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Dental World® PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY An International Dental Honor Organization From the Desk of the President reetings from the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado. I am deeply honored to be installed as your President and will work to the best of my ability to serve our distinguished Academy. During my tenure, I intend to work with Gmy fellow Offi cers and our exemplary Board of Trustees in creating subtle changes that will further the growth and retention of our 11,000 Fellows in 89 countries world-wide. One of my fi rst changes was to nominate a female dentist to the Pierre Fauchard Academy Hall of Fame. Our Hall of Fame is located in Baltimore, Maryland at the Uni- Dr. Terry L. Brewick versity of Maryland School of Dentistry. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the fi rst American woman to receive a DDS degree and will be the fi rst woman to be installed into the Pierre Caucus to be moved to early Satur- Fauchard Academy Hall of Fame. day afternoon beginning with a buf- Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor was born in 1833 and worked initially as a schoolteacher. She fet lunch. It is our intent to increase was originally denied admittance to the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio be- attendance at the Caucus. By having cause she was female. A professor took Lucy under his wing and encouraged her to study the dinner on Saturday evening. We to practice dentistry. She applied to the Ohio College of Dentistry but was again rejected. will reduce the Academy’s expenses In Ohio, one of Lucy’s instructors taught her dentistry and she then moved to Iowa where as our Board will be able to return she practiced dentistry for 3 years. She was affi liated with her local dental society and be- home a day earlier and attendees came a delegate to the American Dental Association conference. When the Ohio College can then return home, and inter- of Dentistry opened its doors to women, she was admitted as a Senior. Dr. Lucy Hobbs national attendees can book their Taylor received her DDS degree in 1866 making her the fi rst woman in the world to have fl ights, on Sunday returning to their a DDS degree. She taught dentistry to her husband, a Civil War veteran who painted box fi nal destinations a day earlier. cars. They moved to Lawrence, Kansas and practiced dentistry together until his death. By the time you read this article She briefl y left dentistry to become a suffragette, later returning to dentistry and practiced I will have traveled to Saskatoon, in Lawrence, Kansas. Dr. Taylor died on October 3, 1910. By 1900, over 1,000 women had Saskatchewan, Canada; Lima, Peru; entered the ranks of dentistry in the United States. Today, half of the students admitted Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Tokyo, Japan; to dental school are women and in some countries many more. I want to thank Dr. Lynn New York City; and be on my way to Halik, a former Trustee of the Pierre Fauchard Academy and a friend, for calling to my Cochin, India. It is my goal to stay in attention Dr. Taylor’s life and contribution to dentistry. I plan to submit Dr. Taylor’s name contact with as many Fellows in our to the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. great Academy as I can. Please feel Another change suggested and approved by the Board of Trustees was to combine free to contact me at my new email our Awards Luncheon and the President’s Dinner. Traditionally, our Awards Luncheon address: [email protected]. has been held on the Saturday of our Annual Meeting and the President’s Dinner with the Sincerely, installation of Offi cers and Trustees on Sunday evening. In Orlando, Florida we will have the fi rst Pierre Fauchard Academy Leadership Gala on Saturday October 17, 2020 where —DR. TERRY L. BREWICK our three major awards will be presented, and the Trustees and Offi cers will be installed. President of the Combining the luncheon and dinner on a Saturday evening also allows the Section Chair Pierre Fauchard Academy www.fauchard.org • Pierre Fauchard Academy November/December 2019 • Dental World 1 Subscription Information: From the Desk of the The Pierre Fauchard Academy publishes the Dental World as a service to its President-Elect Fellows and it is distributed as part of the Dental Abstracts Journal. Please send change of address information or subscription inquiries to the Central Offi ce of the Pierre Fauchard Dr. Jerry L. Dushkin Academy at: Pierre Fauchard Academy ogether with Dr. Terry Bre- arship. In addition, the Canadian region 41 East 400 North #546, wick (President of the Pierre of the Pierre Fauchard Academy matched Logan, UT 84321-40203718 Fauchard Academy), I had the donations from the attendees and was E-mail: centraloffi [email protected] Tprivilege of representing our Academy at able to present a cheque for $10,000 to Phone: (435) 213-9089 the Canadian Annual Awards and Induc- help support the Saskatchewan Dental tion Ceremony in Saskatoon. The meet- Fund. The event was an unabashed suc- ing was held on September 13, 2019, cess. The very strong Canadian region Submissions: with approximately 115 Fellows and was happy to have international recog- Please send to the Dental World guests in attendance. Twenty-three new nition of their work and welcomed us. Offi ce for possible publication any Fellows were inducted, and the distin- Kudos go to the Canadian Trustee, Dr. editorials, or articles and photos about guished Dentist Citation was presented Lisa Bentley, along with the Section Co- PFA Section activities, or Foundation to Dr. Randall Croutze. Outgoing past chairs for the Western Provinces, Dr. grants and scholarship activities. Please Section Chairs, Dr. Drew Smith (Ontario) Nancy Auyeung and Dr. Mike Prestie. contact the Dental World Editor for and Dr. Mitch Taillon (Western Provinc- Respectfully submitted, more information. es) received plaques and recognition for Dental World Offi ce: their many years of service. A student —DR. JERRY L. DUSHKIN PO Box 818 from each of the ten Canadian Faculties President-elect of the Longmont, CO 80502 of Dentistry was awarded a $1000 schol- Pierre Fauchard Academy E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (303) 440 3782 Editorial Board Committee Chair: Dr. Michael Schafhauser From the Desk of the Dental Abstracts Senior Publisher: Vice President Jane Ryley, Elsevier Dental Abstracts Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Douglas B. Berkey Dental Abstracts Journal Manager: Deepa Senthooran, Elsevier Dental World Editor: Dr. Armyl C. Bañez Dr. Fiona M. Collins reetings to all Fellows the following awards to distinguished, worldwide. outstanding members from around the Ever since Dr. Elmer S. globe. Our winners are among the best GBest founded it in 1936, the Pierre Fau- dentists who have selfl essly dedicated chard Academy has grown leaps and their whole lives and careers to the im- bounds in the dental profession. We provement of our practice. have been contributing dental expertise, Indeed, it gives me great pleasure to know-how, and so much more to our recognize and honor our winners in the industry and communities that need our following categories: services the most. Through our service, Our Fauchard Gold Medal Awardee PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY we have touched the whole world with for 2019 is Dr. Patricia Blanton. The Fau- www.fauchard.org our commitment and passion to elevate chard Gold Medal Award is given annu- our dental practice, making it a profes- ally to a dentist from the US who has sion that spells the difference. To rec- made outstanding contributions to the ognize the outstanding efforts of some progress and standing of the dental pro- of us, every year, the Academy issues fession. Thank you and congratulations, 2 Dental World • November/December 2019 Pierre Fauchard Academy • www.fauchard.org Dr. Blanton, for your excellent service our gratitude for your commitment to To all our winners, may you con- to both our Academy and the dentistry share your knowledge with us. Finally, tinue to serve as an inspiration to your profession. The Elmer S. Best Memorial our Dental Trade and Industry Recogni- fellow dentists from around the globe. Award is awarded annually to a member tion Awardee for 2019 is Burkhart Dental Congratulations once again and more of the dental profession from outside the for its leadership in the fi eld for contri- power to you and the Academy! U.S., who has made distinguished con- butions to dentistry. Our sincerest thanks In Fellowship, tributions of international signifi cance to and congratulations to Burkhart Dental, dentistry. Our Elmer S. Best recipient for for providing quality products and ser- —DR. ARMYL C. BAÑEZ 2019 is Dr. Denis Forest. You are an in- vices to dental professionals around the Vice President of the spiration, Dr. Forest. Congratulations and world. Pierre Fauchard Academy From the Desk of the However, with her explanations, every- one felt confi dent. As a reminder, Sec- Immediate tion grant applications are looked upon Past President very favorably. In San Francisco, the Board of Trus- tees began work on the new Strategic Plan that had been developed at the mid-year meeting. The plan includes four areas : 1) Governance; 2) Communica- Dr. Cheri Newman tion; 3) Leadership Development; and, 4) Value for our Fellows. The Board of Trus- reetings to all Fellows. helps to ensure uninterrupted leader- tees will complete its governance training As another year ends, ship and continuation of the Section. at the next mid-year meeting. This train- and we consider the growth The Section Chair caucus was held in ing will be invaluable to our organiza- Gand strengths of the Academy, we can September at the Annual Meeting.