Our Legacy-Our Future welcomes three new partners
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Posted Dec. 14, 2007 |
The Dallas County Dental Society, Kansas Dental Association and Philadelphia County Dental Society are the latest organizations to join Dental Education: Our Legacy—Our Future.
 That means that Our Legacy—Our Future ("www.ourlegacyourfuture.org"), an initiative created to raise awareness of the importance of dental education, has now enlisted 103 partners.
OLOF was designed to promote a culture of philanthropy within the dental profession and solicit a call to action to address the issues facing the future of dental education.
Dr. Michael Stuart, society president, said the DCDS Board of Directors "voted unanimously to support the initiative."
"The Dallas County Dental Society is dedicated to quality dental education," Dr. Stuart said. "In fact, it is one of the goals of our strategic plan, 'to offer the highest quality education, delivered in a variety of formats.' "
Dr. Stuart added that his organization works closely with Baylor College of Dentistry and is involved in a mentoring program with students.
The Kansas Dental Association also voted unanimously to support the ADA Foundation endeavor.
Said Dr. Glenn Hemberger, KDA president, "We are honored to be part of this national effort to continue excellence in dental education."
Our Legacy—Our Future encourages interested donors to give directly to the partner institutions of their choice. The goal is to collectively raise more than $500 million by the end of 2014.
"The Philadelphia County Dental Society is proud to be a partner in the Dental Education: Our Legacy—Our Future project," said Dr. Stanley W. Markiewicz, PCDS president. "The society has had a long commitment to supporting dental education and dental students. We are pleased to take an active part in the future success of our profession."
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