The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) is proud to announce that William A. MacDonnell is the 2009 recipient of the Leonard M. Monheim Distinguished Service Award.
ASDA has identified a need to recognize dentists who have made outstanding contributions to the discipline of anesthesiology, benefiting the dental profession. This Distinguished Service Award is named in honor of Leonard M. Monheim, D.D.S., whose many contributions to the art and science of anesthesiology and visionary leadership helped lay the foundation for a specialty in anesthesiology for dentistry.
“Bill MacDonnell has dedicated his career to furthering the profession of dental anesthesiology. His tireless work on behalf of dentist anesthesiologists make it only fitting that he receive the Society's highest award,” said ASDA's President Christine Quinn, DDS, MS
William A. MacDonnell, DDS is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Dentistry and completed his residency in anesthesiology and Fellowship in NeuroAnesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Bill served as a staff anesthesiologist/assistant professor at the John Dempsey University Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and Medicine from 1978–1983 prior to entering private practice. Active in organized dentistry he served on the Board of the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA), a past President of the CSDA, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, and the Horace Wells Club. Past chair of the CSDA Annual Session Council and has been a member of both the CSDA and ADA House of Delegates
The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) comprises a group of dentists who have completed a minimum of two years of full-time postdoctoral training in anesthesiology that enables them to perform a full range of anesthesia services in a dental office setting. Uncooperative and precooperative children and those with special needs have been able to safely and humanely receive comprehensive dental care in their own dentist's office for many years with the services provided by dentist anesthesiologists.