NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Fall 2018

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 49 Kathryn Champion, D.M.D., right, a 2018 alumna, is one of 29 dental students— representing 29 dental schools—to be awarded $10,000 each from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation. The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Student Leadership Award recognizes graduating dental school students who demonstrate outstanding leadership and dedication to providing dental care and/or oral health education to underserved communities while attending dental schools in one of the 15 states and Washington, D.C., where the organization serves. The deans and faculty members at each dental school select the award winners for their strong leadership skills, dedication for serving others, and passion for dentistry. The students received their awards at their schools’ awards or com- mencement ceremonies in front of their friends, families, teachers, and peers. “If past leadership is a predictor of future leadership, Dr. Champion’s contri- butions as a student leader demonstrate her ability to make a difference to the dental profession. For that reason, Dr. Champion received this award,” said Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean and professor of the CDM. “In addition to strong academic skills, each student has shown a very special dedication to serving those who are less fortunate, which aligns with our foundation’s goals of helping the underserved receive proper care and education,” said Karen Robinson, vice president of corporate affairs for Delta Dental. u New CDM Alumna Honored The CDM is one of nine dental colleges that is sharing in the donation by Henry Schein, Inc., of health care products in support of the colleges’ oral health outreach trips to underserved communities in the United States and around the world. The donations are being made as part of the Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program— an initiative of Henry Schein Cares—the company’s global corporate social responsibility program. Under the Global Student Outreach Program, Henry Schein provides teams comprising dental students and faculty members from each school with a donation of oral health supplies. The teams use these products during medical outreach trips to provide oral health care education, emergency dental services, screenings, prevention, sealant application, and restor- ative treatment to children and adults living in under- served communities. Approximately 40 to 50 CDM students participate in outreach programs on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and during trips to provide dental care and education to people in countries where health care isn’t readily accessible. In addition to providing treatment, the Global Student Outreach Program teams assess the oral health needs of each targeted community and work to implement a sustainable oral health system, includ- ing the identification and training of local members of the community who can sustain oral health education and care on an ongoing basis. u CDM Shares in Henry Schein Cares Donation