Richard Akin, D.M.D.

General Dentistry

Biography

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Education:

Hazlehurst High School
DMD: University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
B.A. Chemistry/Biology, University of Mississippi

Biography:

Employment

Private Practice of General Dentistry
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, Restorative Department
Professional Affiliations

Fourth District Dental Society
Mississippi Dental Association
American Dental Association
Professional Appointments

Insurance Committee (MDA),1985
Chairman, MDA Advisory Committee to Medicaid, 1984-86
Mississippi Dental Political Action Committee, 1986-88
Other Activities

President of Senior Class, UM School of Dentistry, 1979
Alderman, City of Hazlehurst (Ward 1), 1984-89
Alderman, City of Hazlehurst (Ward 5), 1996-Present
President, University of Mississippi Dental Alumni Association, 1986-87
President, Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce -1986
Chairman, Board of Deacons, First Presbyterian Church, 1984-86, 1990-93
Elder, First Presbyterian Church, 1996-Present
President, University of Mississippi Copiah County Alumni Association, 1983-84
President, Copiah County Ducks Unlimited, 1984, 86, 88
Member, Dean’s Dental Reserve and the Guardian Society
Active in Hazlehurst youth sports: Coach, Little League
Deputy Medical Examiner for Copiah County, 1997-Present
Copiah Educational Foundation
Executive Board, 1994-Present
Chairman, Finance Committee, 1995-96
Secretary, 1996-97
President, 1997-98
Lay Leader, Mississippi Private School Association Committee District IV, 1998-2013
Committee Member, Copiah County American Cancer Society, 1997 “Citizen of the Year,” Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce, 1999