Dr. Charles Poeschl, St. Louis Dentist, Honored with MDA Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Poeschl, a former St. Louis dentist, has been posthumously named the 2024 Missouri Dental Association (MDA) Distinguished Service Award winner. He was honored at the Association’s annual awards banquet hosted during its House of Delegates at Margaritaville Lake Resort, June 21, 2025.
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a member with a long history of exemplary service and dedication to the dental profession and organized dentistry. This commitment and dedication are evidenced by Dr. Poeschl’s 44 consecutive years of membership and during this tenure, service in numerous leadership roles.
He held numerous leadership roles within committees, councils and his Greater St. Louis Dental district as well as being president of both Greater St. Louis and the MDA.
His impressive dedication continued even after the conclusion of his presidencies through volunteer roles. He was an active and well-respected participant of the Greater St. Louis delegation to the MDA House of Delegates from 2007-2017, serving as Greater St. Louis delegation chair twice. Always concerned with legislative issues, Dr. Poeschl also served on the MDA Legislative and Regulatory Committee.
Dr. Poeschl's involvement and support of dental student education further demonstrated his dedication to the profession.
He was a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Endodontics at Southern Illinois University from 2008-2022. He was also past adjunct faculty in endodontics for the St. Louis University Center for Advanced Dentistry, where he also served on eight Thesis Committees for graduate students at the combined SIU/SLU Endodontic Program.
Dr. Poeschl was a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists and Pierre Fauchard Academy.
A valued member, leader, mentor and role model, Dr. Poeschl was truly beloved by colleagues and students alike. Selfless and humble, he never sought acknowledgement. He was a wonderful, kind person who made everyone’s lives better. He cared for people first – always.
He died September 26, 2024 and was a loving husband of the late Mary C. Poeschl for over 48 years and cherished father of M. Drake Poeschl.
Dr. Poeschl was presented the GSLDS Gold Medal Award, the highest honor given by the Society, in 2006. Now, he is honored with the MDA Distinguished Service award, one of the Association’s highest honors.
