A retired Vernon dentist has been recognized provincially.
Dr. Marke Pedersen has been awarded the B.C. Dental Association’s highest award as honourable member in recognition of exemplary and sustained contribution to dentistry in BC.
Pedersen moved to Vernon in 1971 and practiced until December 2013.
During that time, he was president of the College of Dental Surgeons, inaugural president of the B.C. Federation of Dental Societies, served on the Canadian Dental Association board of governors and was recipient of many awards and honourary fellowships.
For the last 13 years, Pedersen was director of the Pacific Dental Conference, which hosts 12,000 dental personnel at the Vancouver Convention Center every spring.
Pedersen was also presented with a lifetime membership in the Thompson-Okanagan Dental association. He was one of five founding directors of the regional association.
