CDA Members Receive Humanitarian Awards from ADA and AGD
Longtime CMDA members Dr. William Kane and Dr. T. Bob Davis were recently honored by the two most prominent US dental organizations, the American Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry with their respective humanitarian awards in 2025. Out of over 200,000 active dentists in the US, it’s truly amazing that both of these award winners are a part of our CDA membership. Their common goal is to honor Christ through the dental profession, and the Lord has greatly blessed their efforts in multiple areas of personal and professional ministry.
About Our Guest(s)
Dr. William Kane, DDS, MBA, graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1980. He maintains a general practice in rural Dexter, Missouri. In addition to practicing dentistry, Dr. Kane’s interest and passion have been in the area of recovery and wellness. Dr. Kane credits Organized Dentistry’s well-being with saving his life, as well as lives of hundreds of his dental colleagues. Dr. Kane served as Chairman of the Dental Well-Being Committee for the Missouri Dental Association from 1987 to 2016. Additionally, Dr. Kane served as a member of the Dental Wellness Advisory Committee (DWAC) with the American Dental Association. Dr. Kane is very familiar with issues facing dental professionals and patients with addictive diseases and has published articles and presented them in this area. He also completed an MBA in 1992 from Southeast Missouri State University. In 2013, Dr. Kane was selected by the Missouri Dental Association as “Missouri Dentist of the Year”. In May of 2016, Dr. Kane was appointed to serve on the Missouri Dental Board as President in 2018 and 2019 and currently serves as Vice President. Also currently, he is the Representative of the Missouri Dental Board on The Prescription Drug Monitoring Task Force. Dr. Kane co-founded The Smiles of Hope Clinic in Dexter, Missouri in 2010, which provides emergency dental care for individuals who have difficulty accessing care. Smiles of Hope has treated over 11,000 patients and provided over $10 million of dental treatment. A second location for Smiles of Hope was opened in 2024 in Fenton, Missouri. Many of the patients are veterans and some patients travel over 1,000 miles due to inability to find affordable treatment locally. This clinic also serves the recovery house and inmate populations. Dr. Kane received The American Dental Association 2025 Humanitarian Award. A great passion of Dr. Kane is mentoring pre-dental students and dental students as they begin and progress through dental school. In his free time, Dr. Kane is a water-fowl hunting enthusiast and enjoys traveling with his family.
Dr. T. Bob Davis is a native of Troy, Alabama, USA, a graduate of Samford University majoring in Chemistry, a graduate from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree, and a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry. Having served as Captain in the U.S. Air Force for 2 years, he has practiced general dentistry for over 52 years in Dallas, Texas. Married to his wife Janis in 1969, they have 3 children and 7 grandchildren who live within 30 minutes of each other! The vocation of dentistry has allowed him to serve leadership roles in the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, and Academy of Dentistry International. As a Fellow of the four major dental honor societies, he served as President for the Academy of Dentistry International 2016-2017 and served as the 1991 Chairman of the Dallas Mid-Winter Dental Convention plus the 1997 Chairman of the Lone Star Dental Conference. Having lectured internationally and having been quoted in publications, some of his favorite honors include being named by his Texas peers as “Texas Dentist of the Year 2014”, the American Dental Association’s “Humanitarian 2018” Award, and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations Servant of Christ 2020 Award. His avocation of music is well known, having recorded over 13 albums of his piano stylings, being the convocation pianist for over a decade for the Academy of General Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry International, and now for the International College of Dentists. Another passion is a commitment to dental missions, having taken over 1,500 dental students, 500 dentists, 500 hygienists/assistants/staff on one of his 45 plus years of dental mission trips to Mexico and Central America plus India. Sharing knowledge, skills, and talent while mentoring is part of his lifestyle.
