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Obviously, the enactment of water fluoridation isgoing to be a priority. Access to care is another issuethat I feel the LDA can be proactive with, all thewhile avoiding government interference. The LDA hasdone a great job in protecting the issues of dentistry.I want to make sure that we keep doing our partto let our members practice the way that they feelis best for their patients. The LDA has had greatleadership in the past, and I hope to work diligentlyin order to fit into the shoes of my peers who havegone before me in leading this great organization.Anne Foy (left), Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Dr. Charlie Foy.the ADA. It was an eye-opening experience as a lotof the other states have a number of problems thatwe have not had to deal with. I credit this to ourability to head off a lot of problems before they gettoo far along in the legislative process, and I believethis is due to our strong legislative presence and ourreputation for working for the good of our profession.What are your future predictions fororganized dentistry, as well as dentistry as aprofession?Organized dentistry will face serious challengesin the future if government tries to become an allencompassingentity. The ADA is investigating addinga new team member to the traditional dental office.We need to make sure that we keep striving for thebest treatment that we can provide to our patientswithout interference from outside agencies. Anychanges to the traditional team should proceedcautiously and with foresight into what is best for ourpatients and the profession.Dr. Foy’s girls, Anne (back) and (from left) Sarah, Catherine and Elizabeth.Spring 2009 15