Promoting health, philanthropy and smiles in 2014
F O U N DAT I O N
ANNUAL
REPORT
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O P E R A T I O N
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This is the dental industry’s foundation. It is the foundation that unifies us as manufacturers and distributors, allowing us to give back to the profession that has given us so much. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Chair of your foundation, the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation. With a core purpose to broaden oral health care awareness and access to oral health care for those in need, you can be proud of what you have accomplished thanks to your generous donations. Your support is making a difference! You have supported over $1.3 million in grants and scholarships since our inception in 2002. You have supported over 60 unique charitable oral health projects across America, many of which have gone on to attract additional funding from other major foundations enabling them to grow to other parts of their state and even to other parts of the country. I am proud to present our 2014 Annual Report, which highlights your direct impact through broadening awareness of and access to oral health care in America. For even more exciting updates, go to www.dtafoundation.org and watch some short videos on the various programs you have made possible. Your donations are promoted health, philanthropy and smiles in 2014! Thank you for your continuing support.
Scott Parrish Chair, DTA Foundation Board President A-dec, Inc.
OUR VISION To be a premier foundation in oral health care uniting the dental industry to create and attract innovative solutions, and to leverage and expand resources to fund unique and promising initiatives that achieve measurable impact and facilitate real change. The industry will recognize the results of this important work and notice substantially improved access to oral health care for those in need.
Core Purpose
To broaden oral health care awareness and access for those in need.
Oral Health
Stewardship
We are focused on oral
We will manage our
health, access to care
resources to drive
and its connection to
innovation and stim-
overall health.
ulate creative projects in a sound and fiscally responsible manner.
Enduring Positive Impact We will measure the results of our projects by their long-term impact on oral health care awareness and access for those in need.
Core Values
CHANGING THE
STAN How one program in Pennsylvania is shifting the paradigm of infant oral care.
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“Lisa, what do I need to do so that when I have my next
DARD child, this doesn’t happen?” ¶ The question came
from a young mother who brought her three-year-old to Newtown Dentistry for Kids in Newtown, PA. When
dental hygienist Lisa Maisonet first looked into the
child’s mouth, her heart sank. Even though there were no visible holes in the child’s teeth, the telltale sign
of heavy plaque signaled decay. X-rays confirmed her suspicion: cavities in every molar.
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When Maisonet began reviewing the extensive treatment plan, the mother’s eyes pooled with tears. No parent wants to see their child suffer from pain or discomfort that could have been avoided. It was an aha moment for Maisonet. “It really woke me up to the importance of my role as a
the operating room—all because
preventive specialist within the
simple, good dental habits weren’t
practice. We need to be better about
being established early enough.
educating parents earlier. If we
While a lack of dental care
don’t do that, this is going to contin-
during the early years affects the
ue to happen.”
general population, the problem
Other cases tell similar stories.
weighs most heavily upon low-
Because of decay, two young twins
income families, where cavities in
were recommended to have all of
infants are 32 times more likely to
their baby teeth extracted, which
occur. Overall, for two- to four-year-
would leave them without teeth
olds, cavities in primary teeth have
until elementary school when adult
grown from about 18 percent (1988-
teeth start coming in. Another child
1994) to 24 percent (1999-2004) in
came in with an abscessed tooth that
recent decades.*
quickly led to facial cellulitis; the
Forty-five minutes away in
tooth had to be removed to prevent
Philadelphia, pediatric nurse prac-
the infection from spreading further.
titioner Amy Requa was facing a
Still other kids have had to undergo
different side of the same problem.
treatment involving IV sedation and
In her work as the Pennsylvania Head Start Association’s state oral
Requa has been able to multiply the dollars, attracting more than $2.1 million in grants from the DentaQuest Foundation and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
health coordinator, Requa has spent several years educating staff and low-income families about the importance of seeing a dentist when a child’s first tooth appears—the standard of care established during the early 2000s by the American Dental Association and now widely taught in dental schools. Yet she was hearing a common refrain from parents: “No one in the community will see my baby.” Many of the dentists in the Pennsylvania workforce, especially those in rural areas, received their training decades ago. At that time, the standard of care was to see children starting at age three. Dentists were reluctant to move away from the standard in *“Age One Exams — The Rationale,” by Ivonne Ganem, DMD, MPH, Pennsylvania Dental Journal, Mar/Apr 2013, v80, n2.
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place in their practices; plus, treating young kids who might wriggle and cry can be a handful. “I realized we really needed to work with dentists to get kids in earlier,” Requa says. “We want to prevent decay. The key to doing that is getting kids to see the dentist and
the PA Age One Connect the Dots pro-
find a dental home.”
gram. The project is an effort to edu-
D E S I G N I N G A S O LU T I O N
cate general dentists in Pennsylvania about the importance of embracing
Through the Head Start Association,
the age one standard of care in their
Requa applied for the Dental Trade
clinics. Requa began with a simple
Alliance Foundation grant—an
goal: Train 150 dentists to perform
annual $25,000 grant that offers
what’s called a knee-to-knee exam, a
seed funding for projects promising
practice that removes the uncertainty
to broaden awareness of and access
of treating babies and gives dentists
to oral health care. Projects are
and hygienists the chance to connect
evaluated on a number of qualities:
with parents about the health of their
innovation and creativity, the po-
child’s mouth.
tential to attract additional funding,
The goal: Train 150 dentists to perform what’s called a knee-to-knee exam, a practice that removes the uncertainty of treating babies and gives dentists the chance to connect with parents about the health of their child’s mouth and teeth.
The name of the exam speaks to
and the scalability of the model or
how it’s performed: Parents and a
idea. In 2014, the DTA Foundation
dentist or hygienist sit knee to knee,
awarded nine grants.
with the child lying in between
The Head Start Association re-
them. The child’s head rests face up
ceived funding, and Requa launched
on the dentist’s lap, with the child’s
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Below: Dental hygienist and PA Age One Connect the Dots trainer Lisa Maisonet checks for signs of decay during a kneeto-knee exam. Short and simple, the exam helps form good dental habits early in life.
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to teach these concepts at gatherings like the Valley Forge Dental Conference, where Requa and some eating fruit and cheese rather than
of her team first trained around 70
processed snacks and gummies?
dentists in March 2014.
Does he drink water from his sippy legs wrapped around the parent’s waist. Child and parent can stay
cup rather than juice?
Since then, the team has done eight more trainings, and PA Age One
The exam is short and kids often
Connect the Dots has taken on a life
connected—maintaining eye contact
cry—but that’s OK because it keeps
of its own. After receiving the initial
and holding hands—while the den-
their mouths open. Afterward, they’re
DTA Foundation seed funding, Requa
tist peers into the child’s mouth.
encouraged to give their mom or dad a
has been able to multiply the dollars,
hug and pick out a sticker or prize.
attracting more than $2.1 million
Throughout the exam, parent and dentist talk about the habits that are
Requa’s model follows the “teach
in grants from the DentaQuest
forming. Are the child’s baby teeth
a man to fish” approach. She began
Foundation and the Health Resources
getting brushed twice a day? Is she
by equipping a group of 20 trainers
and Services Administration (HRSA).
A valuable part of the knee-to-knee exam is the time dentists and hygienists spend talking with parents, educating them about which foods kids should eat and how often they should brush.
The program has more than doubled its goal, reaching 335 dentists and
young patients, and also between dentists and doctors. In fact, the program preaches collaboration among health care providers serving the same community. “Medical providers see with a doll. The approach begins
children more frequently in the
to feel simple and systematic, and
early years than dentists do,” Requa
dentists are encouraged to go back
explains. “We want them to be say-
to their practices and talk about how
ing the same messages: You need
to conduct the exams in their own
to take your child to a dental home
space, with their own teams.
starting with the first tooth.” When
“It’s really an approach that
dentists and doctors start talking,
hygienists—and counting—during
needs to be implemented at the
referrals become easy and more
the pilot year. In January 2015, the
local level,” Requa says, “because
children find a dental home.
training spread beyond the state with
that’s where change happens.”
a course offered to the Delaware State
The work Requa and her team
C H I L D C A R E — I N P R AC T I C E
are doing extends beyond the
At Newtown Dentistry for Kids,
moments spent training den-
bright purple and green stuffed ani-
about the big picture—why the age
tists, or the moments they spend
mals perch in small clusters around
one standard of care matters—and
performing knee-to-knee exams.
the office, smiling with exaggerated
gives way to a hands-on session in
And the name of the initiative isn’t
toothy grins. The clock on the wall
which dentists and their teams meet
just a nice or aspirational idea; the
is attached to a toothbrush, which
with one of the trainers. Together,
program really is making connec-
swings back and forth across a set
they model a knee-to-knee exam
tions between dentists, parents and
of teeth every time a second passes.
Dental Society. The training begins with a lecture
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ing parents that oral health affects overall health. “Children who have dental decay are losing sleep at night because of pain and discomfort. They’re not able to concentrate in school,” Maisonet says. “It’s important for us to teach parents that dental health can affect other [aspects of life] too.” Next to the dentist’s chair, Lisa
Individuals like Maisonet and
Maisonet sits with a two-year-old
Requa are the everyday heroes
named Julia and her mother. Julia is ly-
who work to make the most of DTA
ing down between her mom and Lisa.
Foundation’s dollars, championing
“Where’s your pretty teethies?”
the vision to make oral health care
Lisa says, as she gently pokes
accessible to all, even the littlest ones.
around inside the toddler’s mouth.
Because a child’s smile is contagious.
“You’ve got new teeth coming in!” Since the moment she realized she needed to do more to reach young patients, Lisa Maisonet has become a PA Age One Connect the Dots trainer, and she routinely performs knee-to-knee exams through her local practice. Her calming manner and chipper, singsong voice clearly win over kids. On the wall hangs a drawing of two stick figures, one of them purple, the color of Lisa’s scrubs. Above the figures, the drawing reads, “The Purple Dentist, to Lisa from Ellie.” Just as the Connect the Dots program is about more than just the knee-to-knee exam, the knee-toknee exam is about more than just oral health care. It’s about inform-
At the Valley Forge Dental Conference in March 2014, trainers from the PA Age One Connect the Dots program, which was launched with DTAF funding, used dolls to show how a knee-to-knee exam is performed.
A D CO U N C I L C A M PA I G N
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The Kids’ Healthy Mouths Ad Council public service campaign aims to increase the oral health literacy of children and their parents and caregivers, especially in lower income and minority populations. The campaign has run nationally and received exposure in all of the major markets. The $80 million worth of donated media
campaign continues to exceed measurement goals to drive awareness and behavior change, garnering $80 million worth of donated media. The 2min2x.org website has attracted 1.9 million visitors and more than 226,000 views of the
two-minute videos. More than 50 percent of parents surveyed have seen or heard the new Kids’ Healthy Mouths PSAs.
Scholastic in-school campaign continues
2min2x.org
1.9 million visitors 226,000 views
50% of parents have seen the PSAs
to actively promote the campaign through their network of participating Title 1 schools and teachers of pre-kindergarten through first grade with
National Brush
The 2014 PSAs feature
Day is observed on
parents trying—and
November 1, the day
struggling—to squeeze
after Halloween,
parenting lessons into
to reinforce the
a short time frame.
importance of
These scenes suggest
children’s oral health and promote good brushing habits.
A Toothsavers mobile game for Apple and Android devices allows kids to rescue classic fairy tale characters
that while parenting is hard, making sure you and your kids brush for two minutes, twice a day, doesn’t have to be difficult.
from a tooth-
an in-school reach of
rotting curse and
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the help of their
million.
become heroes with toothbrushes.
DTA Foundation is a sponsoring partner in the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives, a coalition of 36 leading organizations in the field of oral health. The Partnership’s primary mission is to teach parents and caregivers, as well as children themselves, to take control of their own health through oral disease prevention.
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2014 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
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“I am aware that my journey is far
DTA Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Recognizing a Commitment to Community Service:
from over, and that I will forever be
The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation awarded
way. And I am committed to lending
nine $5,000 dental student scholarships in 2014. These scholarships are meant to recognize and
in need of helping hands along the
a hand to those behind me.” —LOREL E. BURNS
provide financial support to third- or fourth-year dental students who have demonstrated: • academic excellence in dentistry,
“Primarily, I chose to pursue a career in dentistry to serve humanity and
• financial need and •a commitment to community service. This program is supported in part by The Robert J. Sullivan Family Foundation, the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund
to improve the quality of life for people. This focus has taken me places I never would have imagined.” — R O B E R T AT W E L L
and Crown Seating.
DTAF / Robert J. Sullivan Family Foundation Scholarship:
Bruno Wekulo Kuloba Meharry Medical College
Robert Atwell
Jolie Goodman
Caleb Timothy King
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
Stephanie AhnKieu Nguyen
Stephanie Ting
Jessica Leigh Tucker
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
LECOM School of Dental Medicine
DTAF / Dr. Edward B.
“The great mathematician Archimedes once said, ‘Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum
Shils Entrepreneurial Fund / Crown Seating Scholarship:
on which to place it, and I shall move the world.’ It is my hope
Amy Susanne Blake
Lorel E. Burns
that this scholarship ... will pro-
University of the Pacific,
New York University
vide me the lever and fulcrum.”
Arthur A. Dugoni School
College of Dentistry
—STEPHANIE TING
of Dentistry
2014 GRANT WINNERS
A total of
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The DTA Foundation has given out over $1,300,000 in grant funding to over 60 different projects since the inception of its grant program
$193,924 across
in 2002. In order to apply for seed funding, programs must show they can: • create innovative solutions in oral health care;
9 grants was
• start innovative projects that leverage and expand resources to fund unique and promising initiatives;
awarded in 2014.
• achieve measurable impact and facilitate real
For the second year, a
$25,000
$25,000
$21,848
change in oral health care awareness and access.
the DTA Foundation and the Dental Lifeline Network provides support
$25,000
grant jointly funded by
Virginia Oral Health Coalition Pediatric Oral Health Advocate Program Children’s Dental Health Project Oral Health Preventive Services by Non-Dental Providers Bassett Healthcare Network School-Based Health Program Integration of Oral Health into a SchoolBased Health (SBH) Program Oral Health America Tooth Wisdom for Pharmacists: Helping Older Adults with Oral Health
improve the oral health of medically-at-risk or special-needs patients.
$11,641
for one project designed to
Virginia Dental Associa-
$25,000 Virginia Dental Association Foundation Give Seniors a Smile: Preventive Dental Care in Long-Term Care Facilities Pilot
$25,000
$10,435
tion Foundation.
$25,000
The 2014 recipient was the
University of Maryland Passport to a Healthy Mouth for Me and My Baby Indiana University School of Dentistry Veterans’ Employability the Dental Connection The University of New Haven Your Mouth is the Gateway to Good Health Dr. Angie’s Dental Health Exchange Phase II Piloting the Program
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2013 Grant Recipients
GRANT RECIPIENTS 2002-2013
Kids Smiles, Inc.
University of Maryland,
Oral Health Education for Underserved
College Park
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Children Using an Integrated Oral and
Oral Health Education for
School of Dental Medicine:
Medical Care Model.
Pregnant Teens.
Southern Jersey Family Medical
University of Pittsburgh,
Improved Access to Oral Care Through Increased Oral Health Literacy.
Centers, Inc.
Division of General Academic
Pennsylvania Head Start
Projects PEDs (Pediatricians Prevent-
Pediatrics
Association
ing Early Dental Diseases).
Caries-risk factor assessment and
The Pennsylvania Age One “Connect the Dots” Pilot Project.
counseling by pediatricians. American Medical Directors Association
Southwest Health and
Oral Health for Long-Term Care Resi-
Human Services
dents Toolkit. California Dental
4-H: An Important Stakeholder Group in a Community Project.
2010 Grant Recipients
Case Western Reserve University
Association Foundation
Hybrid Geriatric Dentistry Program.
Virtual Dental Home through
Trustees of the University
teledentistry.
of Pennsylvania
American Association of
Books, Brushing, and Bedtime.
Public Health Dentistry
Kids Smiles
Public Health Dentistry - Educating
Wider Smiles — oral health educa-
the Next Generation.
tion, screening, and preventive care to
Case Western Reserve University
at-risk children in Washington, D.C.
Oral Health Patient Navigation for Underserved Populations.
2011 Grant Recipients
Care Free Medical, Inc. Pay It Forward Dental Access Initiative.
The Forsyth Institute ForsythKids — an evidence-based
Oral Health America
comprehensive prevention program for
Wisdom Tooth Project seeks to improve
at-risk elementary school children.
The Children’s Oral
the oral health of vulnerable older
Health Institute
adults.
The Commonwealth Medical College
Lessons In A Lunch Box Road Map: Guidelines to Introduce the Program in
American Academy of Pediatrics:
Incorporating oral health into the
Public Schools.
Training grants & oral health kits for
medical school curriculum.
AAP Chapter Oral Health Advocates. University of Kentucky College
Howard University An Innovative Approach to Inter-profes-
Metropolitan State University:
of Dentistry
sional Oral Care for the Elderly (a DTA
Advanced Dental Therapists providing
Certified Nursing Assistant training to
Foundation/Dental Lifeline Network
community-based care for under-
provide daily oral hygiene for nursing
funded grant).
served populations.
home residents.
2012 Grant Recipients
Children’s Dental Health Project: Children's Dental Health Project &
2009 Grant Recipients
Affordable Care Act Implementation Senior Mobile Dental
Project.
Children’s Dental Health Project
Establishing the Effectiveness of
Provided technical policy assistance
Teledentistry and Collaborative Care.
to federal and state governments and child advocates as they worked to
GRANT RECIPIENTS 2002-2013
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implement dental provisions incor-
University of Washington
Deinard, A.
porated in the federal Child Health
School of Dentistry
Anderson Schools Family Dental Project
Insurance Program.
Provided an update on the status of the oral health of America and changes
Domer, L. and Call, R.
Smiles for Success
that took place as a result of the 2000
A pilot study to determine barriers to
Free dental services for women in
Surgeon General’s report on oral health.
implementing productivity enhance-
welfare-to-work programs. Piedmont Virginia Dental
ment strategies in dental practices.
2007 Grant Recipients
Health Foundation
Duffin, S. An examination of current and potential
Increased access to oral health care for
University of New York at Buffalo
roles for expanded, hybrid, and mid-lev-
needy adults through dental student
A two-year study of patients with
el, paraprofessional practitioners.
programs.
diabetes mellitus, to predict periodontal disease within this population and
Henshaw, M
TeamSmile Dental Outreach
develop protocols to improve access to
Dental Action Literacy Project
Free dental services for underserved
oral health McClain, Mildred
children in the community by teaming up with dental and sports professionals
Mississippi Chapter of the Ameri-
A comparative ‘outcomes assessment’ of
to provide a unique, one-of-a-kind
can Academy of Pediatrics
selected dental practice curricula, with
experience.
Provided tools to doctors to promote
an eye toward developing improved in-
children’s oral health care from prena-
structional materials for dental students
tal stages to preschool and beyond.
and practitioners.
Maryland Children's Oral
Miranda, S.
Apple Tree Dental
Health Institute
The role of promotores in accessing exist-
Provided dental services to seniors and
Lessons in a Lunch Box: Healthy Teeth
ing oral health services — bi-national
frail elders living in long-term care
Essentials & Facts About Snacks,
model.
settings.
helped primary school children learn
2008 Grant Recipients
why good dental hygiene, dental vis-
Niederman, R.
University of Buffalo,
its, and smart choices in eating habits
Implement a primary prevention
School of Dental Medicine
are important.
elementary school program — Planning
Provided social work services to
Grant.
patients in the pediatric dental clinic
University of Colorado Denver,
and their families, in order to remove
School of Dental Medicine
Rossomonda, E.
barriers to dental care and increase
Una Boca Saludable, a public service
Feasibility study of new technology on
patient access and retention.
advertising campaign to promote oral
dental office productivity and access.
health care literacy and outreach to University of California,
Hispanic communities in the greater
Oong, E.
School of Dentistry
Denver area.
Cultural materials — a media
“Oral Health Promotion During
campaign focused on oral cancer and
Pregnancy in a Group Prenatal Care
minority populations.
Model,” nicknamed “CPOP,” trained
2002 - 2006 Grant Recipients
providers to incorporate oral health assessments, education and referrals
Call, R. and Karshmer, B.
into the prenatal appointments with
Examination of alternative forms of
the pregnant patients.
dental insurance on inhibiting access to care.
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Diamond Donors
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D O NO R S
Gold Donors
Long Island Community Foundation: Stanley & Marion Bergman
Platinum Donors
For better dentistry
Bronze Donors
Silver Donors
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D O N O R S
Patron Donors
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Silent Auction Donors
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Individual Donors
3M ESPE
Platinum $5,000 – $9,999
A-dec
Breslawski, Jim & Debbie
Advanstar Aegis Communications
Silver $1,250 - $2,499
Bausch Articulating Papers
Clark, Chris
Belmont Publications
Hinsch, Paul & Krista
Benco Dental
Parrish, Scott & Loni
Burkhart Dental Supply
Saslow, Ron & Ellen
California Dental Association
Serota, Ken
Chicago Dental Society
Steinberg, Gary & Deborah
Craig Lares Crown Seating
Bronze $500 - $1,249
DC Dental
Augins, Mike
Dental Health Products, Inc.
Burch, David
Dental Trade Alliance
Cohen, Rick
Dental Tribune
Doyle, Laura & Ken
Dentistry Today
Lynam, Mike
DENTSPLY International
Miller, Alex
Drake Precision Dental Laboratory
Mondock, Paul
Henry Schein Dental
Perkins, Dan
Hu-Friedy
Price, Gary & Lois
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Sullivan, Tim & Kay
J. Morita
Thomas, Kevin
KaVo Kerr Group
Waitsman, Vickie
Laura Fleming Doyle
Wolfe, George & Ju
Lori Paulson
Friend Donors
Medical Distribution Solutions Inc.
Patron $250 - $499
Medicom
Bucher, Jeff
Michael Augins
Cacciatore, Rick
National Distribution & Contracting
Friedman, Diana
Nichol Schreiber
Gordon, Jeff
Nicolle Campion
Leviton, Fred
Oral Health America
Norbe, Todd
American Eagle Instruments
Palmero Health Care
Parrilli, Dan
Fitzpatrick Management Resources
Patterson Dental
Paulson, Lori
Hager Worldwide
Patterson Technology Center
Powers, Dr. John
Handler Red Wing International Inc.
PennWell Publishing
Savage, Bob & Abby
ITL Dental
Sesame Communications
Thomas, Daniel & Pamela
OraTech
Sirona Dental, Inc.
Whitehead, Andy
Yates Motloid
The Dental Advisor
Winters, Bill & Monica
Vickie Waitsman Washington Capitals
Friend <$250
Washington Nationals
Pascual, Patrice
Washington Redskins
Peterson, Chris
Yankee Dental Congress
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F I NANC IAL S
74%
Pledge Receipts & Donations
7%
$621,650
18%
18%
Auction Proceeds
Revenue
7%
Investment Income
Fundraising Event
2014
$153,597
1%
$61,301
$7,599
74%
1% 9% 10% $621,650
Grants 46%
$127,495
Fundraising 23% General & Administrative 12%
Auction 9%
Expenses
$55,012 $46,489
46%
23%
$1,602,337 Ad Council Expenses
$258,689 Ad Council Receipts
*cash basis, unaudited 2014 financials
Ad Council
2014
$63,720
Scholarships 10%
2014
12%
O F F ICE RS Chairman Scott Parrish, President A-dec, Inc.
Vice Chairman Paul Hinsch, Vice President, Marketing Henry Schein
DIRE CTO RS -AT-LAR GE // T E RM TO 2015 Treasurer *
Rick Cohen, Managing Director
Bob Savage, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Benco Dental Company
Drake Precision Dental Laboratory, Inc.
Diana Friedman, President and CEO Sesame Communications
Lori Paulson, Vice President of Marketing National Distribution & Contracting, Inc.
Immediate Past Chairman Steve R. Knight, President/CEO
Lorene Kent, President Belmont Publications, Inc.
Crown Seating, LLC
T E RM TO 2016
Secretary/CEO Gary W. Price, Chief Executive Officer Dental Trade Alliance
Rick Cacciatore, North Central Regional Manager Patterson Dental
Kevin Thomas, Managing Member Elevate Oral Care
Daniel Thomas, President W&H North America
Executive Director * Laura Fleming Doyle, Executive Director
George Wolfe, President DMG America, LLC
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
T E RM TO 2017 *Not a Director
David Burch, Senior Vice President Bank of America
Todd Norbe, President Total Care/Orascoptic
Andrew Whitehead, Senior Vice President Crosstex International
The DTAF is a 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law. For more information, please go to www.dtafoundation.org
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