Dr. Michael Bell, Class of 1978

Dr. Michael Bell, right, with Dr. Jose "Joey" Cazares '85, past president of the Texas Dental Association

Dr. Michael Bell recently received the Lifetime Membership Award from the Texas Dental Association at the organization’s 148th annual meeting in San Antonio.

Life members are at least 65 years old and have been active in TDA for either 30 consecutive years or 40 years total — the same amount of time Bell has been in practice in Austin.

Bell also is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and is a 2002 graduate of the Kois Center, a Seattle-based teaching institution focusing on esthetics, implant and restorative dentistry.