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The Scottsdale Center for Dentistry is offering dentists an exclusive opportunity to join a select community to be educated and mentored by some of dentistry's leading clinicians and practice managers.

"The Fellowship Program represents the ideal opportunity to learn under the top clinicians in dentistry," says Dr. Gordon J. Christensen, Dean of the Scottsdale Center. "Participants will not only learn how to maximize their treatment options and patient care but enjoy much higher professional satisfaction and a more profitable practice."

All courses are scheduled for Mondays and Tuesdays at the state-of-the-art Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. This timing allows participants to arrive early and enjoy a relaxing weekend in Scottsdale before their course work begins.

The uniquely comprehensive program offers participants an organized, concise way to get the latest information on every area of dentistry. Topics include:

The Scottsdale Center for Dentistry officially opened in April 2007 with the goal of becoming the leading post-graduate education center for dentists and their teams through the delivery of unbiased, pragmatic, evidence-based, patient-centered dental education.

For further information, contact:

Angelique Destruel, Vice President, Marketing
Scottsdale Center for Dentistry
(866) 781 - 0072
www.scottsdalecenter.com/fellowship

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY LAUNCHES SPANISH VERSION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL MOUTHPOWER® WEB SITE  

BALTIMORE, MD (April 10, 2007)—The National Museum of Dentistry launches a new Spanish version of its educational MouthPower® web site in May 2007. Targeted to elementary-school age children, this interactive and educational online program teaches young people about the power of a healthy smile. Mouthie® the chatterteeth guide leads visitors through his whimsical laboratory to teach valuable lessons about brushing and flossing, healthy eating, tobacco use prevention, tooth anatomy, and dental history.

Created by the National Museum of Dentistry in partnership with the American Dental Association, MouthPower® online has enjoyed significant success since its original launch in 2004. Girl Scout troops, educators, parents, and dental practitioners in the U.S. and around the world are using the program to reinforce oral health messages. In 2006, www.MouthPower.org received 70,000 unique visitors and more than 4 million hits.

The California Dental Association Foundation—the philanthropic affiliate of the California Dental Association—awarded a grant to the National Museum of Dentistry to create a Spanish version of www.MouthPower.org. Visitors to the web site will now have the option of exploring Mouthie’s laboratory in English or Spanish.

“The National Museum of Dentistry’s mission is to educate the public about oral health in a healthy life, and translating MouthPower® into Spanish significantly increases the reach of this vital and engaging program,” said Rosemary Fetter, Executive Director of the National Museum of Dentistry. “We are grateful to the California Dental Association Foundation for their generous gift to translate www.MouthPower.org into Spanish.”

"We are pleased to partner with the National Museum of Dentistry on this important program to extend the cultural and linguistic opportunities to educate children and families on the importance of oral health," said Jon Roth, Executive Director of the California Dental Association Foundation. The CDA aims to improve the oral health of Californians by supporting the dental health profession and its efforts to increase access to care for the state's most vulnerable people.

"Expanding our reach with preventive oral health messages is important to the CDA Foundation,” added Bruce Toy, DDS, Chair of the CDA Foundation Board of Directors. “We're glad to have the opportunity to partner with an established program like MouthPower® to extend our reach.”

“We are excited that the important oral health messages found in MouthPower® will now be able to reach into the Hispanic community,” said Hispanic Dental Association Board President Ernest L. Garcia Jr., DDS. “This is an excellent program that will have a tremendous impact on the oral health of Hispanics with its translation into Spanish.”

MouthPower®—the signature oral health education program of the National Museum of Dentistry—motivates young people to discover the power of a healthy smile. Offered online as an interactive web program, on site as a hands-on exhibition, and across the country in a new traveling exhibition, MouthPower® engages elementary-school age children to learn about brushing and flossing, the parts of a tooth, healthy food choices, the dangers of tobacco use, and the evolution of oral health care.

MouthPower® online is an entertaining and education web experience developed by the National Museum of Dentistry in partnership with the American Dental Association.

The Spanish version of MouthPower® online is made possible by the California Dental Association Foundation.

Additional support for MouthPower® online is provided by United HealthCare Dental.

The CDA Foundation was formed as the philanthropic affiliate of the California Dental Association in 2001 with the mission to improve the oral health of Californians by supporting the dental health profession and its efforts to increase access to care for the state's most vulnerable people. The CDA Foundation works with experts in the dental profession, private business, academic institutions and government to produce programs that increase access to care, promote prevention education and intervention, advance health policy research and build a sustainable oral health workforce.

The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is a lively national center where visitors learn the importance of a healthy smile and the rich history of dentistry. Recognized for innovative exhibits and programs that educate the public about the importance of oral health in a healthy life on site, online, and across the country, the museum is designated by Congress as the official museum of the dental profession in the United States.

The museum features school tours throughout the year and changing interactive exhibits that teach the importance of oral health to a healthy life. Its web site offers a wealth of information about the museum, as well as materials for teachers and activities for children, and its signature online program www.MouthPower.org, developed in partnership with the American Dental Association to teach children the power of a healthy smile. The museum also develops innovative traveling exhibitions that travel across the county, providing the public with engaging information about oral health.

The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is located at 31 South Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Call (410) 702-0600 or go to www.dentalmuseum.org.