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Lucy Hobbs Project honorees Dr. Deborah George and Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes dedicate themselves to their careers and communities for a better tomorrow

Abby Rush • March 1, 2022

As two successful women in dentistry, Dr. Deborah George, BSN, DDS and Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD continue to trailblaze the way for young women of color to close the diversity gap in dental medicine. A dedication to their careers and communities has helped thousands gain access to... CONTINUE READING

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Dental school scholarship pays tribute to Harvard’s first African American faculty member, Dr. George Grant

Kristie Ceruti • February 23, 2022

In 2021, a tribute to Dr. George Grant, the first African American faculty member of Harvard University and its dental school, came in the form of a scholarship to support underrepresented minority students. This aligns with the 1867 actions of Harvard School of Dental Medicine as the first dental... CONTINUE READING

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Do Lessons in a Lunch Box guide elementary students toward dental school? Yes. An ADEA report shows Dr. Winifred J. Booker’s plan works.

Kristie Ceruti • February 15, 2022

An American Dental Education Association (ADEA) report shows that Lessons in a Lunch Box guide elementary students toward dental school. Recently, a dental school applicant cited the Lessons in a Lunchbox program as an example of academic enrichment along their career path. For the program... CONTINUE READING

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Benco gives back through Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman Endowment for dental students

Abby Rush • February 8, 2022

This year, Benco Dental is giving back with every enrollment in its Benco Select rewards program. With every enrollment or re-enrollment, the nation's largest independently owned dental distributor will donate a portion of the fees to the Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman Endowment. The Dr. Robert... CONTINUE READING

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Dentistry celebrates Black History Month – At 80, first female dental school dean remains devoted ‘to the advancement of women and minorities’

Kristie Ceruti • February 22, 2021

The dental community owes a huge debt of gratitude to Geneva Craig.Without her counsel, one of the profession's notable forces for change might have directed her talents to the world of dance. At least that's how Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford describes the guidance from her mother Geneva as the... CONTINUE READING

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Dentistry celebrates Black History Month – Which ‘civil rights power couple’ improved dentistry at USC and started the NAACP’s LA branch?

Kristie Ceruti • February 15, 2021

A young California duo, Dr. J. Alexander Somerville and Dr. Vada Watson Somerville (shown in the group photo, courtesy of the UCLA Library for Oral History Research at the Hotel Somerville groundbreaking in 1928) made a conscious choice to bring the challenges of the workday home, much like in... CONTINUE READING

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Dentistry celebrates Black History Month – How the first African American dentists rewrote the rules in oral health care education

Kristie Ceruti • February 8, 2021

On March 10, 1869, just four years after the Civil War's end, Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman, the son of enslaved parents, opened a door of opportunity for future generations of dentists. Two decades later, a resilient young woman, Dr. Ida Gray, rewrote the rules for African American women in... CONTINUE READING

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Tribute to Gertrude E. Curtis, one of the first African-American female dentists

dentalhistory • February 1, 2021

To celebrate Black History Month, let's shine a spotlight on this unsung groundbreaking woman. Biographical information was in short supply, but The New York Age, an African-American newspaper, featured Dr. Gertrude E. Curtis prominently in its society pages. [caption id="attachment_37621"... CONTINUE READING

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