| Dentalgram |
April 2002
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Students awarded grants from Dental Foundation
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| Dr. William Hooker,(left) represented the School as D4 dental students (from left): Christopher Blount, Byron Diehl, and Darryl Tkachyk were awarded scholarships from Dental Foundation of California during a dinner in Los Angeles. |
On Wednesday, February 27, D4 dental students
Christopher Blount, Byron Diehl, and Darryl Tkachyk each received recognition
and were awarded a scholarship from the Dental Foundation of California
during a dinner in Los Angeles.
They were chosen from the class of 2002 based on their student leadership,
student government activities, community service activities, academic
and clinical performance.
The Dental Foundation of California was formed in the late 1960s by five
Los Angeles-based component dental societies of the California and American
Dental Associations: Harbor, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel
Valley and Western Los Angeles.
In the mid-1960s the dental societies had a “post payment” program
which allowed patients to pay for services on a time payment plan. In
order to provide for that program, dentists had a two percent withhold
from their fees.
When the program was eliminated, remaining monies were used to fund the
Dental Foundation of California. The Foundation was created to provide
scholarships to students and to promote their involvement in organized
dentistry.
Dental Foundation of California has since expanded its funding to charitable
organizations identified within each component dental society boundary.
Grants have been given to several agencies such as the Los Angeles Free
Clinic, the Greene-LeBaron Dental Clinic for AIDS patients, MEND (Meet
Each Need with Dignity), and the San Gabriel Valley Dental Society Foundation
providing care to needy children in the community.
Representatives from the five dental societies serve as the Board of Directors
for the Dental Foundation of California and administer the activities
and funds of the organization.
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