2007 Year In Review
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2007 Year In Review
2007 Year in Review There is a centuries old Chinese proverb that reads If you want happiness for an hour for a day for a month for a year for a lifetime take a nap go fishing get married inherit a fortune help others The California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation helps us obtain happiness for a lifetime by allowing our collective contributions to serve a greater number of people than we would be able to help individually. As dentists, we know that oral health is not just about teeth. Oral health is about quality of life, self-esteem, dignity and changing lives. The CDA Foundation represents our association and us as members in making a difference in California. Our tagline “Creating Smiles…Changing Lives” expresses succinctly just what the Foundation does through the three main focus areas: the Student Loan Repayment Grant Program, the CDA Foundation Grant Program, and Direct Programs for the Underserved. All three of these initiatives align with the CDA Foundation’s mission to improve the oral health of all Californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs. They include programs such as the Pediatric Oral Health Access Program (POHAP) and the new Geriatric Oral Health Access Program (GOHAP), Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS which have touched people throughout the state. The CDA Foundation has also been enormously successful in getting water fluoridated to help prevent dental disease — to date more than 26 million Californians are receiving fluoridated water because of the Foundation’s efforts. To keep these and future programs available to those who need them most in California, the Foundation depends on charitable donations. Every contribution helps the Foundation to leverage that money to benefit greater numbers of people. Eighty cents of every dollar donated goes directly to Foundation programs and services. I am asking you to join me in continuing to support the CDA Foundation and help sustain present and future access to care programs. I can’t think of many other ways to have happiness for a lifetime! Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS CDA President-elect Gold Friend of the CDA Foundation Student Loan Repayment Grant Program Student Loan Repayment Grant Program Nam Hoang, DDS This unique grant program is available to recently graduated dentists and awards up to $105,000 over a three-year period toward dental student debt. In exchange, these dentists serve for three years in a California practice setting providing oral health services to undeserved populations. The Student Loan Repayment Grant Program is one of the Foundation’s strategies to encourage recently graduated dentists to begin working in, and providing dental services to, underserved communities in California and keep them caring for these populations throughout their professional career. In 2007, the CDA Foundation proudly awarded this grant to two deserving recipients, distributing $70,000 to the selected recipients’ financial institutions to apply toward their dental student loans. One of the recipients, Nam Hoang, DDS, says he read about the grant in the CDA Update, the association’s monthly newsmagazine. “I was already working at the Chapa-De Indian Health Program, Inc., in Auburn, when I read the article,” recalls Dr. Hoang. “I knew I wanted to stay here, but because of my student debt load, I questioned how much longer I would be able to.” Chapa-De serves a large population of local Native Americans and underserved individuals for whom Dr. Hoang has much compassion. Having come from a family of 11 from Vietnam, Dr. Hoang fully understands the challenges of providing health and dental care for a family. “I care deeply for my patients and insist they be treated with respect and dignity,” said Dr. Haong “It is so fulfilling to me to see my patients smile. That’s why I chose this profession — to serve others. The CDA Foundation Student Loan Repayment Grant made it possible.” Dr. James Forester, the other 2007 recipient, serves at La Clinica de Tolosa in Paso Robles, specializing in pediatric dentistry and caring for underserved children in the area. Both Drs. Forester and Hoang are committed to making a lasting difference in their communities. The CDA Foundation Grant Program supports efforts to respond to community oral health needs by providing grants to nonprofit dental organizations that increase access to dental care for underserved populations in California, including oral health education and preventive and restorative treatments. CDA Foundation Grant Program The CDA Foundation received grant requests totaling more than $1.1 million in 2007. Although we cannot yet fulfill all these requests, the CDA Foundation was able to provide funding in 2007 for the following nine nonprofit dental organizations’ oral health projects that have served thousands of patients: • • • • • • • • • Assistance League of Pomona Valley Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) Children’s Hospital Los Angeles La Amistad De Jose Family Health Center, St. Joseph Hospital of Orange La Clinica de Tolosa Mission City Community Network Sacramento District Dental Foundation UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic University of Southern California School of Dentistry Keeping the Doors Open One of the 2007 grant recipients, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Student-Run Free Dental Clinic, reported that the funding provided by the CDA Foundation kept the doors open to one of their three clinic sites that otherwise would have been forced to close. The significant community impact from this funding allowed the clinic site to remain open and provide dental care to more than 500 underserved individuals for the year. Direct Programs for the Underserved Access to proper oral health care is essential for all Californians. Unfortunately, many families, including children and the elderly fall between the cracks and do not receive the care they deserve and need. The CDA Foundation has implemented several programs that directly target these underserved populations. POHAP is a free training program for general dentists to increase their skill and comfort level in treating young children, including children with physical and/or developmental disabilities. POHAP enlists general dentists who practice in underserved areas, treat uninsured patients and/or currently accept publicly funded dental insurance programs. Pediatric Oral Health Access Program In 2007, the Pediatric Oral Health Access Program (POHAP) trained 170 general dentists from underserved areas in 30 counties across California. Two of the dentists, Drs. Candice Yee and Andrew Chen, quickly jumped at the chance to participate in the free training to better serve patients in their respective community clinics. Having met at University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, both Drs. Yee and Chen had a heart for underserved populations and apparently, each other. They are now married, living in Chico and practicing at separate community clinics. Dr. Yee practices at the Northern Valley Indian Health Clinic, which treats a large population of underserved children, elderly and migrant families. Dr. Chen practices at Chico Family Dentistry, which serves a similar population, with designated days specifically set aside for migrant children. “The POHAP training has been invaluable to me and my patients. In the year since I had the training, I have been able to treat about 40 percent more kids in my clinic rather than sending them to a specialist in Sacramento or the Bay Area,” said Dr. Chen. Dr. Yee says since the training, she has been able to see and treat 50 percent more children at the Northern Valley Indian Health Clinic. Both doctors expressed their gratitude to the CDA Foundation for offering POHAP and wholeheartedly encourage other dentists to participate. Year-end data reflects that in 2007, POHAP dentists have increased access to dental care by seeing more than 9,200 new patients and more than 200 children with special health care needs. Additionally, more than 960 children received free restorative dental care. Since inception, POHAP dentists have treated more than 16,000 children. The California Endowment and L.A. Care Health Plan provided funding for the Pediatric Oral Health Access Program. Drs. Candice Yee and Andrew Chen Geriatric Oral Health Access Program Are you aware that up to 78 percent of the 1.65 million seniors over the age of 65 in long-term care facilities in the United States have untreated caries? And that more than 40 percent have periodontal disease? To address this epidemic, the CDA Foundation has embarked on the Geriatric Oral Health Access Program (GOHAP). This pilot project is a partnership with the San Mateo County Dental Society and California Dental Hygienists’ Association to develop solutions to complex issues confronting seniors in long-term care facilities. The project partners with local dentists to bring Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice (RDHAP) into long-term care facilities to perform oral health assessments and develop a daily oral hygiene regimen for residents. In support, The San Francisco Foundation awarded a three-year grant to the CDA Foundation to implement GOHAP. Additional funding has been awarded from the ADA Foundation as well as Mills-Peninsula Health Services. 2007 saw much progress toward successful implementation of this innovative pilot project, including securing a facility — Brookeside Skilled Nursing Hospital in San Mateo. The CDA Foundation and its partners have high hopes for the residents of the Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital and, in the future, for seniors across the state and perhaps the nation. “This program has enormous implications,” says Tippy Irwin, executive director of the Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County and member of the GOHAP Advisory Committee. “The Foundation’s good name brought the project credibility.” The long-term goal of this program is to increase dental care to this underserved population. “Brookside is very excited to partner with the CDA Foundation’s GOHAP to provide our residents with increased dental services and our employees with more training in dealing with the dental needs of long-term care facility residents,” says Brookside Administrator Greg Bogart. Migrant Head Start Training Program In partnership with the California Head Start Association, the CDA Foundation implemented an oral health-training program intended to educate staff at Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs on the importance of oral health and how to lower the incidence of caries. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs work primarily with Spanish speaking low-income families who earn their income mostly from agricultural labor. The CDA Foundation worked in collaboration with the California Head Start Association to expand the impact of this far-reaching program. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start centers in California provide care to more than 5,100 children up to five years of age. These 11 Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs employ 1,193 education services staff and 133 family service workers who are in contact with the program’s 5,100 children and 4,000 families. This program was made possible through funding provided by the Aetna Foundation, awarded to the CDA Foundation to advance its commitment to increase access to care. Mobile Dental Grant Program The CDA Foundation’s Mobile Dental Grant Program is one of several initiatives designed to increase access to care to the state’s most vulnerable populations, including supporting the Veterans Administration’s (VA) Stand Down events. The events are typically one to three days and provide homeless veterans with services such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, dental treatment, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. The CDA Foundation supported free dental treatment for 105 homeless veterans by providing a mobile dental clinic at three 2007 VA Stand Down events. This is the fourth year that the CDA Foundation has been able to provide the Mobile Dental Grant Program, thanks to funding by The Dentists Insurance Company. First Smiles: Dental Health Begins at Birth 2007 marks First Smiles’ fourth year, with the following accomplishments to date: • More than 12,000 dental professionals and 4,000 medical professionals participated through live lecture or web-based learning. In addition, 28 trainings were held for 438 Head Start staff and 19 trainings for 349 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program staff. • The First Smiles Web site First5OralHealth.org, an online clearinghouse, has been visited by nearly a half million viewers and is accessed by an average of 20,000 visitors each month. It offers the latest science and research on Early Childhood Caries (ECC) prevention, a resource guide for parents and caregivers, and a variety of on-demand continuing education opportunities. • More than 1 million parent education brochures titled “Healthy Teeth Begin at Birth” have been distributed in the 10 languages most commonly needed in California. • The publication of manuscripts addressing the complex issues in implementing Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) were featured in peer-reviewed and scientific oral health media such as the October and November issues of the Journal of the California Dental Association. Two companion web casts, “CAMBRA: A Team Approach,” and “The Practitioner’s Guide to CAMBRA,” were facilitated by the Journal’s co-editors and authors and were presented in January and December 2007. Archives of both webcasts are available at First5OralHealth.org. Richard Schoenbaum, DDS, of Culver City, states that CAMBRA has great value, but that it is difficult to implement without full staff participation. He recognizes that the CAMBRA science is evolving, and understands that acceptance and implementation is a process rather than an “on-off” activation. He has been working toward fully implementing this with his staff for about two years and found the web casts “very helpful in bringing the staff to the level where they can actively promote and implement CAMBRA protocols.” The First Smiles Education and Training Project is the result of a four-year, $7 million grant from First 5 California. The goal of this project is to reduce the incidence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) affecting children ages 0–5, including those with disabilities and other special needs. First Smiles prepares dental, medical, and early childhood education professionals to work with parents and caregivers to promote oral health, establish a dental home by age 1, and provide guidance in preventing ECC. Fluoridation The CDA Foundation strongly supports water fluoridation programs as one of the most effective preventive oral health measures available to a community. In 1999, the CDA Foundation joined a statewide collaboration called the California Fluoridation Workgroup. The goal of the coalition, now the California Fluoridation Advisory Council, is to develop statewide fluoridation programs using funds provided from The California Endowment and other local funding partners to increase the number of Californians receiving fluoridated water. Tremendous strides were made in 2007 to expand community water fluoridation to approximately 18 million additional residents in five California counties. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California completed its capital improvements at five treatment plants to increase the fluoride content of its treated water within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego and Ventura counties. The Metropolitan Water District received funds for fluoridation from the CDA Foundation as a project sponsored by the California Fluoridation Advisory Council. The CDA Foundation has successfully facilitated funding for fluoridation, serving more than 26 million Californians. Even with that success, more work is needed to reach the Healthy People 2010 goal of 75 percent of all Californians receiving fluoridated water. Grants and Scholarships The CDA Foundation believes that supporting student and faculty achievement helps provide opportunities to succeed in their academic programs and increase career opportunities in both traditional and nontraditional practice settings, such as clinics in underserved communities. Dental Hygiene Education Program Grant The Dental Hygiene Education Program Grant supports dental societies, community organizations, or educational institutions interested in expanding current dental hygiene programs, establishing a new dental hygiene education program, or creating innovative methods of providing dental hygiene education. Research has identified that the market demand for dental hygienists in San Mateo is high, indicating there is a great need to increase the number of graduating hygienists to serve the area. In 2007, the CDA Foundation supported the College of San Mateo by providing $50,000 toward the establishment of a new dental hygiene program that will be located in the future (90,000 sq. ft.) Wellness and Allied Health Building. Dental assisting and dental hygiene will share part of the facilities located on the third floor. The impact of the CDA Foundation funding is the increase in the number of individuals who can enroll in the accredited dental hygiene education program to 60 students, beginning in fall 2008. By supporting the College of San Mateo’s new dental hygiene program, the CDA Foundation has helped meet the need for dental hygienists in the San Mateo area. This improvement contributes to our mission to improve the oral health of all Californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs. Maurice Amado Dental Assisting Scholarship Program Allied Dental Health Student Scholarship Program One of the ways that the CDA Foundation supports the dental profession and helps to ensure a sustainable oral health workforce is through educational scholarships like the Allied Dental Health Student Scholarship Program. This scholarship program is in partnership with local dental societies. It is available to students enrolled in state-approved dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental lab tech programs, and provides awards to selected individuals toward completing their education. In partnership with local dental societies, the CDA Foundation supported student achievement by providing scholarship awards to 44 recipients through this program in 2007. “This scholarship will contribute towards my goal of becoming a registered dental hygienist who actively provides outreach to underserved populations.” — Karen Kubischta, Southwestern College Dental Hygiene Program The CDA Foundation partnered with the Maurice Amado Foundation to establish a dental assisting fund that offers scholarships to students. The program was established by Drs. Mark and Sam Tarica, on behalf of their great uncle’s foundation, the Maurice Amado Foundation. The program is available to students enrolled in state-approved dental assisting programs, and provides financial awards annually to selected individuals toward completing their academic education. Recipient selection is based on individual demonstration of financial need, volunteer community service/leadership, and academic achievement. The CDA Foundation awarded scholarships to 10 dental assisting student recipients in 2007. By supporting student achievement through the Maurice Amado Dental Assisting Scholarship Program, the CDA Foundation has made a significant impact on the recipients of this award. “This scholarship award will further assist in achieving my education and career goals, and increase my chances of success…Your generosity has made a profound impact on my life and I am truly very grateful to you.” — Qin Ye, City College of San Francisco Dental Assisting Program Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship Fund In 2007, this advised fund awarded scholarships to 14 students of Latino descent. There are minimal resources available and positive role models to mentor in the Latino community. The CDA Foundation believes that supporting opportunities for ethnically, and often socio-economically, disadvantaged individuals in pursuit of their studies in dentistry will pay off in the return of these individuals contributing back to underserved communities once they enter the dental profession. “To me, being of Latino descent signifies never forgetting where one comes from…it is my sincere hope that with my dental degree I can contribute to these communities and work with others to improve them.” — Adriana Ustarez, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry The Latinos for Dental Careers (LDC) organization, whose mission is to increase the number of Latinos in the dental profession, partnered with the CDA Foundation to establish an Advised Fund that provides financial support through scholarship awards to students of Latino descent studying in the field of dentistry. The CDA Foundation offers the LDC Scholarship Program to California dental students, dental hygiene students and international dental students of Latino descent and provides awards annually to selected recipients. Dental Materials and Supplies Grant Program The CDA Foundation Dental Materials and Supplies Grant Program works in concert with the Henry Schein Cares Program to provide dental materials and supplies to nonprofit dental organizations. This grant program provides in-kind donations of dental supplies to each of its recipients in the amount of $5,000–$25,000 of goods per year for two years. Since this program’s inception, Henry Schein Cares has provided in-kind donations to more than 65 nonprofit dental organizations. The CDA Foundation and Henry Schein Cares awarded 20 California nonprofit dental organizations this in-kind donation in 2007. The grant program makes a profound impact on recipient organizations, donating a broad selection of dental products and materials to help enhance the quality of dental care to underserved individuals and families in California communities. The in-kind donations are estimated at a cumulative value of up to $2 million per year to the receiving California organizations. Ultimately, recipients of this grant are provided with the tools they need to increase access to care within their communities. CDA Foundation Relief Grant Program When life’s difficulties impose a financial burden, dental professionals and their families can turn to the CDA Foundation for assistance. The CDA Foundation Relief Grant provides both emergency, and long-term financial support to California nonprofit dental organizations and dentists in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a flood, fire, or a dentist’s illness, disability or death. This grant is intended to help reestablish the delivery of dental care through nonprofit dental organizations in a community affected by a disaster, or help dentists and their families impacted by a disaster with emergency food, clothing and shelter costs. The 2007 Southern California fires are an example of the Foundation’s readiness to provide relief to California nonprofit dental organizations and dentists. Emergency relief assistance was offered to California dentists and their family members, dental staff and component staff impacted by the disaster, as well as affected nonprofit dental clinics. In 2007, the CDA Foundation also provided financial assistance to dentists facing situations of undue financial burden caused by illness or disability. Since 2001, more than $195,000 in relief assistance has been provided to eligible dentists throughout California. Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award Susan Hyde, DDS, MPH, PhD, UCSF School of Dentistry faculty member, was the 2007 CDA Foundation Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award recipient. Dr. Hyde’s historical trail of accomplishments in dental education and organized dentistry, including her display of exceptional leadership, collaboration, and compassion, over the years proves her to be deserving of this faculty award. Dr. Hyde is assistant adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, a member of the UCSF Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health and is the Project Director for its Acceptability Study of Preventive Interventions for Reducing Early Childhood Caries. Colleagues describe her as “an exceptional, awardwinning teacher and mentor” who “has contributed extensively to the new dental school curriculum and clinical activities.” CDA established the Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award in 2004 in recognition of Dr. Dugoni’s accomplishments in dental education and organized dentistry. The purpose of this award is to recognize and support individual faculty for their exceptional leadership, innovation, collaboration, compassion, philanthropic spirit, and integrity in dental education. Statements of Financial Position Unaudited as of December 31, 2007. These figures are for presentation purposes only. 2007 2006 Contributions at Work Total Current Assets 80% Programs and Services $ 10,282,555 $ 10,576,775 11% General and Administrative Total Liabilities 5,923,538 6,879,897 Total Equity 4,359,017 3,696,878 Total Liabilities and Equity 10,282,555 10,576,775 Revenue 3,590,546 2,909,494 Expenses Programs and Services 2,331,577 General and Administrative 318,067 179,026 Fundraising 278,763 322,329 669,139 696,261 Increase in Net Assets $ $ 1,711,877 9% Fundraising Sources of Support 52% Grants 41% Gifts and Contributions 7% Other Donor Support Donors make the accomplishments of the CDA Foundation possible. Contributions allow us to bring our mission to life, whether it is combating early childhood caries, improving oral health care in nursing homes, or providing student loan repayment grants to dentists to practice in underserved communities. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our 2007 donors and thank them for the privilege of putting their philanthropic spirit into action. Increasing Access to Care Legacy Society Ralph Crenshaw, DDS Laurence Darrow, DDS Asmita Dharia, DDS Sanjay Patel, DDS Donald Schinnerer, DDS Albert Seguy, DDS o Friends of the CDA Foundation o PLATINUM FRIENDS Annual donation: $15,000 + California Dental Association The Dentists Insurance Company TDIC Insurance Solutions Charles Goodman-Malamuth Bruce G. Toy, DDS Chair, Board of Directors o GOLD FRIENDS Annual donation: $10,000–$14,999 The Maurice Amado Foundation Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS o SILVER FRIENDS Annual donation: $5,000–$9,999 Michael Kelley, DDS Jose Luis-Ruiz, DDS o BRONZE FRIENDS Annual donation: $2,500–$4,999 Philip Abeldt, DDS Lowell Daun, DDS Roger Fieldman, DDS Soheil Khodadadi, DDS Janice Moreno, DDS M. Sadegh Namazikhah, DMD o BENEFACTORS Annual donation: $1,000–$2,499 Gary Ackerman, DDS Scott Adishian, DDS David Anson, DDS Patricia Arciniega, DDS Nelson Artiga-Díaz, DDS, MPH Ann Azama, DDS, MS Ronald Barbieri, DDS Rita Barkett, DDS Gary Baughman, DDS Michael Belluscio, DDS Joel Berick, DDS John Boland, III, DDS Cynthia Brattesani, DDS Monica Bruce, DDS Jeffrey Brucia, DDS R. Del Brunner, DDS Thien Bui, DDS Matthew Campbell, Jr., DDS John Carothers Adrian Carrington, DDS Joseph Caruso, DDS D. Douglas Cassat, DDS Steven Chan, DDS Douglas Christiansen, DDS Amy Coeler, DDS Santos Cortez, Jr., DDS Frank Curry, DDS Robert Daby, DDS Laurence Darrow, DDS Daniel Davidson, DMD Elizabeth Demichelis, DDS Dennis De Tomasi, DDS Floyd Dewhirst, DDS Luis Dominicis, DDS Bruce Donald, DDS Gary Dougan, DDS Peter DuBois John Ducar, DDS Gail Duffala, DDS Arthur Dugoni, DDS Stafford Duhn, DDS Clelan Ehrler, DDS Donald Ellis, DDS Naomi Ellison, DDS Frank Enriquez, DDS Escondido Endodontics Nava Fathi, DDS Alfred Fehling, II, DDS Alan L. Felsenfeld, DDS Gloria Fong Ma, DDS Kevin Frawley, DDS Penny Gage Adriana Galvan, DDS Eleanor Garcia Gerald Gelfand, DMD Charles Goldstein, DDS Douglas Gordon, DDS Newton Gordon, DDS Jasmine Gorton, DMD Denise Habjan, DDS Russell Haag, DDS Nicky Hakimi, DDS, MSD Jesse Hall John Hall, DDS LaJuan Hall, DDS Henrik Hansen, DDS Ralph Hansen, DMD Victor Hawkins, DDS Jaime Hernandez, DDS Dennis Hobby, DDS William Huiras, DDS Jeffrey Huston, DDS Trisha Jen, DDS Terrence Jones, DDS Dennis Kalebjian, DDS Richard Kao, DDS Steven Kend, DDS Irving Lebovics, DDS Steve Leighty, DDS Michael Lew, DMD Armando Lopez, DDS Lester Low, DDS Oariona Lowe, DDS Lucinda Lyon, DDS, RDH Philip Maldonado, DDS George Maranon, DDS Raffi Margossian, DDS Kevin McCurry, DDS Carol McCutcheon, DDS Ronald Mead, DDS Eduardo Mejia Jon Menig, DDS David Milder, DDS, MD Daniel Miyasaki, DDS Sonia Molina, DDS W. Craig Noblett, DDS Kathleen Nuckles, DDS James Oates, DDS Vance Okamoto, DDS David Okawachi, DDS Thomas Olinger, DDS Donald Orme, DDS Howard Park, DMD, MD Melanie Parker, DDS Terence Pegel, DDS Anthony Perez, DDS David Perry, DDS Stephen Pickering, DDS Stacey Quo, DDS Corina Ramirez, DDS Bette Robin, DDS Lindsey Robinson, DDS Donald Rollofson, DMD Jon Roth, CAE Richard Rounsavelle, DDS Melvin Rowan, DDS Estela Sanchez, DDS Alison Sandman, Esq. Santa Clara County Dental Society Henry Schein Dental Karol Scheiner, DDS Donald Schinnerer, DDS Michael Schneider, DDS Steven Schonfeld, DDS, PhD Joseph Sciarra, DDS Brian Scott, DDS Amy Scriven, DDS Eugene Sekiguchi, DDS Tim Shahbazian, DDS Archana Sheth, DDS Dennis Shinbori, DDS Robert Shorey, DDS Richard Simms, DDS Jay Sison, DDS Liz Snow Andrew Soderstrom, DDS Colin Spears, MD Ann Steiner, DMD James Stephens, DDS Thomas Stewart, DDS Jennifer Stolo Janice Sugiyama, DDS Mark Taira, DDS Mark Tarica, DDS Ariane Terlet, DDS Bruce Toy, DDS Tri-County Dental Society Glen Tueller, DDS Bruce Valentine, DDS Oscar Valenzuela, DDS James Van Sicklen, Jr., DDS Nicolas Veaco, DDS, MD Narendra Vyas, DDS Kenneth Wallis, DDS Norman Wat, DDS Kathleen Webb Russell Webb, DDS Walter Weber, DDS Cynthia Weideman, DDS Rita Weisberg, DDS Bruce Whitcher, DDS James Withers, DDS Debra Woo, DDS Fanny Yacaman, DDS Jason Yamada, DDS Craig Yarborough, DDS Glen Young, DDS PROGRAM SPONSORS ADA Foundation Alliance of the CDA California Association of Dental Plans California Dental Association The California Endowment California HealthCare Foundation The Dentists Insurance Company First 5 California Charles Goodman-Malamuth Henry Schein Cares Henry Schein Dental L.A. Care Health Plan Mills-Peninsula Health Services San Francisco Foundation Space Maintainers Laboratory TDIC Insurance Solutions University of the Pacific, California Pipeline Initiative CONTRIBUTORS Hossein Abar, DDS Robin Abari, DDS Nejleh Abed, DDS Robert Abeloff, DDS Liza Agustin-Kennedy Riad Al Titi, DDS Ali Alijanian, DDS Eric Alltucker, DDS Andrew Alongi Pamela Alston, DDS Anthony Alvarez, DDS Urmi Amin, DDS Cindi Ancheta Donna Anderson Editha Aquino, DMD Karen Arakelian, DDS Simona Arcan, DMD Sandra Arita, DDS Gregory Armi, DDS Thomas Armstrong, DDS G. William Arnett, DDS William Ashby, DDS Paulina Attebery, RDH Ernestina Avalos-Figueroa, DDS Lawrence Awbrey, DDS Teresa Ba Hao Judy Babcock Joe Baker, DMD Belinda Balais, DMD “By giving, we show leadership by example and can then enroll others to contribute as well. This is a great way to leave a legacy of helping others and making a difference in society.“ — Santos Cortez, DDS Edward Ballengee, DDS Michael Bambico, DDS Allen Barbieri, DDS Richard Barnes, DDS David Barnes, DDS David Baron Wesley Barringer, DDS Robert Barrington, DDS Martin Brownstein, DDS Michael Brugos, DDS Robert Buchanan, DMD Grant Burdick, DDS John Burk, DDS Barry Burstein, DDS Clark Burton, DDS Howard Buschke, DDS Tony Chi, DMD Mark Chintala, DDS Christine Choi, DDS Mark Chong Janice Chou, DDS R. David Christensen, DDS Don Christensen, DMD Robert Christoffersen, DDS “I feel the CDA Foundation is the best place for my dollar to go because it touches dental students, children, seniors, and disaster victims.” — Anthony L. Perez, DDS Janice Beierle, DDS Joseph Beierle, DDS Nannette Benedict, DDS John Benlavi, DDS Brian Beres, DDS Suzanne Berger, DDS Brian Bergh, DDS Robert Berkenmeier, DDS Priyadarshini Bhatia, DDS Hugh Bialecki, DMD Hristu Bileca, DDS Robert Bingham Robert Borden, DDS Gary Borge, DDS Harold Bowles, DDS Michael Boyce, DDS Michael Boyer, DDS Lisa Brennan, DDS Robert Brent, DDS Myron Bromberg, DDS Joseph Bronzini, DDS John Brown, DDS Jeffrey Brown, DDS Roland Buyama, DDS Robert Cai, DDS Xerxez Calilung, DDS Steve Cammack Thomas Campbell, DDS Nicholas Caplanis, DMD Kerry Carney, DDS Robert Casady, DDS Diane Casey, DDS Paul Cater, DDS Tammie Caton Paul Champlin Gar Chan, DDS Wai Chan, DDS Raymond Chan, DDS Tom Chanez, DDS Richard Chang, DDS Russell Chang, DDS Douglas Chase, DDS Gilberto Chavez, MD William Chen, DDS Andrew Chen, DDS Harry Chess, DDS Norma Claasen Michael Clark, DDS Lou Cohen, DDS Steven Cohen, DDS Regina Collins Jack Conley, DDS John Conti, DDS Marileth Coria, DDS Philip Corneliuson, DDS Kejen Corsa, DDS Martin Cotler, DDS Douglas Cowden, DDS Bryan Cramm, DDS Steven Crane, DDS Steven Crowson, DMD Emilia Croy, DMD Gracia Cua, DMD Jerome Daby, DDS Troy Daniels, DDS Gerald Danielson, DDS Massood Darvishzadeh, DDS Van Anh Dastur, DDS Sherwin Davidson, DDS Michelle De Marta, DMD Wayne Del Carlo, DDS Elsa Dembinski, DDS Thomas Dembinski, II, DDS Anna Dentz Edison Der, DDS Sanjay Dhir, BDS Janet Di Benedetto Larry Diamond, DDS Douglas Disraeli, DDS Rudolph Dittrich, DDS Sheila Dobee, DDS Peter Dolas, DDS Harris Done, DDS Donald Dornan, DDS Harry Dougherty, Jr., DDS Daniel Dozier, DDS Charles Dressman, Jr., DDS Gerald Drury, DDS Steven Dugoni, DMD Robert Dunbar, DDS Richard Dunbar, DDS Robert Dyer, DDS Deborah Elam Wiley Elick, DDS John Eller, DDS Jeffrey Elo, DDS Aaron Escalante, DDS Alan Esla, DDS, MD Richard Ewing, DDS Mark Fagan, DDS Dave Famili, DDS Christina Fantino, DDS Edward Farajzader, DDS Gary Farney, DDS Kent Farnsworth, DDS Raed Fawaz, DDS Roddy Feldman, DDS Richard Felton, DDS Toni Ferman Angela Ferrari, DDS Reed Ferrick, DMD Clarke Filippi, DDS D.E. FitzGerald, DDS Michele Flynn James Fong, DDS John Fong, DDS Steven Fong, DDS Tiffany Fong-Mao Robert Ford, DDS James Forester, DDS Barbara Fox, DDS Stephen Fox, DDS Joseph Frake, DDS Gary France, DDS Steven Francis, DDS Larry Franz, DDS Eric Fraser, DDS Archie French, DDS Fresno-Madera Dental Society William Frey, DMD Ronald Fujitaki, DDS Peter Gabbay William Gable, DDS Donna Galante, DMD Devang Gandhi, BDS Ernest Garcia, Jr., DDS Elizabeth Garcia, DDS Robert Garfield, DDS Mark Garriott Spencer Gedestad, DDS John Geis, Sr., DDS Mahfouz Gereis, DDS Betty Giang, DDS Jonathan Gidan, DDS Roger Gillespie, DDS James Glancy, DDS Gary Glasband, DDS Michael Glass, DDS James Glen, DDS Valerie Godfrey, DDS Marlene Godoy, DDS Stephen Gold, DDS Cheryl Goldasich, DDS Joyce Gonzales Gina Gonzalez, DDS Joseph Goodsell, DDS Ann Marie Gorczyca, DMD Carrie Gordon Barbara Grace, DDS James Green, DDS Anna Green Julie Greenlaw-O’Toole, DDS Geoffrey Groat, DDS Keith Gronbach, DDS Wayne Grossman, DDS Shawn Guerin, DDS Karen Guffey David Guichet, DDS Edi Guidi, DDS Jose Guzman, DDS Glen Hall, DDS Josh Hammer, DMD Jong Han, DDS Young Han, DDS Richard Hancock, DDS Robert Hanlon, Jr., DMD Mark Hansen, DDS Ronald Hansen, DDS Scott Hanson Wyatt Harris, DDS Kenneth Harrison, DDS Toshiko Hart, DDS Randall Hayashi, DDS Wilmer Hechanova, DDS William Hendrix, DDS Gary Herman, DDS Ronald Hilder, DDS Wesley Hiltbrand, DDS Irene Hilton, DDS Robert Hirst, DDS Richard Hoedt, Jr., DDS Hanna Hoesli, DDS Keith Hoffmann, DDS Leonard Holguin, DDS Charles Holman, DDS Joseph Holtz, DDS Jennifer Holtzman, DDS William Holve, DDS Gregory Holve, DDS Brian Hong, DDS Herbert Hooper, DDS Philip Hordiner, DDS George Hsieh, DDS Chester Hsu, DDS Clark Hubbs, III, DDS Paul Hui, DDS David Humerickhouse, DDS Ronald Hunter, DDS John Hurley, DDS Donna Hurowitz, DDS Scott Huseth, DDS Megan Ide, DDS Irwin Lebow Memorial Children’s Dental Health Foundation Phyllis Ishida, DDS Edward Ishii, DDS Scott Jacks, DDS Alison Jackson, DDS Peter Jacobsen, DDS Corey Jang, DDS John Jansheski, DDS Randy Jelmini, DMD Paul Jo, DDS Gregory Johnson, DDS David Johnson, DDS Craig Johnson, DDS Dale Johnstone, DDS Jeffrey Jones, DDS Barry Jones, DDS Christopher Joy, DMD Lynn Judd, DDS Stephen Kallaos, DDS Barry Kami, DDS Brad Kane, DDS Yuri Kaneda, DDS Kurtis Kanemaru, DMD Amarilda Kano, DDS Ezra Kantor, DDS Paul Kasrovi, DDS Irvin Kaw, DDS Gayle Kawahara, DDS George Kawahara, DDS John Keitel, DDS John Kellen, DDS Steven Keller, DDS Antranig Kelleyan, DDS Andrew Kelly, DDS R.A. Kemp Stephen Kerper, DDS Chris Keszler, DDS Robert Khalil, DDS M. Saleh Kholaki, DDS Scott Kim, DDS Mark Kinnsch, DMD Donald Kinosian, DDS James Kirkpatrick, DDS Donna Klauser, DDS Beverly Kodama, DDS James Koelbl, DDS Mark Koenen, DDS Peter Kono, DDS James Konugres, DDS Ernest Kostlan, DDS Jack Koumjian, DDS Robert Krasny, DDS Joseph Krauss, DDS Jeffrey Krueckel, DDS Mark Kujiraoka, DDS Reed Kuratomi, DDS Kevin Kurio, DDS Daniel Kus, DDS Maurina Kusell, DDS Walter Kuzma, DDS Victor Kvikstad, DDS John Kwan, DDS Jenifer Labrador, DDS Dennis Lamb, DDS John Lamsam, DDS Kevin Landon, DDS Roger Lang, DDS Thomas Lange, DDS Kenneth Lange, DDS Martin Lasky, DDS Michael Lasky, DDS Jaime Lau, DDS John Lawson Callin Lee, DDS Arthur Lee, DDS David Lee, DDS Arlene Lee, DDS Dora Lee, DDS Jonathon Lee, DDS Leland Lee, DDS Natasha Lee, DDS Steven Lee, DDS Philip Lemon Thomas Lenhart, II, DMD Janet Lent, DDS John Lewis, DMD Thomas Lewis, DDS Richard Lewis, DDS Lawrence Libuser, DDS William Lieber, DMD George Lim, DMD Joo Lim, DDS Kathleen Lim, DDS Lester Lim, DDS Roger Lindner, DDS Mark Lisagor, DDS Jeffrey Lloyd, DDS J. Alejandro Magallanes Vega, DDS Michael Maher, DMD Stewart Malkin, DDS Jasjeet Malli, DDS Patrick Mangan William Marble, DDS Harry Markarian, DDS Clifford Marks, DDS William Marweg, DDS Antonette Masters, DDS Robert McBride, DDS Terrence McCarthy, DDS James McCook, DDS Sahar Mirfarsi Ronald Mito, DDS Albert Mizrahi, DDS Bijan Modjtahedi, DDS Charles Mohn, DDS Robert Mokbel, DDS Edward Montalbo, DMD Rhonda Montalbo, DDS Harry Moordigian, DDS Lauro Mora, Jr., DMD Nick Morton Cathy Mudge Richard Mungo, DDS “The Foundation plays a vital role benefiting Californians, not only by the dollars used for direct care of patients, but by the research and forecasting work that will help us shape the dental care delivery system of tomorrow.” — Dennis Hobby, DDS David Loder, DDS Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry Dennis Longwill, DDS Bradley Louie, DDS Thomas Love, DDS Kathleen Lucas, DDS Jay Luedde, DDS Darwin Lum, DDS Carl Lundgren, DDS Linda Lutantowidjojo, DDS Robert Lynds, DDS Sein Lynn, DDS Peter Lyu, DDS M. Hebbard MacArthur, DDS Lester Machado, DDS, MD James McCulloch, DDS Alan McDowell, DDS Patrick McEvoy, BDS Susan McLearan, RDHAP Kevin McNally, DDS Robert Meckstroth, DDS Robert Menchaca Celia Mendoza, DDS Hank Mercado, DDS Sue Merrell Jessica Micheletti Gerald Middleton, DDS Matthew Miller, DDS Scott Milliken, DDS Matthew Milnes, DDS Andreia Minasian Silvera, DDS Robert Murphy, DDS Mark Nadler, DMD Anthony Nagy, DDS Alfonso Najera, DDS Donald Nakahata, DDS Morris Nakamura, DDS Kenneth Natsuhara, DDS Craig Nelson, DDS John Nelson, DDS Michael Nelson, DDS Dorene Neri, DDS Jeffrey Neuroth, DDS Paulette Newman, DDS Trang Nguyen, DDS Si Nguyen, DDS Thanh Nguyen, DDS Rick Nichols, DDS Deepinder Nijjar, DDS Gerald Nomura, DDS Cathi Norris Thomas Noto, DDS Dennis Nutter, DDS Linda Oben Elizabeth O’Brien Ronald Oleson, DDS Linda Onyeador, BDS Katherine Orlin Stephen Ostwald, DDS Rosaura Pacheco, DDS Young Paek, DDS Jason Pair, DDS Victor Pak, DDS James Pappenfus, DDS Michael Paquette, DDS Richard Parker, DDS Lynn Parker, DDS Holly Parks Martina Parrone, DDS Robert Passamano James Pasternak, DDS Pradip Patel, DDS Craig Pettengill, DDS David Pfeifer, DDS John Pisacane, DMD Jeannie Pittman Thomas Poksay, DMD Richard Polachek, DDS Louis Poulos, DDS L. Alfred Pragasam, DDS Harmon Probst, DDS Gregory Rabitz, DDS Curtis Raff, DDS Trevor Ragan, DDS Houman Rahnama, DDS Leonard Raimondo, DDS H.K. Reed, DDS Robert Reed, DDS Peter Rengstorff, DDS William Reuss, IV, DDS Bevan Richardson, DDS Judith Riddell-Lamkin Michelle Rivas Kevin Roach John Robinson, DDS Dennis Roginson, DDS Erik Roos, DDS Bert Rouleau, DMD Craig Rubinoff, DDS Ronald Ruchong, DDS Henry Rued, DDS J. Douglas Russell, DDS Fatemeh Sadrieh, DDS Jennifer Sadugor Jerome Safarik, DDS Alfred Salcido, DDS Gary Salenger, DDS Sima Salimi, DDS Joan Sandell, DDS Kevin Sands, DDS James Sanfilippo, DDS Virginia Santos, RDA Lawrence Sarkis, DMD Greg Sasaki, DDS David Satnick, DMD Richard Sato, DDS Lynn Sayre, DMD Christopher Schiappa, DDS Eugene Schmidt, DDS Gerald Schneider, DDS William Schneider, DDS George Schulze, DDS “Being a health care provider, I believe, is a calling. Part of that responsibility is to give back to humanity, and contributing to the California Dental Association Foundation helps me achieve that goal.” — Philip Abeldt, DDS Namrata Patel, DDS Timothy Pearson, DDS Charles Pelletier, DDS Lawrence Peterson, Jr., DDS T.A. Peterson, DDS Jeffrey Rosenberg, DDS C. Rodney Rosland, DDS Ture Roslund, DDS Bernard Ross, DDS Evangelos Rossopoulos, DDS James Schulze, DDS Roger Schuster, DDS Melvyn Schwarz, DDS Louis Schwarzbach, DMD Michael Seastrom, DDS David Seccombe, DDS Charlotte Senseny, DMD Dezireh Sevanesian Raymond Sharpe, DDS Eddy Shea, DDS William Shea, DDS Roy Shellow, DDS C. Ray Sheppard, DMD Jack Sherman, DDS Deborah Shiba, DDS Robyn Shields, DDS Kanoknuch Shiflett, DDS Vanessa Shing, DDS Gregory Shinkwin, DDS Richard Shipp, DDS Stefanie Shore, DDS Tim Silegy, DDS Joaquin Siles, DDS Andrei Simel, DDS Alan Simon, DDS Roger Simonian, DDS David Simonsen, DDS Thomas Sims, DDS Ruth Sipes Ronald Sloan, DDS Pieter Smith, DDS Stephen Smith, DDS Richard Sobel, DDS Robert Sobel, DDS Peter Soderstrom, DDS George Soohoo, DDS Oladimeji Sorunke, BDS Sidney Spector, DDS Norman Sperber, DDS Robert Spinelli, CPA Robert Sprague, DDS Fredrick Stalley, DDS Matthew Stefanac, DDS Alan Stein, DDS Robert Stevenson, DDS, FAGD Michael Stewart, DDS James Stich, DDS Terence Stillo, DDS Kenneth Stilts, DDS Kurt Stormberg, DDS George Stratigopoulos, DDS Mary Streib Joseph Stricker, DDS John Sudick, DDS Karen Sue, DDS Toshifumi Sugimori, DDS John Sulak, DDS Daniel Sullivan, DDS Stanley Surabian, DDS Max Swancutt, Jr., DDS Dennis Swanson, DDS Patrick Sweeney, DDS Scott Szotko, DDS Derick Tagawa, DDS James Tamborello, DDS Wayne Tanaka, DDS Michael Tanaka, DDS K. Ernest Terao, DDS John Thiel, DDS Gregory Thomas, DDS Michael Thomas, DDS Thomas Thompson, DDS J. Chris Thompson, DDS V. Roger Tibbetts, DDS Robert Tilly, DDS Stanley Tong, DDS Thang Tran, DDS Cindy Tran, DDS Phi Tran, DDS Pamela Trehub Robert Trifilo, DDS Greg Trnavsky, DDS Robert Trombly Laima Tumas Lewis Turchi, DDS Barry Turner, DMD David Turpin, DDS Richard Udin, DDS University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Vicki Utt Peter Uyeyama, DDS Karen Van Dyke-Mostoufi, DDS Elizabeth Van Tassell, DDS Paul Vanderheyden, DDS Ashish Vashi, DDS Laurent Vien, DDS Alma Vilkas-Stockus, DDS Karen Wager, DDS Roger Wahlman, DDS Kim Wallace, DDS Scott Wallace, DDS Mary Walsh-Cole, DMD Robert Walter, DDS Phillip Waterman, Jr., DDS Edward Watson, DDS Charles Wear, DDS Russell Weaver, DDS Patricia Webb, DDS D. John Webb, DDS David Webb, DDS Jane Weintraub, DDS Karen Weitzel, DDS Nancy Welch, DDS Lucy White, DDS Holly Wieber, DDS Beverly Williams Claudia Wilson David Wolfe, DDS Annie Wong, DDS James Wood, Jr., DDS James Woodbury, DDS Barry Wootton, DDS William Worden, DDS Edward Wright, DDS Valjean Xaiz Anthony Yamada, DDS Thomas Yamamoto, DDS Lynn Yamamoto, DMD Arthur Yamasaki, DDS Jeffrey Yamashiro, DDS Rex Yanase, DDS Roy Yanase, DDS James Yang, DDS Kenneth Yates, DDS Herbert Yee, DDS Candice Yee, DDS Wesley Yemoto, DDS Donna Yock, DMD Todd Yonemura, DDS Benedict Yoong, DDS Colin Yoshida, DDS Steven Yoshioka, DDS Richard Young, DDS Bruce Young, DDS Pearl Yu Parisa Zarbafian, DDS Charles Zarganis, DMD Walter Ziemer, DDS Leslie Zimmerman, MD Jonathan Ziv, DDS IN MEMORY OF Paulina Attebery, RDH in memory of Paul J. Rothenberg IN HONOR OF Elizabeth Garcia, DDS in honor of Virgina Santos Irwin Lebow Memorial Children’s Dental Health Foundation in honor of Lynn Pilant Susan McLearan, RDHAP in honor of Ronald Mead, DDS James Pappenfus, DDS in honor of LaJuan Hall, DDS Janice Sugiyama, DDS in honor of H. Lindy Kell, DDS Tri-County Dental Society in honor of Penny Gage A special thanks to John Hucklebridge, DDS, FAGD, for allowing us to use his trademark “Creating Smiles…Changing Lives” To learn more about our programs or to make a contribution, please contact us: CDA Foundation 1201 K Street, Suite 1511 Sacramento, CA 95814 t. 916.554.4916 f. 916.498.6182 [email protected] cdafoundation.org Tax ID 68-0411536 *As of Dec. 31, 2007. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the list of the CDA Foundation contributors. If you discover an error, please accept our apology and contact us at 916.554.5374 or [email protected]. Thank you. 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