February 2017, Vol. 14, No. 1
Wordof MOUTH Hispanic Student Dental Association Chapter Wins Nuestros Ninos Contest The College’s Hispanic Student Dental Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, the College’s HSDA Association (HSDA) Chapter has been chosen the winner of the Nuestros chapter “met and surpassed these criteria,” and “clearly demonstrated the Ninos contest of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), sponsored by outstanding qualities we look for in our Colgate. In the contest, students are student recipients of this award.” invited to develop a program that “Our students developed the educates on the importance of dental ‘dental tracker,’ an interactive calendar care, good oral and educational instrument hygiene habits, that provided and good diet. illustrations The College’s of proper oral HSDA chapter hygiene and submitted a a calendar to prototype for track brushing/ such a program. flossing and Students submitting also diet for a week,” are expected said Dr. Adriana to demonstrate Sempruma passion Clavier, Clinical for Hispanic Associate communities, Professor, follow Design Restorative Thinking Dentistry, an HSDA members with youngsters from Iglesia Methodology, and advisor to the Bautista Bethania Bethany Baptist Church. show an ability chapter. to communicate “We positively with presented Hispanic children and caregivers. this prototype to families at Iglesia Bautista Bethania Bethany Baptist According to the HDA’s Dr. Luis Church in Elgin, IL,” said Camila C. Yepes of the University of Texas
In This Issue
Nominate for Sparky Award
Student earns Arcolian Dental Arts Scholarship
Dr. DiPietro named AAAS Fellow