USA Section
Foundation Projects
Your Foundation at Work
It is difficult for us in our
hi-tech world, to comprehend the obstacles our founding
fathers had to overcome to create the International College
of Dentists over 70 years ago. It was their vision and
determination to promote the education and communication
needs of their developing profession that has set the
standard for its continuing success world-wide. This year we
celebrate its 71st anniversary and the 13th anniversary of
the USA Section Foundation. Through the generosity of Life
and Active Fellows of the USA Section it has grown in
assets.
The Foundation reflects the
innovative spirit of the College and the fellows that have
endowed it. A Foundation has remarkable flexibility because
it can respond to a need as it becomes manifest, it can
strike out quickly in a new direction, and it can give in a
single community or throughout the world based on the action
of its Trustees.
Where
have the USA Section Foundation Grants Been Made and Why?
Annual
Free Continuing Education Conferences
There have been 16 well-attended free conferences held in
various parts of the US staffed by current
state-of-the-art speakers from regional dental schools.
This was the first mission of the Foundation and recent
conferences have been completely filled.
Career
Options in Dentistry
This partnership between the UNC School of Dentistry and
the Foundation will allow those who seek dentistry as a career
the opportunity to choose that facet of the profession
which will permit them to contribute and thrive in
tomorrow's radically changing health care environment.
Christian
Dental Society
Funds to rebuild and upgrade dental equipment used by
Christian Dental Society volunteers who travel to remote
areas around the world to provide dental treatment to
people who have no access to dental health care.
Child
Abuse Prevention Project
A three year speaker program sponsored by the Foundation
and presented in different areas of the US and Europe by
Dr. Lynn Mouden. This program continues under independent
sponsorship.
Samuel
D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry Internship
An annual grant to support a dental intern to organize and
catalog the multitude of archival items presented to the
museum.
Latvian
Library Project
Providing dental books and periodicals to the Institute of
Stomatology Library that was in desperate need.
St.
Louis Health Center
An outstanding health theater of long standing that
continues to grow.
Mongolian
Dental Health Project
A country of three million people and one dental school.
This was a joint project funded by the Foundation and Past
President of the College Dr. Heun-Taik Jhee of Seoul,
Korea.
The
North-South Dental Health Initiative
Funding the Task Force Representative, Dr. Lloyd Phillips,
for travel to participate in the development of a dental
education program in the Spanish-speaking world.
Clinical
Scholarship to Brazil
The selection and funding of a dentist to travel and work
in a Brazilian jungle dental clinic with other health care
professionals. This is a cooperative project between the
Michigan Constituent and the Foundation.
ICD
Speakers for ICD South American ICD Continuing Education
Update
Program Funding for travel by an ICD speaker twice
annually to participate in an ICD-sponsored continuing
education programs in three to four countries.
Community
Dental Health Project in Cameroon, Africa
Assist in the funding of a dental treatment program for
people there.
"Big bang for the
buck"
Our projects had their start in 1961 when our USA Section
had accumulated sufficient reserve funds to enable us to
embark on USA Section projects proposed by our visionary
leaders. Proposed projects to benefit the Section's
membership, the College, the profession and the dental
health of all people were studied to determine their purpose
and financial feasibility.
Our projects have grown considerably in number. As a member,
you are a part of the projects and are urged to support and
participate where possible.
Dental Journalism
Seminar
The College jointly sponsors with the American
Dental Association and the American Association of
Dental Editors this seminar that provides an insight for
participants in writing, editing, management, computer
publishing and other phases of journalism. The Seminar is
a motivating force for improved dental publications.
Outstanding Leaders In
Dentistry
The International College of Dentists presents a VHS video
taped series by Outstanding Leaders
In Dentistry reviewing their accomplishments and
presenting their views on the dental profession.
Clinicians, practitioners, researchers, and educators who
have contributed significantly to the profession of
dentistry are recognized in these videotapes. Important
events in their lives provide human interest aspects with
historical value. The videotapes include why they chose
dentistry as a career, the factors that influenced the
character and timing of their contributions, their views
of dentistry's past and future from their own historical
perspective.
Outstanding Leaders in Dentistry videotapes are intended
for use by professional associations, dental schools,
libraries, and those who have a personal interest in the
profession of dentistry.
This historical record can complement dental school and
continuing educational courses or be used as presentations
at professional meetings. Some of the forty subjects
interviewed are no longer with us. Tapes are available for
purchase for schools, constituents, educational programs
or presentations at professional meetings.
Dental Journalism Awards
Held annually this program recognizes and awards
outstanding dental journalism by editors in and out of the
dental profession.
In their 28th year, these awards encourage improvement in
content, coverage, format and quality. The four categories
in the awards are: Golden Scroll for showing the most
improvement during the year in content and format; Golden
Pen for the most outstanding article or feature; Golden
Pencil for the most creative and effective use of
illustrations or other graphic arts; and Special Citation
for presenting an unusual treatment. There are two
divisions in each category for large and small to medium
budgets and honorable mentions in each category. Golden
Publication is the award for the best overall dental
publication. All aspects of the other categories will be
considered in judging for this award.
Visiting Scholar Room
The newest USA Section project is the "Visiting
Scholar's Room" located in The
Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry in
Baltimore, Maryland. This room was established in the
Library of the Museum through a gift of $50,000, and will
be the repository of another project of the USA Section,
the Audiovisual Series "Outstanding Leaders in
Dentistry." The Museum opened in June 1996.
Videotapes are available for viewing in the Room.
International Student Exchange
This project was initiated in 1990 to improve and increase
international relations at the student level by providing
a professional and cultural exchange between dental
schools in the USA and in other countries. The objective
is to experience and study dental education and dental
delivery systems to better appreciate the dental culture
internationally. The program provides an excellent
opportunity for a USA junior dental student to travel and
spend three weeks in a pre-selected foreign dental
teaching facility. A student from the foreign dental
school would then return the visit to the USA. This has
been a very popular project. Additional opportunities are
available.
International Clinicians Program
Academic interchange is the purpose of this project. The
objective is to exchange scholarly lecturers to share
professional knowledge between the USA and other
countries. The host country supplies the cost of housing,
meals, etc., while the clinician is there. Although in its
21st year this project is under-utilized and
under-financed.
Senior Dental Student Award
This award recognizes the senior student who has shown
outstanding achievement and academic and professional
improvement during the years as a student of dentistry.
Chosen by their faculty, the student is given a plaque
from the U.S.A. Section. An award is given at each U.S.
dental school.
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