88R18848 BHH-D
By: Schofield H.R. No. 601
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas Harrison has been named the 2022 Texas
Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of General Dentistry; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Academy of General Dentistry
selects one dentist as Texas Dentist of the Year, the
organization's highest honor; nominees are chosen by local chapters
of the Texas Dental Association and the Texas AGD throughout the
state; and
WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, Dr. Tommy Harrison owned a
private group dental practice in Katy, where he continues to
provide exemplary care to his patients; in addition, he is an
assistant professor in the Department of General Practice and
Dental Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston School of Dentistry, and he further serves UTSD as
a PACE Practice Consultant and as a member of the Faculty Senate,
the Dean's Admissions Committee, and the Mosaic team; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harrison has held leadership positions in a
number of professional organizations, including serving as
president of the Texas Dental Association and of the Greater
Houston Dental Society; among his many accolades are the Texas
Dental Association Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service and
three Texas Dentist of the Year nominations; and
WHEREAS, Through his outstanding commitment to his
profession, Tommy Harrison has earned the admiration of his
colleagues and patients alike, and he may indeed take pride in his
receipt of this well-deserved honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas Harrison on his
selection as 2022 Texas Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of
General Dentistry and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success with his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.