Dr. Tom Willis

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  Thomas T. Willis, DMD
  
  Dr. Thomas T. Willis received his received his Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.He completed a general practice residency and served on active duty for 5 years in the US Army Dental Corps.
  
  A retired Major, he has practiced dentistry in Decatur since 1982.Dr. Willis is a member of the American Dental Association, Alabama Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry and the Wilson-Chanault Study Group.
  
  Dr. Willis has been a member of the Academy of General Dentistry since 1979.During this time he was awarded the Fellowship in 1987 and the Mastership in 2003 for his commitment to continuing education throughout his carreer in dentistry.The Fellowship award is given to the dentist after completion 600 hours of CE.The Mastership award is given to the dentist after completion of an additional 600 hours, of which 400 hours must be hands on participation courses.There are only a few hundred general dentists in the nation that have obtained the mastership level.He has been a member of the American and Alabama Dental Associations since 1978.He was awarded the Silver Certificate for 25 years of consecutive membership in 2003.
  
  Dr. Willis is a member of First United Methodist Church in Decatur, AL., where his practice is located and volunteers with Boy Scouts of America.He and his wife Jane have 5 children and 3 grandchildren.

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  Tom Willis, a boy scout volunteer, stated that it appeared someone was listing false members to boost enrollment, because 20 scouts on the membership list all had the last name of Doe.Willis, a dentist from Decatur, Alabama, also serves on the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council.

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  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.
  
  Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way or to make paid Boy Scout recruiters look better.
  
  "It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.

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  But another board member, Tom Willis, said the charges of discrepancies
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  There is even a term for fake troops: "ghost units," Willis said.
  
  Willis, a five-year board member, said he recently saw a roster of 135units in his home Arrowhead District, which includes Morgan, Lawrenceand Limestone counties.Only about half of those are real, traditionalgroups, he contends."I pretty much know what units are out there," hesaid.
  
  He said donations garnered through inflated numbers go to funding thecentral administration and not individual troops or programs forchildren.
  
  Willis said the FBI investigation follows a growing distrust by somevolunteers of the paid leadership of the council.
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  debt, Willis said.
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  Willis said he helped organize a meeting in November that grew intothree meetings of a group of more than 100 volunteer scouting leaders,who on Dec. 1 presented a list of about five or six concerns to outgoingboard president John D. Johns and the incoming president, Willis said.
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  Willis said he believes the FBI investigation will turn up "extremelysignificant" errors.
  
  "It's sad when our basic foundation is what it is, and we get intosomething like this," he said.
  
  He said that the volunteer committee has good motives for challenging

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  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.
  
  Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way or to make paid Boy Scout recruiters look better.
  
  "It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.
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  But another board member, Tom Willis, said the charges of discrepancies
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  There is even a term for fake troops: "ghost units," Willis said.
  
  Willis, a five-year board member, said he recently saw a roster of 135units in his home Arrowhead District, which includes Morgan, Lawrenceand Limestone counties.Only about half of those are real, traditionalgroups, he contends."I pretty much know what units are out there," hesaid.
  
  He said donations garnered through inflated numbers go to funding thecentral administration and not individual troops or programs forchildren.
  
  Willis said the FBI investigation follows a growing distrust by somevolunteers of the paid leadership of the council.
  ...
  debt, Willis said.
  ...
  Willis said he helped organize a meeting in November that grew intothree meetings of a group of more than 100 volunteer scouting leaders,who on Dec. 1 presented a list of about five or six concerns to outgoingboard president John D. Johns and the incoming president, Willis said.
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  Willis said he believes the FBI investigation will turn up "extremelysignificant" errors.
  
  "It's sad when our basic foundation is what it is, and we get intosomething like this," he said.
  
  He said that the volunteer committee has good motives for challenging

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way.
  
  "It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.
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  "I would say the numbers are probably inflated 30 to 40 percent in our council," Willis said.

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way.
  
  "It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.
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  "I would say the numbers are probably inflated 30 to 40 percent in our council," Willis said.

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way."It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way or to make paid Boy Scout recruiters look better.
  
  "It was just so blatant.They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.
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  "I would say the numbers are probably inflated 30 to 40 percent in our council," Willis said.

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  Collins, Mahan and Willis Announce BDEA Candidacy
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  Drs. Cary Collins (Huntsville), Michael Mahan (Brierfield) and Thomas Willis (Decatur) have announced their candidacy for the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama.
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  Decatur general dentist Thomas Willis graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1977.He completed a U.S. Army General Practice Residency at Ft. Benning, Georgia from 1977-1978 and served as an active duty dentist from 1978-1982 at Fox Army Hospital in Huntsville.In 1982 he opened his general practice in Decatur. He is an active member of ALDA and the Eighth District Dental Society, as well as the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD).He was awarded an AGD Fellowship in 1988 and Mastership in 2003.Dr. Willis has served on the Dental Advisory Board of Calhoun Community College, Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Committee and has been active in the Boy Scouts of America as a volunteer leader and as an executive board member of the Tenneese Valley Council and the Greater Alabama Council.He also holds the rank of Eagle Scout.Dr. Willis and his wife, Jane, have five children and three grandchildren.He is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Decatur.
  
  Ballots for the Board election will be mailed to all licensed dentists along with their license renewal information in October.

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