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The American Fund for Dental Education
The Big ‘Step Up’
The American Fund For Dental Education
Raymond J. Nagle, DMD, New York
M a y is Am erican Fund for Dental Education Month, and this special report is an in vita tion to dentists, hygienists, and assistants throughout the nation to help "k e ep dentistry moving up." It tells how the A F D E is con tinuing to increase its direct grants to the dental schools in support of improved dental education. The report also describes the A F D E 's m any other programs— all important to the future growth of the dental profession.
The A m erican F u n d for D ental E ducation m ade great strides in 1965 tow ard its objective of bring ing forth m axim um voluntary support for dental education. A 31 p er cent increase in unrestricted giving w as achieved, and allocations to the n a tion’s dental schools and related program s were at an all-tim e high. N early $2 m illion dollars has now been invested in the future dental health of the A m erican people through the far-reaching program s of the Fund. T he A m erican F u n d for D ental E ducation is governed by a B oard of D irectors representative of organized dentistry, dental education, dental industry, and national corporations. Com ing on the B oard in 1965 as trustees for 5-year term s w ere the following m en who have agreed to give a p a rt of their tim e to the F und: D r. A ndrew D. H olt, Knoxville, president, U niversity of Tennes see; H erb ert C. Johnson, New Y ork, executive vice president, Consolidated N atu ral G as Co.; A rthu r E. M eyerhoff, Chicago, president, A rth u r M eyerhoff Associates; G eorge A. M urphy, New Y ork, chairm an of the b oard, Irving T ru st Co.; D avid L. Y unich, N ew Y ork, president, M acy’s. I cite these nam es because they are indica tive of the caliber of m en so convinced of the
F u n d ’s im portance th at they have volunteered their own personal services to help seek increased voluntary support of the nation’s dental schools. T he program s of the F und w ere carried on in 1965 by three divisions. T he F u n d Raising Division, headed by H enry M . T hornton, presi dent, D entists’ Supply Co. of New Y ork, is re sponsible for conducting all appeals for support of the F u n d ’s programs. Leading source of support for the F und last year was the A m erican D ental T rade A ssocia tion and its m embers. T he 1965 A D T A cam paign led by F. R itter Shumway, president, R itter P faudler C orp., R ochester, N .Y ., achieved a new record high of $136,893. D uring A F D E M onth last M ay, 4,596 dentists, hygienists, and assistants contributed $48,893 to the Fund. Though, adm ittedly, the am ount of m oney is still small, both the am ount and the num ber of contributors quadrupled over 1964. A ll indications are th a t this year’s cam paign will surpass the three previous appeals. T he F u n d is attracting large contributions from national corporations hot related to den tistry. T he dental profession m ust increase its tangible endorsem ent of the F und through its contributions— large and small— during this m onth so that all our prospective contributors will know that the profession is solidly in back of the F u n d ’s m any fine program s. Together, the A m erican D ental Association, individual dentists, hygienists, and assistants, and dental organizations provided $107,755 for F und Table ■ M ajor sources of A FD E income, 1956-1965 Source American Dental Trade Association and its members American Dental Association and its members Business and industry Individuals and other contributors Other dental organizations Interest and other income Total income
Amount
%
$ 874,681
44.2
586,952 330,140 84,876 54,990 48,021 $1,979,660
29.6 16.7 4.3 2.8 2.4
1079
program s in 1965. T he N ational A ssociation of D ental L aboratories, its m em bers, and other den tal laboratories contributed $6,348. R alph B. R othstein, president, R othstein D ental L abora tories, Silver Spring, M d., led the appeal. The D ental M anufacturers of A m erica and its m em bers gave $7,305. T heir cam paign was und er the leadership of M orton C harlestein, president, P re m ier D ental Products, Philadelphia. N ational cor porations gave $84,677 during 1965 in re sponse to an appeal led by D onald C. Pow er, chairm an of the board, G eneral Telephone & E lectronics C orp., New Y ork. Beginning this year, the appeal for national corporation sup p ort will be extended across the country. F und officials are pleased th at the $353,314 received from all sources during 1965, plus early receipts this year, brings cum ulative to tal receipts to over $2 m illion. This is a m ajo r achievem ent w hich speaks well for the potential of th e F und. T h e P ublic Inform ation Division, headed by A ndrew M. H ow e, director ¡of special projects, Wm. W rigley Jr. Co., conducted an intensive prom otion program during 1965. Scores o f news stories, special features, and pictures w ere car ried by dental an d m ass m edia publications. A series of advertisem ents interpreting th e F u n d ’s program s was used by dental publications a t no cost to the Fund. T hroughout the year, and dur ing A F D E M onth, national dental m anufacturers and dealers are using m ail slugs, advertising taglines, prom otion staffers, an d special stickers to prom ote the F und. T here are attractive an d in form ative leaflets and brochures describing each of th e F u n d ’s support program s. T h e G rants an d A llocations Division, under the chairm anship of M aynard K. H ine, president of th e A m erican D ental A ssociation an d dean of th e University of Indiana School of D entistry, has th e responsibility of recom m ending th e m an n er in which A F D E funds will b e invested in support of dental education. D octor H ine w orks carefully and wisely to see th at the dollars re ceived in contributions are allocated to program s and projects of the greatest value to dental edu cation. D uring 1965, the Division recom m ended and the B oard approved allocation of, $438,718.
Direct grants to schools T he future of the dental profession and th e dental health of the A m erican people is, in a very real sense, in the hands of the dental schools. F o r this reason, $674,127 (53 per cent of the total allocations) has gone to the dental schools to 1080
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support various activities; $397,229 has been given to the schools on an unrestricted basis to upgrade the teaching program s. T he rem aining dollars have been given in support of the A D A A F D E Student L oan F und, in educational re search grants, and to support educational w ork shops and the publication of new findings for dissem ination to the schools.
A A D S receives major help The relationship betw een the A F D E and the A m erican A ssociation of D ental Schools has been close over the years. T he A A D S is a m ajor re cipient of F u n d support. A total of $337,183 (27 p e r cent) has been allocated in support of A ssociation program s. In 1965, the F u n d m ade the following grants to AA DS: $40,430, Divi sion of. E ducational Research; $25,000, general program support; $10,000, projects and confer ences; $9,570, sum m er internship program for graduate students in educational psychology; $5,000, publication of “A dm ission Requirem ents of A m erican D ental Schools: 1966-67” ; $4,000, career guidance literature; $3,000, study com m ittee on the teaching of occlusion.
Nearly 2,000 loans made Through the support of the A m erican D ental A ssociation, the A F D E established a Student L oan F u n d at each dental school in 1962. A total of $239,420 (19 per cent) has been m ade available to w orthy dental students. N early 2,000 loans have been granted under the pro gram. A s loans are repaid, additional loans are m ade. T he financing of a dental education is a form idable problem to m any dental students and the A D A -A F D E ioan funds are in constant use.
Teacher training fellowships T he A F D E began sponsoring D ental T eacher T raining Fellow ships in 1958.: Since th at time, $160,555 (13 per cent) has been invested in the training of 20 dentists for teaching careers. Fellow ships are for 1 year’s study at the post doctorate level. T hey m ay be renew ed for a second year. T he following $6,000 fellowships are aw arded annually: four A m erican F und for D ental E ducation fellowships; one A m erican D en tal A ssociation fellowship, sponsored by the G reat-W est Life A ssurance Co.; one A m erican D ental T rad e A ssociation fellowship.
Education research recognized From the beginning, the value of research has been recognized by the F u n d ’s directors. In addi tion to total support of the Division of E d u ca tional R esearch of th e A A D S, the F u n d supports research projects at individual dental schools. A no th er im portant contribution has been spon sorship of special w orkshops and conferences to enable dental educators to share n ew 'fin d in g s and approaches to the teaching of dentistry. A total of $106 ,6 1 0 (1 0 p er cen t) has been invested in this area. T he following special grants w ere aw arded in 1965: $15,000, Conference on U ndergraduate E d u cation in O ral Surgery, A m erican Society of O ral Surgeons; $15,000, establishm ent of central office — In ternational A ssociation for D ental R esearch; $ 6,500, W orkshop for D irectors of T eacher T raining Program s, University of Illinois College of Dentistry; $ 5,100, C onference on the Teaching of E ndodontics, W . K. Kellogg F oundation Institute a t the U niversity of M ich igan; $ 4,500, electronic data processing system study, N ew Y ork University College of D entistry; $ 2,000, C onference for T eachers of D ental M aterials, N orthw estern U niversity D ental School.
Launches health careers The F u n d provides scholarships for the educa tion of dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental laboratory technicians. Seventy-one schol arships have now been aw arded, totaling $27,008 (2 per c e n t). F u n d directors believe th a t each year, som e of the dollars received should be invested in the training of dental auxiliary personnel. If the cu r ren t high standard of dental care is to b e m ain tained, a greater num ber of skilled dental auxiliary personnel is essential. Since 1958, nine dental hygiene scholarships have been aw arded, 30 den tal assisting scholarships, and 32 dental laboratory technology scholarships. All contributions received from hygienists and assistants during A F D E M onth are used to create additional scholarships for the tw o auxiliary groups.
In 1965, the A m erican D ental H ygienists’ A s sociation awarded two $800 A F D E scholarships. O ne of these was m ade possible by hygienists’ individual contributions to A F D E M onth. A n other scholarship from th e W eber D ental M anu facturing Co. was aw arded through the A FD E . Eleven $100 dental assisting scholarships were aw arded in 1965 through A F D E . Selections were m ade by the A m erican D ental A ssistants A ssocia tion. O ne of the scholarships was sponsored by the W eber D ental M anufacturing Co.; four were sponsored by the A F D E , and six w ere m ade possible by contributions received during A F D E M onth from dental assistants. Twelve dental laboratory technology scholar ships totaling $6,150 w ere also aw arded by the A F D E in 1965. These scholarships range from $265 to $770. D entists’ Supply Co. of New Y ork sponsored four; A m erican D ental T rade A ssocia tion, four; N ational A ssociation of D ental L ab o ra tories, two, and the D ental G old Institute and L uxene & Luxene Processing L aboratories each sponsored one.
Keep dentistry moving up T oday, dentists share a growing responsibility to the nation— a challenge only w e can m eet. W hat is the challenge to the dental profession? Simply stated, it is the provision of dental care for the rapidly growing A m erican public. D entistry m ust keep m oving up if it is to m eet this challenge. T he responsibility for producing dental m anpow er rests with the nation’s dental schools. T here is no one else to do the job. E ach dental school has a deficit th at m ust be m ade up by the paren t uni versity o r voluntary sources of support. T h ere is a trem endous shortage of qualified teachers, the curriculum for dental education needs constant evaluation and revision, new teaching m ethods m ust be investigated, the com petition for quality students m ust be met. T he A m erican F u n d fo r D ental E ducation is perform ing a m ajor service to the dental schools and to dentistry in helping solve these m any problem s. B ut it needs yo u r help. Y o u r annual gift to the A FD E , even though in som e cases it m ust be small, is essential to the future of den tistry. L et’s show sources of outside support th at the dental profession is solidly behind the “big step u p ” in dental education. Doctor Nagle is president of the American Fund for Dental Education and dean of the New York University College of Dentistry.
Nagle: A M ERIC AN
FUND-FOR DENTAL EDUCATION ■
1081
The American Fund For Dental Education
Raymond J. Nagle, DMD, New York
M a y is Am erican Fund for Dental Education Month, and this special report is an in vita tion to dentists, hygienists, and assistants throughout the nation to help "k e ep dentistry moving up." It tells how the A F D E is con tinuing to increase its direct grants to the dental schools in support of improved dental education. The report also describes the A F D E 's m any other programs— all important to the future growth of the dental profession.
The A m erican F u n d for D ental E ducation m ade great strides in 1965 tow ard its objective of bring ing forth m axim um voluntary support for dental education. A 31 p er cent increase in unrestricted giving w as achieved, and allocations to the n a tion’s dental schools and related program s were at an all-tim e high. N early $2 m illion dollars has now been invested in the future dental health of the A m erican people through the far-reaching program s of the Fund. T he A m erican F u n d for D ental E ducation is governed by a B oard of D irectors representative of organized dentistry, dental education, dental industry, and national corporations. Com ing on the B oard in 1965 as trustees for 5-year term s w ere the following m en who have agreed to give a p a rt of their tim e to the F und: D r. A ndrew D. H olt, Knoxville, president, U niversity of Tennes see; H erb ert C. Johnson, New Y ork, executive vice president, Consolidated N atu ral G as Co.; A rthu r E. M eyerhoff, Chicago, president, A rth u r M eyerhoff Associates; G eorge A. M urphy, New Y ork, chairm an of the b oard, Irving T ru st Co.; D avid L. Y unich, N ew Y ork, president, M acy’s. I cite these nam es because they are indica tive of the caliber of m en so convinced of the
F u n d ’s im portance th at they have volunteered their own personal services to help seek increased voluntary support of the nation’s dental schools. T he program s of the F und w ere carried on in 1965 by three divisions. T he F u n d Raising Division, headed by H enry M . T hornton, presi dent, D entists’ Supply Co. of New Y ork, is re sponsible for conducting all appeals for support of the F u n d ’s programs. Leading source of support for the F und last year was the A m erican D ental T rade A ssocia tion and its m embers. T he 1965 A D T A cam paign led by F. R itter Shumway, president, R itter P faudler C orp., R ochester, N .Y ., achieved a new record high of $136,893. D uring A F D E M onth last M ay, 4,596 dentists, hygienists, and assistants contributed $48,893 to the Fund. Though, adm ittedly, the am ount of m oney is still small, both the am ount and the num ber of contributors quadrupled over 1964. A ll indications are th a t this year’s cam paign will surpass the three previous appeals. T he F u n d is attracting large contributions from national corporations hot related to den tistry. T he dental profession m ust increase its tangible endorsem ent of the F und through its contributions— large and small— during this m onth so that all our prospective contributors will know that the profession is solidly in back of the F u n d ’s m any fine program s. Together, the A m erican D ental Association, individual dentists, hygienists, and assistants, and dental organizations provided $107,755 for F und Table ■ M ajor sources of A FD E income, 1956-1965 Source American Dental Trade Association and its members American Dental Association and its members Business and industry Individuals and other contributors Other dental organizations Interest and other income Total income
Amount
%
$ 874,681
44.2
586,952 330,140 84,876 54,990 48,021 $1,979,660
29.6 16.7 4.3 2.8 2.4
1079
program s in 1965. T he N ational A ssociation of D ental L aboratories, its m em bers, and other den tal laboratories contributed $6,348. R alph B. R othstein, president, R othstein D ental L abora tories, Silver Spring, M d., led the appeal. The D ental M anufacturers of A m erica and its m em bers gave $7,305. T heir cam paign was und er the leadership of M orton C harlestein, president, P re m ier D ental Products, Philadelphia. N ational cor porations gave $84,677 during 1965 in re sponse to an appeal led by D onald C. Pow er, chairm an of the board, G eneral Telephone & E lectronics C orp., New Y ork. Beginning this year, the appeal for national corporation sup p ort will be extended across the country. F und officials are pleased th at the $353,314 received from all sources during 1965, plus early receipts this year, brings cum ulative to tal receipts to over $2 m illion. This is a m ajo r achievem ent w hich speaks well for the potential of th e F und. T h e P ublic Inform ation Division, headed by A ndrew M. H ow e, director ¡of special projects, Wm. W rigley Jr. Co., conducted an intensive prom otion program during 1965. Scores o f news stories, special features, and pictures w ere car ried by dental an d m ass m edia publications. A series of advertisem ents interpreting th e F u n d ’s program s was used by dental publications a t no cost to the Fund. T hroughout the year, and dur ing A F D E M onth, national dental m anufacturers and dealers are using m ail slugs, advertising taglines, prom otion staffers, an d special stickers to prom ote the F und. T here are attractive an d in form ative leaflets and brochures describing each of th e F u n d ’s support program s. T h e G rants an d A llocations Division, under the chairm anship of M aynard K. H ine, president of th e A m erican D ental A ssociation an d dean of th e University of Indiana School of D entistry, has th e responsibility of recom m ending th e m an n er in which A F D E funds will b e invested in support of dental education. D octor H ine w orks carefully and wisely to see th at the dollars re ceived in contributions are allocated to program s and projects of the greatest value to dental edu cation. D uring 1965, the Division recom m ended and the B oard approved allocation of, $438,718.
Direct grants to schools T he future of the dental profession and th e dental health of the A m erican people is, in a very real sense, in the hands of the dental schools. F o r this reason, $674,127 (53 per cent of the total allocations) has gone to the dental schools to 1080
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support various activities; $397,229 has been given to the schools on an unrestricted basis to upgrade the teaching program s. T he rem aining dollars have been given in support of the A D A A F D E Student L oan F und, in educational re search grants, and to support educational w ork shops and the publication of new findings for dissem ination to the schools.
A A D S receives major help The relationship betw een the A F D E and the A m erican A ssociation of D ental Schools has been close over the years. T he A A D S is a m ajor re cipient of F u n d support. A total of $337,183 (27 p e r cent) has been allocated in support of A ssociation program s. In 1965, the F u n d m ade the following grants to AA DS: $40,430, Divi sion of. E ducational Research; $25,000, general program support; $10,000, projects and confer ences; $9,570, sum m er internship program for graduate students in educational psychology; $5,000, publication of “A dm ission Requirem ents of A m erican D ental Schools: 1966-67” ; $4,000, career guidance literature; $3,000, study com m ittee on the teaching of occlusion.
Nearly 2,000 loans made Through the support of the A m erican D ental A ssociation, the A F D E established a Student L oan F u n d at each dental school in 1962. A total of $239,420 (19 per cent) has been m ade available to w orthy dental students. N early 2,000 loans have been granted under the pro gram. A s loans are repaid, additional loans are m ade. T he financing of a dental education is a form idable problem to m any dental students and the A D A -A F D E ioan funds are in constant use.
Teacher training fellowships T he A F D E began sponsoring D ental T eacher T raining Fellow ships in 1958.: Since th at time, $160,555 (13 per cent) has been invested in the training of 20 dentists for teaching careers. Fellow ships are for 1 year’s study at the post doctorate level. T hey m ay be renew ed for a second year. T he following $6,000 fellowships are aw arded annually: four A m erican F und for D ental E ducation fellowships; one A m erican D en tal A ssociation fellowship, sponsored by the G reat-W est Life A ssurance Co.; one A m erican D ental T rad e A ssociation fellowship.
Education research recognized From the beginning, the value of research has been recognized by the F u n d ’s directors. In addi tion to total support of the Division of E d u ca tional R esearch of th e A A D S, the F u n d supports research projects at individual dental schools. A no th er im portant contribution has been spon sorship of special w orkshops and conferences to enable dental educators to share n ew 'fin d in g s and approaches to the teaching of dentistry. A total of $106 ,6 1 0 (1 0 p er cen t) has been invested in this area. T he following special grants w ere aw arded in 1965: $15,000, Conference on U ndergraduate E d u cation in O ral Surgery, A m erican Society of O ral Surgeons; $15,000, establishm ent of central office — In ternational A ssociation for D ental R esearch; $ 6,500, W orkshop for D irectors of T eacher T raining Program s, University of Illinois College of Dentistry; $ 5,100, C onference on the Teaching of E ndodontics, W . K. Kellogg F oundation Institute a t the U niversity of M ich igan; $ 4,500, electronic data processing system study, N ew Y ork University College of D entistry; $ 2,000, C onference for T eachers of D ental M aterials, N orthw estern U niversity D ental School.
Launches health careers The F u n d provides scholarships for the educa tion of dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental laboratory technicians. Seventy-one schol arships have now been aw arded, totaling $27,008 (2 per c e n t). F u n d directors believe th a t each year, som e of the dollars received should be invested in the training of dental auxiliary personnel. If the cu r ren t high standard of dental care is to b e m ain tained, a greater num ber of skilled dental auxiliary personnel is essential. Since 1958, nine dental hygiene scholarships have been aw arded, 30 den tal assisting scholarships, and 32 dental laboratory technology scholarships. All contributions received from hygienists and assistants during A F D E M onth are used to create additional scholarships for the tw o auxiliary groups.
In 1965, the A m erican D ental H ygienists’ A s sociation awarded two $800 A F D E scholarships. O ne of these was m ade possible by hygienists’ individual contributions to A F D E M onth. A n other scholarship from th e W eber D ental M anu facturing Co. was aw arded through the A FD E . Eleven $100 dental assisting scholarships were aw arded in 1965 through A F D E . Selections were m ade by the A m erican D ental A ssistants A ssocia tion. O ne of the scholarships was sponsored by the W eber D ental M anufacturing Co.; four were sponsored by the A F D E , and six w ere m ade possible by contributions received during A F D E M onth from dental assistants. Twelve dental laboratory technology scholar ships totaling $6,150 w ere also aw arded by the A F D E in 1965. These scholarships range from $265 to $770. D entists’ Supply Co. of New Y ork sponsored four; A m erican D ental T rade A ssocia tion, four; N ational A ssociation of D ental L ab o ra tories, two, and the D ental G old Institute and L uxene & Luxene Processing L aboratories each sponsored one.
Keep dentistry moving up T oday, dentists share a growing responsibility to the nation— a challenge only w e can m eet. W hat is the challenge to the dental profession? Simply stated, it is the provision of dental care for the rapidly growing A m erican public. D entistry m ust keep m oving up if it is to m eet this challenge. T he responsibility for producing dental m anpow er rests with the nation’s dental schools. T here is no one else to do the job. E ach dental school has a deficit th at m ust be m ade up by the paren t uni versity o r voluntary sources of support. T h ere is a trem endous shortage of qualified teachers, the curriculum for dental education needs constant evaluation and revision, new teaching m ethods m ust be investigated, the com petition for quality students m ust be met. T he A m erican F u n d fo r D ental E ducation is perform ing a m ajor service to the dental schools and to dentistry in helping solve these m any problem s. B ut it needs yo u r help. Y o u r annual gift to the A FD E , even though in som e cases it m ust be small, is essential to the future of den tistry. L et’s show sources of outside support th at the dental profession is solidly behind the “big step u p ” in dental education. Doctor Nagle is president of the American Fund for Dental Education and dean of the New York University College of Dentistry.
Nagle: A M ERIC AN
FUND-FOR DENTAL EDUCATION ■
1081