphere; following a study by the association on the |
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13 | 13 | | regulation of dental practice in Texas, the first law regulating |
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14 | 14 | | dental practice was passed by the Texas Legislature in 1889; and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the association is to be the "Voice |
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16 | 16 | | of Dentistry in Texas" and to promote high-quality oral health |
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17 | 17 | | care for all Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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18 | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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19 | 19 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Dental Association for |
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20 | 20 | | advocating the highest standards of dental care for the citizens |
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21 | 21 | | of this state and welcome representatives as they celebrate Texas |
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22 | 22 | | Dental Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol; and, be |
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23 | 23 | | it further |
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24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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25 | 25 | | expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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26 | 26 | | Kolkhorst |
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27 | 27 | | ________________________________ |
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28 | 28 | | President of the Senate |
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29 | 29 | | I hereby certify that the |
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30 | 30 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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31 | 31 | | the Senate on February 13, 2019. |
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32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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33 | 33 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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34 | 34 | | ________________________________ |
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35 | 35 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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