In the News

As reported by The Hartford Courant, March 8, 2008.

Professor Honored For Work In Dental Field

By Owen Canfield

Dr. Howard Mark, a clinical professor in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, was recently presented with the James W. Etherington Award for his numerous contributions to the dental profession. The award was presented at the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston.

Mark has actively served the dental profession on countless levels. He is a past president of the Hartford Dental Society, a past president of the New England Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a past president of the medical staff of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He has served as secretary, vice president and president of the American Association of Dental Editors. He is a trustee for the McManus Fund of the Hartford Dental Society, and is on the board of directors of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine's Society of Alumni and Friends. He is also president and founder of the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative, a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing oral health services for underprivileged individuals throughout the state.

Mark and his wife, Sheila, live in Farmington and have four children and 12 grandchildren.