Newman Taylor - Old Dominion Dental Society

Newman Taylor Component

Presently the Newman Taylor Dental Society is an inactive component of the Old Dominion Dental Society. This component comprises Northern Virginia/Fredericksburg area. There have been many efforts attempted by Dr. Ronald Tolson and Dr. Winfred Hudgins to generate an interest in reviving this dental society component. This society is in close proximity to Washington, District of Columbia, many African American Dentists opt to participate with the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society of Washington, D.C.

How it Started…

John SmithPresident

Thomas JonesVice President

Henry HigginsSecretary

Mark JohnsonTreasurer

Dr. Newman Taylor

There are other members of the Norman Lassiter Dental Society that have contributed to their profession and community such as:

Dr. McKinley Price

First African American mayor of Newport News, Virginia
Fellow in the Virginia Dental Association, the American College of Dentists, and
the International College of Dentists
Chairperson of Newport News, Virginia School Board

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

Dr. James Watkins

Member of the Virginia State Board of Dentistry for 4 terms
First African American to serve as president of the Virginia State Board of Dentistry
United States Navy Dental Corps and a Commanding Officer
First African American commanding officer of Bethesda Naval Dental Reserve Unit in Bethesda, Maryland

A man without knowledge of himself and his heritage is like a tree without roots.”

Dick Gregory