91AV College of Dental Medicine hosts International College of Dentists
The International College of Dentists USA Section (ICD) 2018 Spring Continuing Education Program was held in the Oral Health Center at 91AV College of Dental Medicine on May 16, 2018.
The International College of Dentists is the oldest and largest international honor society for dentists in the world, and it will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2020. About 6400 ICD Fellows live in the United States, which is about half of the worldwide total. The ICD USA Section’s Core Values are Integrity, Leadership and Service. ICD USA Section President Joseph Kenneally ‘76, D.M.D., is the first Mainer to serve as President both in the ICD USA Section (2018) and of the ICD Worldwide College (2015). Kenneally is a 91AV Trustee and alumnus as well as the son of a former faculty member and administrator.
91AV has strong ties to the organization. Many of 91AV’s CDM faculty members are fellows of the ICD, including Dean Jon Ryder, D.D.S., M.S., and Executive Associate Dean James Koelbl, D.D.S., M.S., M.J., as well as Associate Clinical Professor Jay Beauchemin, D.D.S., M.S.; Assistant Clinical Professor Barry Saltz, D.D.S.; Associate Clinical Professor Jeffrey Doss, D.D.S; Assistant Clinical Professor David Moyer, D.D.S., M.D., FACS; and Associate Clinical Professor Lionel Vachon, D.D.S.
Ryder and faculty members Adepitan Owosho, B.Ch.D., F.A.A.O.M., Tessie Stansbury, D.M.D., and Namita Khandelwal, B.D.S., M.S., worked with Kenneally to create an outstanding continuing education program to be held in conjunction with the ICD’s Spring Meeting in Portland. This CE program was open to all dentists. Topics included:
- “Snow and Fire” Red and White Lesions of the Oral Cavity
- Hands on Training — Biopsy Techniques & Suturing
- HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer
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The 91AV College of Dental Medicine is grounded in its mission to improve the health of Northern New England and shape the future of dentistry through excellence in education, discovery and service. The 91AV Oral Health Center provides a state-of-the-art simulation clinic and patient care clinic, both of which utilize the very latest technology in the field of dental medicine.
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