[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING DR. GENE M. BAINES FOR HIS SERVICES IN THE MISSISSIPPI 
                         HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 9, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Dr. Gene M. Baines of Greenwood, Mississippi. Dr. Baines is the eldest 
of two children. He was educated in the parochial and public schools of 
Leflore County and graduated from Amanda Elzy High School in 1972. He 
received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Tougaloo 
College in 1976. He later attended dental school at the University of 
Mississippi School of Dentistry where he graduated with his doctor of 
dental medicine degree in 1980.
  Dr. Baines has been a practicing dentist in Greenwood for over 23 
years. Prior to establishing his Greenwood practice he was a well 
respected practicing dentist in Jackson, Mississippi for 8 years. He 
has extensive postgraduate training in all aspects of general dentistry 
including cosmetic procedures, endodontic therapy and posthodontics. 
Dr. Baines keeps up with the new advancements in dentistry and chooses 
to offer enhanced state of comfort and improved oral health.
  Dr. Braines serves on the Mississippi Action for Progress Health 
Advisory Committee and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Academy of General Dentistry, National 
Dental Association, Mississippi Dental Society, American Dental 
Association--Give Kids A Smile, and Greenwood Leflore Chamber of 
Commerce.
  Dr. Baines and his wife reside in rural Greenwood where he enjoys 
traveling, woodworking, photography and is a self-proclaimed 
connoisseur of jazz music.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and our colleagues join me in expressing 
my appreciation to Dr. Gene M. Baines of Greenwood, Mississippi for his 
outstanding works in the field of dentistry.

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