Pittsfield Dentist Named Volunteer Hero by the Massachusetts Dental Society
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dr. Thomas J. Sakshaug was recently recognized as a William McKenna Volunteer Hero by the Massachusetts Dental Society, a statewide organization serving nearly 5,000 member dentists.
Dr. Sakshaug was acknowledged by his peers for substantial contributions to organized dentistry at both the state and local district levels.
Sakshaug, who has been practicing dentistry in the Berkshires for 30 years, has been a member of the Berkshire District Dental Society for 30 years, serving as treasurer for the past 13 years. He has also volunteered extensively with Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Berkshires, a Great Barrington-based organization that provides care for working, low-income residents in the county.
In a non-dental capacity, he has volunteered with the Berkshire Environmental Action Team and the American Chestnut Restoration Project. Locally, he also has served as campaign manager for Mayor Linda Tyer, vice chair on the Conservation and Animal Control Commissions in Pittsfield, and is current chair of the Airport Study Committee.
Sakshaug is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry. He resides in Pittsfield with his wife, Kathleen Ochs Sakshaug.
The Volunteer Hero award is given in memory of the late Dr. William H. McKenna, who was a driving force behind the development of the Yankee Dental Congress and considered by many to have been a model of volunteerism within the MDS.
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