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Top Row (L to R): Drs. Adam Kennedy, Austin Baruffi, Jeff Schur, Nina S. Svino, Second Row L to R: Doug Whitfield, Sarah Fraker, Navid Farzadfar
Seattle-King County Dental Foundation Board
Dr. Nina Svino, President, 2021 Dr. Jeff Schur, Secretary/Treasurer, 2021 Dr. Austin Baruffi, 2022 Dr. Sarah Fraker, 2022 Dr. Navid Farzadfar, 2022 Dr. Doug Whitfield, 2023 Dr. Adam Kennedy, 2023 Dr. Randy Ogata, Executive Director
Past Presidents of the SKCDF
Dr. Karim Z. Alibhai Dr. Stephen W. Carstensen Dr. Ross M. Fraker Dr. Susan M. Hollinsworth Dr. Christine Kirchner Dr. Carrie L. Magnuson Dr. Bruce Patrick Dr. Cynthia R. Pauley Dr. Princy Rekhi Dr. James F. Rosenwald Dr. Karen Sakuma Dr. Cheryl Townsend Dr. Gina Trask Dr. Mark Walker Dr. Rodney B. Wentworth Dr. Deirdre J. Yen
Our Mission
The Seattle-King County Dental Foundation is dedicated to proactively eliminating dental infectionand pain in the King County population that lacks resources and/or access to dental care.
We do this by: • Advocating and facilitating access for the underserved • Increasing awareness of and resources for new and existing programs • Partnering with others that can help • Demonstrating responsible use of our resources to our donors.
How to Support SKCDF
• Make a tax-deductible donation through the portal on the SKCDS website. • Set the Foundation as your preferred organization on Amazon Smile. • If you shop at Fred Meyer and have a Rewards card, link the Seattle-King County Dental Foundation as your preferred organization for Community Rewards. Simply search Seattle-King County Dental Foundation or our ID XF942
Our 2021 Recipient Projects
• The Swedish Community Specialty Clinic purchased a Cone Beam Computer Tomography (CBCT) Scanner to allow for same day surgical planning and treatment. • A partnership was created between SKCDS and the KidsQuest Children’s Museum to promote National Children’s Dental Health Month in February 2022 at a larger scale than the Society has ever undertaken. • The SKCDS Access to Care Committee launched a Dental Sealant Program in the Highline School District to serve at-risk children by placing sealants on six-year molars and referring these children to dental homes if they do not have one. • The University of Washington School of Dentistry launched an Oral Health Advocate Program to reduce oral heal disparities by assisting individuals with a lack of access to professional dental care in finding dental homes and improving their oral health literacy and self-efficacy.
