A local dental practitioner, Dr. D. Scott Aldinger,

D.D.S., was inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists at the 82nd Annual Convocation in Las Vegas, Nev. on Oct. 10.An honorary organization for the recognition of outstanding and meritorious service to the profession and community, the College presented Dr. Aldinger with a membership plaque, a gold lapel pin and a gold key symbolic of this Fellowship for conspicuous service rendered and the art and science of Dentistry.In an impressive cap and gown ceremony, almost 300 dentists from the United States were inducted into the College at this year's ceremony witnessed by hundreds of members and guests. The College, with representative chapters in more than 80 countries, has over 11,000 members, including about 6,500 in the United States.