Scranton District Dental Society names Justin Burns as president

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SCRANTON &#8212; Justin Burns, DMD, of Clarks Summit, has been named president of the Scranton District Dental Society (SDDS). Burns was officially sworn in by past president Dr. Joseph Karam during a society general meeting.A native of the Scranton area, Burns graduated from Valley View High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry.While at Temple, he received the Harold Carson Award for Excellence in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and participated in mission trips to Venezuela and Haiti. He completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia where is served as Chief resident from 2009 to 2010.Burns is a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons, Pennsylvania Dental Association and Scranton Dental Society. He practices with Valley Oral Maxillofacial Surgery in Scranton and resides in Gouldsboro with his wife, Erica, and their children, Emma, Noah and Madeline.