[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2366]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO DR. GREGORY PAGE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor 
Dr. Gregory Page. A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Page earned his 
undergraduate degree in zoology at Howard University and received his 
doctorate degree in dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania. 
Foregoing a lucrative career in Philadelphia's high class dentistry 
circles, Dr. Page packed his bags and began his professional career in 
Harlem, NY.
  Dr. Page, after 31 years, has achieved extraordinary accomplishments 
in improving dental hygiene in New York and abroad. He served as the 
director of dental services for an Aid to Dependent Children's (ADC) 
program in the South Bronx administered through the Health Insurance 
Plan of New York. He also has volunteered as a dental missionary in an 
underserved region of Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. Additionally, he 
is also a past president of the Harlem Unit of the American Cancer 
Society.
  Dr. Page, as an adjunct associate professor in the Dental Hygiene 
Unit at Hostos Community College, has been directly or indirectly 
involved in the training of over six hundred dental hygienists, many of 
whom provide direct care to inner city communities like Harlem and the 
South Bronx. The program has consistently boasted a better than 90 
percent passing rate on all national, regional and State board 
examinations.
  Dr. Page also serves as a police surgeon with the New York State 
Police Investigators Association, as a charter member of the Honorary 
Deputy/Police Commissioners Foundation of New York City, and has been 
inducted as an honorary member of the Honor Legion of the New York City 
Police Department. He also maintained a full time dental practice in 
Harlem for over twenty-five years.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Dr. Gregory Page for his 
extraordinary accomplishments in elevating the level of quality dental 
care in Harlem and the South Bronx.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Dr. Gregory Page.

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