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GDA Members Conduct Screenings for Special Olympics Athletes The 16th Annual Special Olympics, Special Smiles dental screenings were held on May 30, 2009, at Emory University during the Special Olympics Georgia Summer Games. Atlanta general dentist Dr. Jonathan Dubin served as the dental director for the event and coordinated the volunteer dentists and dental students from the Medical College of Georgia School of
Dentistry who came out to conduct the dental screenings. Dental hygiene students from Lanier Technical College and West Central Technical College were also on hand to assist the dentists and dental students and provide essential dental hygiene education to the athletes. A special thanks to Cynthia Lambert, RDH (Lanier Tech) and Cherie Rainwater,
Dentist Volunteers
MCG Dental Students
West Central Tech
Dr. Erik Atkinson Dr. Yang-Sun Bak Dr. Tammy Bregman Dr. Donald Brown Dr. Bruce Camp Dr. Brook Corbett Dr. Kendra Derrick Dr. Jonathan Dubin Dr. Michele Junger Dr. James Goettl Dr. Ben Hawkins Dr. Kris Jorgensen Dr. Alexandra Karamanolis Dr. Rishi Kapur Dr. Steve Lipson Dr. Glenn Maron Dr. Kara Moody Dr. Alex Patrick Dr. Deidra Rondeno Dr. Leslie Sclafini Dr. Jeff Smith Dr. Karyn Stockwell Dr. Kisha Turner Dr. Anthony Washington Dr. Richard Weinman Dr. Janice Wilmot Dr. Carol Wolff
Shivane Gupta Zeyad Hassan Lauren Lee Erika Lentini Alpesh Patel Francesca Seta Leigh Ann Trotter Bart Wilson
Cherie Rainwater, RDH Heather Boyles Stephanie Childs Martha Dignan Kendall Freeman Tiffany Kessler Michelle Kneubuhler Meg Mowery Amanda Raines Sherita Scott Erica Tessereau Khuong Vu Nicole Winske
Special Olympics dental director Dr. Jonathan Dubin with son Seth, a volunteer at the event.
Lanier Tech Cynthia Lambert, RDH Ruth Thompson, RDH Nadia Beers Tiffany Braswell Elizabeth Crawley Cindel Eavenson Sylvia Gailey Imelda Galvan Lindsay Hammond Machelle Hensler Amber Mathews Kelly Miller Kristi Moody Georgia Wheeler
RDH (West Central Tech) for coordinating the hygiene students’ participation. Each special athlete screened received a goody bag with a toothbrush, toothpaste, and other fun items donated courtesy of Colgate and Delta Dental. The dentists screened 376 athletes at the event. Kudos to all of these Special Olympics volunteers.
Dr. Carol Wolff finishing a dental screening with a young Special Olympics athlete.
Other Volunteers Seth Dubin Zachary Dubin Courtney Layfield (GDA Staff) Gary Palsis (UF dental student) Peyton Weinman
Lanier Technical College dental hygiene students (l to r) Lindsay Hammond, Imelda Galvin, and Georgia Wheeler.
Dr. Bruce Camp works with a young patient during the Special Olympics dental screenings.
West Central Tech dental hygiene students (l to r) Tiffany Kessler, Sherita Scott, Khuong Vu, and Heather Boyles.
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