Officers, ICD Phillipines Section
2008

RECENT NEWS

Maria Teresa D. Amador to Lead Section IX in 2008

I am deeply honored and privileged to be given the opportunity to head this prestigious organization of renowned dentists in our country. Very few are given such recognition and I feel it is my duty and obligation to share something, which will be mutually beneficial to our profession and our countrymen.

Being in the academe for more than half on my life, I believe that the career of a professional commences in the acquisition of knowledge. So foremost in my project for the year 2008 as President of the ICD Philippines Section Inc. is to organize a Faculty Development Program.

Faculty members from different dental colleges in our country will be invited for a seminar on the latest trends in the Methodology of Teaching Dentistry. The end in view of this exercise is to encourage and motivate would be dentists their proficiency in dentistry.

With regards to our countrymen, we will adopt an orphanage to give dental education and treatment not only to the orphans but also to the helpers and sisters who takes care of them. The other is the municipality of Cainta, where we will be installing free dentures to the poor people in that municipality.

Projects started by the previous leadership of ICD will be continued like our coordination with Gawad Kalinga and the leadership training for graduating dental students.

One of my projects includes the encouragement of all Fellows to invite more dentists with leadership potentials to be members of the ICD. Let us seize this rare opportunity as part of ICD to avail the bountiful benefits derived from this international organization such as invaluable information regarding state of the art and innovative dental practices, sharing experiences between and among members of international sections and regions of the ICD by being interconnected through the internet to fully develop the organization’s international capabilities.

Indeed, with the invaluable help and cooperation of our members and officers, past and present, I see no reason why we cannot succeed in our noble endeavor.

Let me wish all Fellows of the ICD worldwide, a fruitful year ahead.

2007 MEETINGS

40th Annual Convocation and Banquet
January 28, 2007
Diamond Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Manila

Guest of Honor, Senator Francis N. Pangilinan, with ICD President 2005-06 Fellow Hermogenes P. Villareal and ICD President 2007 Fellow Ma. Fatima S. Dizon

Inducting officer Atty. Mario A. Aguinaldo with newly inducted ICD President 2007 Fellow Ma. Fatima S. Dizon and family – Dr. Alejandro C. Dizon, Maria Cristina S. Dizon, Alejandro S. Dizon, Jr.

ICD Fellows in full regalia at the end of the convocation.

First Quarterly Meeting
April 30, 2007
Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City

Guest speaker, Miss Joy Rojas – the first woman to run across the Philippines, as she shared her heartwarming story of perseverance, determination, hard work and hope, all in the pursuit of one’s dream.

Second Quarterly Meeting
July 30, 2007
Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan City

Memorandum of agreement signing between Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. and the International College of Dentists, ICD Philippines Section, Inc.

Third Quarterly Meeting
Election of Officers and New Fellows 2008
October 27, 2007
Discovery Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

The First Halloween Costume Party of the ICD Philippines Section, Inc.

2007 PRIORITY PROJECTS:

ICD – GK – GAWAD KALUSUGAN PARTNERSHIP
(Community Based Oral Health Care Program )

This partnership focuses on capacity enhancement, health care delivery and health systems development activities for oral health.

Specifically, the partnership shall involve the following:

1. Identification and oral inventory of the GK site(s) for project implementation

2. Capability building for healthcare volunteers (GK residents) on community-based oral healthcare programs

3. Development of a community-based oral healthcare program appropriate for Gawad Kalinga communities

4. The project also involves the mobilization, as well as linkages, for active participation of other groups such as: local government units, civic organizations, religious groups, corporations and individuals who share the goal and objectives and can contribute to this undertaking

ICD – STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

A joint program between ICD Philippines Section, Inc. and Philippine Dental Student Association (PDSA).

The objective of the program is to develop the leadership skills of the dental students through a series of lectures and team-building activities. Topics include: professionalism and ethics, legal rights, practice management, post-graduate & training options, as well as an inspirational talk.

The program aims to further mould our students to be practical, efficient, smart, confident and with a strong sense of social responsibility. But most of all, we hope to develop them to be future leaders in their own right.

This was held at the Island Cove in Cavite on October 25, 2007 with 50 students coming from eight dental schools.

PROFILE: MANUEL M. CUNANAN, D.M.D.

Dr. Manuel M. Cunanan is the typical Phil-Am success story borne through determination and integrity yet manages to generously share his blessings in his community and here in the Philippines. Originally from Sta. Ana, Pampanga, he is the eldest of five children of the late Francisco and Sotera Cunanan. Presently he resides in Greenwich, Rhode Island with his wife of 34 years, Rose.

Dr. Cunanan has been in private dental practice in the State of Rhode Island for over 27 years and also holds a license for California and currently is waiting for his license for the State of Nevada where he maintains a second home.

Dr. Cunanan earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of the Philippines and his dental degree from the University of the East. He has attended various courses in dentistry with a special interest in endodontics from different schools of dentistry in the United States.

He has been a clinical lecturer at the Community College of Rhode Island, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dentistry at Brown University, School of Medicine, Dental Consultant at the Dr. Joseph Ladd Center for Dental Care to the physically impaired and is presently the Dental Director; Child Inc, Dental Division and Programs and Staff Dentist with the Scalabrini Villa and Brentwood Health Centre.

He is active in the Rhode Island Dental Association and Past President and Founding Member of the National Association of Filipino Dentists in America and Eastern Association of Filipino Dentists in America.

He has received numerous awards of leadership from the NAFDA and EAFDA as well as the Most Outstanding Dental Alumnus in America from the University of the East and he is found listed in the Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Rhode Island.

Dr. Cunanan has always been a supporter of organized dentistry who dedicates his service to the low income group of his community and participates in different outreach programs that render free dental service to the needy. He is an active member of the local parish, Our Lady of Mercy, both as a lector and Eucharistic Minister.

PAST PROJECTS OF SECTION IX

We have revived our ICD Newszette, which came out last August 12, 2004 during the 1st Quarterly Meeting in the hope that this could be a good vehicle for constant communication among Fellows. This will run every quarter from hereon.

We are proud to announce that we are embarking on a new community project entitled Orally Healthy Preschoolers (OHPs) to be spearheaded by the Community Development Committee under Fellow Paciencia L. Miravite as Chair and Fellow Irma L. Parajas as member. This project will concentrate on the oral health care of preschoolers, i.e. from ages 0 to 59 months.

Herewith is the project proposal:

Project Title: Orally Healthy Preschoolers (OHPs): A Community Oral Health Care Project of the ICD Philippine Section

Project Partners: ICD Philippine Section, Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) Dental Division, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Project Target: 100 children enrolled in a day care center

Project Site: Day Care Center at Project 6, District 1, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Project Duration: 2 school years

General Objective: to render total oral health care for the preschoolers in a pilot day care center

Specific Objectives:
At the end of 2 years, the project will be able to:

1. increase the knowledge, attitude, and skills of teachers, mothers, and preschoolers between 20% to 30% of the baseline

2. reduce the incidence of dental caries of preschoolers by 10%

3. increase the filling rate of carious teeth of preschoolers by 10%

4. decrease the extraction rate of primary teeth of preschoolers before exfoliation by 50%

5. maintain at least 60% of sound teeth of the preschoolers at baseline

6. decrease the prevalence of gingivitis of the preschoolers by 50%

7. establish an effective oral health information system for preschoolers

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Meanwhile, the ICD Philippine Section has its Community Development Program chaired by Fellow Irma L. Parajas and co-chaired by Fellow Ma. Fatima S. Dizon. The Community Development Committee has launched its Oral Health Project for 2001-2002. This is a collaborative oral health project for the 1,500 first, second, and third grade pupils of Pag-asa Elementary School in Quezon City.

The pupils of Pag-asa Elementary School enjoy themselves as they are being taught tooth brushing.