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. Schofield ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 601 was adopted by the House on March 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House