Initiatives

Foundation Support Brings Publication to Fruition

The Board of Directors of the ACD Foundation supported with a small grant the publication of Undaunted Trailblazers: Minority Women Leaders for Oral Health. Authored by Shelia Price, Jeanne Sinkford, and Marilyn Woolfolk, this book provides a way forward for aspiring leaders with reflections on perseverance, resilience, patience, and courage.

Kellogg Leadership Institute Scholars Selected

Three ACD Fellows were recently approved by the Board of Regents as the first College cohort to join the AAPD-Kellogg School of Management Leadership Insitute. With a focus on furthering leadership skills and honing leadership styles, the Leadership Institute is the “gold standard” for emerging dental leaders. The College is delighted to enter into a partnership with the AAPD that will provide two-three spots for Fellows in each three-year cohort. Included in the inaugural College cohort are Dr. Drew Smith, Ontario; Dr. Julie Connolly, New York; and Dr. Huong Le, California.

For more information, please contact Suzan Pitman, Managing Director.

ACDF Receives $1 Million Bequest

In May 2016 the American College of Dentists Foundation received notice of a $1 million planned gift from Dr. Jerome B. Miller. This is in addition to Dr. Miller’s just completed $1 million matching gift campaign that benefitted both the Foundation and College. Needless to say, the Foundation and College are both extremely grateful to Dr. Miller for his extraordinary generosity, as well as the multitude of Fellows and Friends of the College who rose to meet his challenge.

Thank You!

Ongoing Initiatives

The Foundation provides yearly support for initiatives implemented by the American College of Dentists. Foundation funds have supported strategic and educational initiatives of the College, including the Journal of the American College of Dentists, Annual Meeting lectures and the Fellows Forum, continuing education, and more. Ongoing projects of the Foundation include:

Ethics Handbook for Dentists—provides support to print and distribute annually over 6,000 copies of the Ethics Handbook for Dentists, along with a companion wallet card; booklets are provided to first-year dental students at virtually all U.S. and Canadian dental schools
Courses Online Dental Ethics (CODE)—provided start-up support to our series of online courses in dental ethics at www.dentalethics.org.
Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry—provided support to this national museum including the donation of a rare bust of Dr. G.V. Black
ACD Website—underwrites costs associated with the ACD website, www.acd.org
Continuing Education—supports continuing education efforts of the American College of Dentists associated with the Annual Meeting
Fellows Forum and Keynote Presentations—supports Annual Meeting keynote presentations and the Fellows Forum
Friends of NIDCR—supports the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Oral Health America—supports Oral Health America

The Foundation is vital to expanding the momentum of the American College of Dentists and its efforts to create an environment of opportunity for the dental profession and the oral health of society.