ADA Foundation

To donate, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/allen-tx-shootingrip-kyu-cindy-and-james-cho

Give Kids A Smile and other ADA Foundation programs are moving to new homes within the ADA. Follow the American Dental Association page for updates!

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Kids should visit the dentist by their first birthday or when the first tooth appears. See MouthHealthy.org for information or learn more with Tiny Smiles, a Give Kids A Smile program: www.scholastic.com/givekidsasmile.

When Should I Take My Baby to the Dentist? - American Dental Association Find out when to take your baby to the dentist for the first time and learn more about that first checkup.

Attention nonprofit organizations that provide oral health services to senior Americans (ages 62+)! Apply for an ADA Foundation Senior American Access to Care Grant. These grants of up to $18,500 are designed to help provide dental homes and/or continuity of care to underserved seniors. Deadline: August 2. https://tinyurl.com/y3eo7bew American Dental Hygienists' Association American Dental Assistants Association The American Geriatrics Society NNOHA - National Network for Oral Health Access American Association of Public Health Dentistry- AAPHD

Dual degree (D.D.S./Ph.D. or D.M.D./Ph.D.) candidates:
Apply by June 21 for a $10,000 award from the ADA Foundation!
The ADA Foundation Dentsply Sirona Research Award for Dual Degree (D.D.S./Ph.D. or D.M.D./Ph.D.) Candidates provides up to $10,000 in financial assistance to promising oral health researchers who are interested in pursuing a career in research that advances the oral health of the public. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y69cwutj American Student Dental Association American Dental Education Association

The ADA Foundation has announced a three-year, $375,000 grant to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center to support a new program designed to improve access to oral health care for children with special needs.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2019-archive/may/ada-foundation-grant-to-improve-access-for-children-with-special-needs

Please share! Apply by May 31 for these ADA Foundation awards:

Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award: This program annually provides two $5,000 awards - the Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award and the Henry Schein Cares Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award - to dental students and early career dentists who have demonstrated leadership skills in efforts aimed at improving the oral health of the public. Read about the 2018 recipients, Dr. Eleanor Fleming and Dr. Aly Ricker: https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2018-archive/october/dental-epidemiologist-student-receive-whiston-awards

ADA Foundation Crest and Oral-B Promising Researcher Award: This $5,000 award recognizes excellence in oral health research to support promising researchers pursuing a career that advances preventive dentistry. Eligibility: Degree candidates who conduct oral health research in preventive dentistry while enrolled in one of the following programs: D.D.S. or D.M.D.; D.D.S./D.M.D. and Ph.D. dual degree; Ph.D. or equivalent; M.P.H., M.S. or equivalent. Read about the 2018 recipient, Dr. R. Frederick Lambert: https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2018-archive/october/harvard-student-receives-foundation-research-award

ADA Foundation Dentsply Sirona Research Award for Dual Degree (D.D.S./Ph.D. or D.M.D./Ph.D.) Candidates: This $10,000 award recognizes excellence in oral health research for a dual degree candidate who is interested in pursuing a career in research that advances the oral health of the public. A "dual degree candidate” is defined as an individual pursuing both a D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and a Ph.D. either simultaneously, or in sequence within a period of five years from the completion of the first degree and the start of the second. Read about the 2018 recipient, Dr. Drake Winslow Williams: https://news.dentsplysirona.com/en/corporate-news/2019/dr--drake-winslow-williams-receives-ada-foundation-dentsply-siro.html

Give Kids A Smile Community Leadership Development Institute (GKAS Ambassador program): This program provides select GKAS program coordinators with \ funding to subsidize travel and expenses associated with attending the GKAS Institute, where they gain the knowledge and resources to help them expand, enhance, or begin their GKAS program. Once GKAS program coordinators complete this training, they are eligible to become a GKAS Ambassador. The ADA Foundation provides a minimum of ten travel grants to a select group of applicants to enable them to attend a three-day training session in St. Louis, where Give Kids A Smile began. Read about the 2018 GKAS Institute: https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2018-archive/december/sharing-smiles

Visit www.ADAFoundation.org for complete information and eligibility requirements.

The ADA is offering two free webinars in May: "E-cigarettes - What are the Facts Behind All That Vapor?” on May 20, and “The Importance of Oral Health Care for Women during Pregnancy” on May 31. See below for details. Sign up today!

The ADA is offering two free webinars in May: "E-cigarettes - What are the Facts Behind All That Vapor?” on May 20, and “The Importance of Oral Health Care for Women during Pregnancy” on May 31. See below for details. Sign up today!

1) "E-cigarettes - What are the Facts Behind All That Vapor?” Co-hosted by the ADA and CDC
- Date: May 20, 2019
- Time: 11:00 CDT
- CE Credit: 1 hour

Description: Use of e-cigarette products is at epidemic levels for teens and young adults. The purpose of this webinar is to inform dental providers about the products, trends for use, and health harms and benefits of e-cigarette use. The program will also provide information about the effects of e-cigarette flavors on oral health. Finally, participants will learn about the efforts to address the harms that e-cigarette products pose to young people and the first-of-its-kind e-cigarette quit program to address the significant rise in youth va**ng.

Speakers:
- Brian King, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director for Research Translation, Centers for Disease and Prevention Control
- Barbara Schillo, PhD, Vice President, Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute
Steve Schroeder, MD, Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
Shinae Kim, PhD, Project Leader, ADA Foundation Volpe Research Center

Register: https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/ #/?meeting=1a0j4izhp162&campaign=48x1aav4af79

2) “The Importance of Oral Health Care for Women during Pregnancy,” co-hosted by the ADA and the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Date: May 31, 2019
- Time: 11:00 CDT
- CE Credit: 1 hour

Description: This webinar will help dispel any myths that pregnant women should not receive dental care during their pregnancy. Participants will learn the reasons why oral health is important for pregnant women and how to manage dental care during pregnancy. They will also learn how to incorporate oral health into prenatal care.

Speakers:
- Lucie Chie, MD, MPH Director of OB/GYN at South Cove Community Health Center, Director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center OBGYN Community Health Initiative, staff physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School
- Monica Hebl, DDS, past CAAP Chair
- Ms. Lauren Barone, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics, Senior Manager, Pediatric Practice and Workforce

Register: https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/ #/?meeting=oy9673n18lq7&campaign=3ylpkirmg12

Read ADA Foundation Board member Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi's "My View" column for ADA News: Embracing program integrity.

MyView: Embracing program integrity I love it when I see our new ADA vision statement "empowering dental professionals to achieve optimal health for all" being embraced.

Attention oral health researchers (2 of 2)! Are you a U.S. dual degree candidate (pursuing both a D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and a Ph.D. simultaneously, or in sequence within a period of five years) who is interested in pursuing a career in research that advances the oral health of the public? Apply by May 31 for the ADA Foundation Dentsply Sirona Research Award for Dual Degree Candidates! The award will provide up to $10,000 for one awardee to fund expenses to attend the AADR SCADA competition and to defray additional research-related costs. Read more: https://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-to-apply/research Dentsply Sirona IADR: International Association for Dental Research American Student Dental Association

Attention oral health researchers (1 of 2)! Are you a U.S. degree candidate (D.D.S. or D.M.D.; D.D.S./D.M.D. and Ph.D. dual degree; Ph.D. or equivalent; or M.P.H., M.S. or equivalent) who conducts oral health research in preventive dentistry? Apply by May 31 for the ADA Foundation Crest and Oral-B Promising Researcher Award! This award provides up to $5,000 in financial assistance to promising researchers to pursue a career in research that advances preventive dentistry. Read more: https://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-to-apply/research
Crest Oral-B for Dental Professionals IADR: International Association for Dental Research American Student Dental Association

American Hero Fund
In memory of Loren J. Feldner, D.D.S.
Through the American Hero Fund, the ADA Foundation will provide grants to selected organizations that support the provision of charitable oral health care services to underserved, vulnerable U.S. veterans.
Please give to support this important effort. Make your donation at www.ADAFoundation.org/how-to-help. Thank you. American Dental Association