District 16 — Sphere Summer 2017

Summer 2017

Volume 6, Number 2

International College of Dentists, USA Section, District 16 North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

sphere Dr. Daniel Laskin Receives Award in Spain

Editorial Staff Dr. Richard F. Roadcap Richmond, Virginia Editor

Dr. Bettie R. McKaig Raleigh, North Carolina Regent

Dr. Mark A. Crabtree Martinsville, Virginia Vice Regent

Contact us: roadcap1@yahoo.com

On July 8, 2017, in Barcelona, Dr. Daniel M. Laskin, FICD, Richmond, Va., received the Spanish Society of Oral Surgeons (SECIB) International Award for Research and Educational Contributions to the Specialty. Read more...

Outside, Inside: Dr. Laskin, ICD Atlanta 1 Regent’s Review

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NC Moldova Partners

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Moldova Photos

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Student Awards

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Awards & Recognition

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Henry Schein Grant

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All Roads Lead to Atlanta!

The ICD-USA Annual Meeting will he held October 16-19, 2017, at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center. Don’t pass up this opportunity to renew old friendships and make new ones!

Click here to learn more….

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Regent’s Review Dr. Bettie R. McKaig; Regent, ICD-USA 16th District The 2017 ICD-USA Annual Meeting starts October 16th and culminates on the 19th with our Fellowship Induction Ceremony and dinner celebration at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center. Over thirty dentists from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia will be honored with Fellowship which reflects their contribution to our profession.

Dr. McKaig

“So…Uganda itself did not change me. The people of Uganda did.

They changed the way I will treat patients…”

Sabrina Saunders, Class of 2019, UNC School of Dentistry

Photos provided by Sabrina Saunders

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enhances their intercultural understanding. Sabrina Saunders, 2019 UNC DDS candidate and participant of a mission trip to Uganda, captivated me with her personal reflections. I will share a few excerpts and photographs.

“Each morning we traveled winding dirt roads to different village schoolhouses where we set up our “operatories” on I am reminded of the uniqueness of our school desk benches. By 9 a.m. there were organization when I collaborate with Felpickup trucks filled with men, women, and lows across the globe to design the 2020 children of all ages who hoped to receive ICD Centennial Celebration in Japan. The dental care—we never turned one person meeting will occur in November 2020 and down. Dr. Mike Farmer, our faculty dentist, will be a perfect time to visit Japan after triaged patients to receive fluoride varnish, the Olympics. We plan to have an Interna- restorations, and extractions. I can rememtional Fellowship Induction ceremony to ber so vividly a young girl, just having a allow approved candidates from all ICD tooth pulled for the first time, bow to me Sections across the world to be inducted at and say thank you with the most precious that time. We plan to highlight each indismile on her face.” vidual Section which will explore our diversity and our similarities. Put this opportuni- “So, dare I say, Uganda itself did not ty on your calendar! change me. The people of Uganda did.

They changed the way I will treat patients, Each newsletter I spotregardless of their background. They light an element of the changed the way I will spend my personal ICD-USA International days volunteering at dental clinics for peoStudent Experience Pro- ple with less access to care. Finally, they gram as this speaks to changed the way I now see every moment the strength of ICD as as a dental student a privilege not to be we offer students an taken for granted.” opportunity to travel to another part of the globe These students, our Future Fellows, exemwhich develops their plify our core values of Integrity, Leaderleadership skills and ship, and Service.

Thanks to Dr. Richard Roadcap, our Editor and Virginia Deputy Regent for organizing our newsletter.

Also thanks to Dr. Mark Crabtree, our Vice-Regent; Dr. Eve Brown, NC Deputy Regent; and Dr. Felicia Goins, SC Deputy Regent. I hope to see you in Atlanta!

NC,ofMoldova The Class 2016 State Partnership Program

by De’Ja Alexander; UNC Dentistry, Class of 2018 Each year a group of Dentists and UNC Dental students, led by Dr. Stephen Mackler and Dr. Burton Horwitz go to Moldova to treat underprivileged children for their dental needs. This year Drs. Mackler and Horwitz were accompanied by Drs. Cheryl Siegel, Nazir Ahmad, and Shamik Vakil on a dental mission to Moldova. Joining them on this mission trip were six dental students from The University of North Carolina: David Guo, Haldis Anderson, Deja Alexander, Meredith Perdue, Beth Haymore, and Sarah Strickland. Also joining on this mission trip were two Dental Assistants from Dr. Horwitz's practice, Kelli George and Laura Ingle. Muriel Gantman, Dr Horwitz's business manager, coordinated this mission and developed the itinerary.

children along with children from the Straseni orphanage. In addition, we lectured on various dental subjects, to the student body of the Moldovan dental school. This mission was dually devoted to treatment and teaching. In this way, we hope that our mission has a lasting effect on the future dental health of the country.

This mission started in 2000 with Dr. Stephen Mackler and Dr. Robert Kriegsman and has been continued with Drs. Mackler, Horwitz and others. This mission has been supported by the International College of Dentists and individual donations. The doctors pay their own expenses and the students earn their expenses through fundraising projects.

We departed the US on Friday, April 28, 2017

This year we applied for a grant from Henry Schein

and flew from Raleigh to Newark, Newark to

Dental Supply Company for assistance in procuring

Munich, and arrived Saturday, April 29 in

dental supplies for this project. They responded in an

Chisinau, Moldova.

extraordinary manner and provided our mission with almost all the supplies needed. This is much ap-

During our week in Chisinau we teamed our six UNC dental students with six Moldova dental students to treat approximately 200 underprivileged Moldovan Page 3

preciated and demonstrates that Henry Schein is not just about profits but also service as well.

Moldova 2017 Read more on the USA-ICD website...

For a slideshow of this year’s outreach mission to Moldova, click here!

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ICD Recognizes Students in District 16 Schools Below: Christina K. Horton received the ICD-USA Student Humanitarian Award May 12, 2017 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Presenting the award is Dr. Michael Healy, Senior Associate Dean for Student Services.

Above: Alyssa G. Ricci received the ICD-USA Student Leadership Award May 12, 2017 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Presenting the award is Dr. Michael Healy, Senior Associate Dean for Student Services.

In addition to the awards presented at VCU, the following students were recognized this spring: East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (May 3, 2017) Humanitarian – Jordan R. White Leadership - Terrence L. Campbell University of North Carolina School of Dentistry (April 5, 2017) Humanitarian - Dayena Lee Leadership - Kaushal Gandhi Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (May 18, 2017) Leadership - Neizel E. Songalia

Attention ICD Fellows: have you updated your profile on the ICD website? It’s simple...go to http://usa-icd.org/, log in under your name, and make sure all information is correct and up-todate.

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Awards & Recognition

Dr. Patricia L. Blanton, FICD, Charleston, S.C., was named as a recipient of the Lucy Hobbs Project Award February 2, 2017.

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Dr. Michael A. Webb, FICD, Charlotte, N.C., received the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of North Carolina Dental Alumni Association. Read more...

Dr. N. Ray Lee, FICD, Newport News, Va., received the Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons February 25, 2017. Read more...

Dr. Theresa S. Gonzales, FICD, Charleston, S.C., was named Executive Director of the American College of Dentists.

Headed to the Greater DC Area? Visit the ICD-USA offices: 610 Professional Drive, Suite 201 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 (301) 251-8861 www.usa-icd.org

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Henry Schein Dental Supports Outreach for Moldova From a press release (May 1, 2017)

health care professionals performed more than 300 procedures including oral exams, prophylaxis, restorative fillings, extractions and sealants. In addition, UNC and Moldavan dental students got education in proper dental procedures and techniques.

portance of oral hygiene and health,” said Simon Gambold, Henry Schein’s Henry Schein Dental US supported a Vice President Marketing EMEA Dental dental team from the United States Group. “Goals of our global corporate led by Dr. Burton A. Horwitz, DDS, social responsibility program, Henry MSD, that is volunteering every year Schein Cares, is it to increase access for the past 15 years, performing dento oral care, to build capacity and to tal treatment on underprivileged chilsupport dental professionals in the dren in Chisinau, Moldova. Their latest “Due to poverty in Moldova, oral provision of desperately needed treatoutreach was organized at the begin- health prevention is neglected and the ment and preventive care. With this ning of May 2017. The dental service lack of financial resources lead to worthwhile program and through our was offered out of the dental clinic at poor dental treatment,” said Dr. Burcooperation with the International Moldovan University as well as Baptist ton A. Horwitz. “Children suffer a lot College of Dentists we are able to fulMedical/Dental Clinic. Also some pri- from this situation and we are happy fill all of them.” vate dental offices offered support and grateful to be in the position to and their practices for this NC Moldo- help again and make a difference to Henry Schein’s donation is part of its va State Partnership program. these children’s lives.” partnership with the ICD Global Visionary Fund (GVF), and an initiative of “We are delighted to support this long- Henry Schein Cares, the company’s A team of more than five dentists and term mission in Moldova that aims to global corporate social responsibility dental nurses saw more than 150 pa- enhance children’s oral health and program. tients. During the ten day mission, the raise their awareness for the im-