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Vision StatementThe California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation envisions optimum oral health for all California infants, children, adolescents, and those with special health care needs. Mission StatementThe mission of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation is to support and promote education, research, and service that advance the oral health of all California infants, children, adolescents, and those with special health care needs. 2006-2007 ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN DONORS
CSPD Foundation
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Richard Sobel, D.D.S. President |
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Kenneth Szymanski, D.D.S. Treasurer | |
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Richard Mungo, D.D.S. Secretary |
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Melvin Rowan, D.D.S. Executive Director | |
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Stephen M. Blain, D.D.S. Trustee |
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Lisa Brennan, D.D.S. Trustee | |
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Scott A. Fishman, D.D.S. Trustee |
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Steven Gross, C.D.T. Trustee | |
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Wayne M. Grossman, D.D.S. Trustee |
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Mark S. Lisagor, D.D.S. Trustee | |
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Michael J. McCartney, D.D.S. Trustee |
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Richard D. Udin, D.D.S. Trustee | |
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A. Jeffrey Wood, D.D.S. Trustee |
Foundation Pledge Form (PDF Document, 43K)
Foundation Strategic Plan 2003-2006 (PDF Document, 11.3K)
Spring 2007
Richard Sobel, D.D.S.
As we begin 2008, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support of our Foundation. Your contributions are the core of our success. They enhance our ability to seek outside funding for even greater projects.
We are extremely pleased that Dr. Ray Stewart has been selected to serve as the new Executive Director for both CSPD and our Foundation. Ray comes to this position after years of serving the CSPD and the AAPD in many leadership roles. In addition, he brings clinical and managerial experience as a partner in a large group practice in Monterey County. As an academician he served as the program director of the Harbor General Hospital UCLA postdoctoral program. We look forward to his extensive knowledge and new perspective to help us guide the Foundation. Ray will assume these responsibilities in May, following the CSPD Annual Meeting.
It will certainly be a major adjustment to have Mel Rowan retire as our Executive Director. His experience, knowledgeable perspective and astute guidance will surely be missed by all of our board members. There will be more about Mel in the Spring Bulletin.
Recently we have funded an investigatorinitiated research grant and are currently evaluating other proposals in this category. These grants are designed to provide financial support, which allows faculty members to pursue projects that have expenses not covered by their university or hospital employers.
The Warren Brandli Fellowship Grant, designed to train our future leaders, has been so successful in the past two years that we are supporting two young pediatric dentists to serve in this capacity for the 2008-2009 year. Our past participants are both active in CSPD, serving on volunteer committees.
In conjunction with CSPD and commercial sponsors of CSPD, we are funding student registration at the CSPD Annual Meeting to a far greater extent than in the past.
The Foundation’s upcoming continuing education program, "The Academic Workforce: Working Together To Preserve It" will be presented on Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 12:30 - 5:30 in Rancho Bernardo, just preceding the CSPD Welcome Reception. This program is directed by Dr. Joel Berg, chair of pediatric dentistry at the University of Washington and the current AAPD Trustee from our district VI. It is designed both for the new graduate and the mature clinician, to encourage their participation as academicians in the educational programs throughout California. We all have something to share with students, so please attend this program and consider becoming a faculty member (if you have not yet done so) at your favorite dental school or postdoctoral program. As always, there is no cost to attend this CE program and all CSPD members are welcome. This year we shall have a silent (and not so silent) auction during the Annual Meeting. Please visit our display in the exhibitors’ area and during the cocktail hour just prior to the Saturday evening dinner. Bid wisely, and generously, for the excellent items available.
Again, thank you for supporting our students, grants and educational programs throughout the year.
I look forward to your contributions to our current Annual Giving Campaign.
As always, if you have suggestions or questions, or wish to serve on any of our committees, please contact me via email, telephone or mail. I always appreciate speaking with our members about our goals and projects.
Foundation Launches 7th Annual Giving CampaignCSPD members will soon receive the appeal for their support of the CSPD Foundation’s 2007-2008 Annual Giving Campaign. The participation of CSPD members in our Foundation continues to set a mark to be envied by like organizations. Our level of participation is virtually unheard of from the membership of any other affiliated organizations in dentistry, where a much smaller level of participation is considered successful. CSPD members appreciate the care with which the Foundation Board manages these funds and they understand the pivotal role that the Foundation plays in addressing the crisis in pediatric dental education in California. Without the continuing support of each and every CSPD member through contributions to this annual campaign, the Foundation would not be able to continue with the efforts to achieve its goals. If you haven’t contributed in the past, please consider joining your colleagues by donating to the Foundation this year. If you have been a donor in prior years, the board encourages you to consider increasing the level of your support, perhaps joining the colleagues who have already become Presidents’ Circle Life Members. |
Scott Fishman, Trustee
Dr. Clarice Law is the group leader of the UCLA student chapter of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. They have established committees for their group which meet regularly.
The research committee meets quarterly around their brown-bag luncheons. Topics range from examining the relationship between obesity and oral health to caries risk assessment tools. The goal this past fall and winter quarters was to increase the frequency of the opportunities for exposing the students to pediatric dental oral health research and included discussions on evidence-based research materials.
The education committee collaborated with a motivated group of pre-dental educators, called SCOPE, to develop an oral health curriculum to be presented to elementary age school children. Dr. Law states that they are very proud of the module that was developed, which includes topics such as diet and caries, orthodontics, oral piercing, smoking, and injury prevention. This year they plan to implement the curriculum to children ages ten to fourteen in a classroom setting. The members of the committee also worked with pediatric dental residents to develop oral health materials to be used for risk assessment for children under five years of age.
The community service committee just recently volunteered at the Special Olympics in Long Beach on behalf of the UCLA dental students. Dr. Law states that the students had a wonderful time and were grateful for the exposure to children with special needs. Their committee’s goal is to reach out to provide leadership to improve the children’s oral health by collaborating with other student groups in the UCLA community, and they are working in conjunction with the Hispanic Dental Association.
The externship committee provides students with important information regarding the externship process and specific program information. At the end of the 2007 school year, they held an informal Q&A session with a panel of fourth-year applicants who were already accepted into graduate training programs in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Law states, "The room was packed," so they will be doing this again this year.
Dr. Law concludes that she is extremely appreciative of the CSPD Foundation’s financial support.
Download CSPD Warren Brandli Leadership Intern Program Application
The California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is accepting applications for the Warren Brandli Leadership Intern Program. Current pediatric dental residents and individuals in their first five years of post-residency residing in California are eligible to apply. This opportunity was created for individuals who are in training programs or in the early stages of their career to participate in the CSPD governance and advocacy activities, attend internal organizational and inter-professional meetings, and complete a project designated by the CSPD Board President by the end of the program.
Through these activities, CSPD hopes to:
Applicants must be willing to attend all regular meetings of the CSPD Board of Directors as well as the Society’s Leadership Orientation Session at the annual meeting and Strategic Planning Session, which is held every third year. Other opportunities may include attendance at the meetings of the Dental Board of California, California legislative hearings, California Dental Association-sponsored advocacy events and community leadership and/or Public Policy Advocate.
The CSPD will arrange transportation and lodging and will cover all program-related administrative costs and supply needs. Selection will be based on the applicant’s 1) completion of an application, 2) submission of a short essay about the candidate’s interest and specific personal goals for the program, 3) relevant activities or roles within their professional sphere and 4) two required letters of reference (one of which should be from the program director if the applicant is a current pediatric dental resident).
Applications are due December 1st, 2007 and selections will be made and announced prior to the next annual session. The internship period will begin with the final meeting of the Board of Directors held in conjunction with the annual session and will finish 12 months later at the final meeting of the next Board of Directors at which time each intern will give a final report about their project.
CSPD Foundation Grants and Awards Update
CSPD Foundation Grants and Awards RFPs
"The Foundation is ready to put its money to good use," states Treasurer Ken Szymanski, "I'm ready to write more checks." Szymanski is referring to four categories of grants that have been established to further the goals of fostering research and developing faculty at California's pediatric dental programs. "The CSPD Foundation is foremost concerned with strengthening the Pediatric Dental Programs that exist in California," President Richard Sobel reminds us. "These grants and awards are great starting points and can really help each program."
Two categories of travel awards exist to help either faculty or residents to be able to present their research findings at national or international meetings. Up to $500 is available to help defray travel expenses.
Research grants are now available for up to $20,000 ($10,000 per year for two years). Pediatric dental post-doctoral students or recent grads are eligible for theses awards on topics that will contribute to the knowledge base in Pediatric Dentistry. This Investigator-Initiated Research Grant will initially be funded in January of 2008. Completed proposals are due October 1st for 2007. Inquiries should be directed to the chair of the CSPD Awards and Grants Committee, Steve Blain (steve.b1@cox.net).
In an effort to further assist the state's pediatric dental programs, CSPD has developed the Faculty Development Grant for part-time Pediatric Dental Educators. These grants are designed to facilitate the recruitment and retention of clinicians to teach part-time and may be available to each program annually. The Faculty Development grant will provide a maximum of $5,000 to attract and retain clinicians who desire to be teachers, thereby bringing mid to late career clinicians into the educational system. These grants have deadlines for submission. More detailed information and applications can be obtained from Dr. Steve Blain or from the CSPD office. Complete RFP's, application forms, and additional information is available on the CSPD website via links to CSPDF.
Mark Lisagor, Trustee
Nearly two years ago, a group of pediatric dentistry alumni from UCLA began to talk about ways in which they might give back to that program. They felt that the UCLA pediatric dental program was very important to their professional careers. They believed they might provide a means to give back to the program in a manner that would also address the critical shortage of faculty in pediatric dentistry. Furthermore, they believed that Tom Barber was critical to the development of the program and their professional philosophies. They wanted an opportunity to honor Dr. Tom Barber who served as a mentor, friend, and role model for so many in that program.
The alumni launched a fundraising campaign to secure sufficient pledges to fund an endowed chair in pediatric dentistry at UCLA that might be named in honor of Dr. Barber. At the annual session of the CSPD in Seattle on March 30, 2007, the announcement was made that nearly half a million dollars had been pledged by more than 30 alumni and friends. The CSPD Foundation Challenge Grant of an additional $50,000 would put the fundraising campaign past its goal.
The establishment of any new endowed chair at UCLA will, of course, require a lengthy review and approval process by both campus authorities and the UC President. Once approved and fully funded, this endowed chair will enhance the pediatric program’s ability to attract and retain promising new faculty members.
The CSPD Foundation Trustees are hopeful that this successful fundraising effort, supported by its Challenge Grant, will lead to the creation of the first endowed chair in pediatric dentistry in California and may encourage alumni from other pediatric dental programs around the state to launch similar efforts.
Along with an illustrious career as a Professor of Pediatric Dentistry spanning almost fifty years, Tom Barber also served as Acting Dean of the Dental School in 1980-81 and was Associate Dean from 1978-84. An entire generation of pediatric dentistry academicians, mostly now retired or retiring, were inspired to go into teaching by their time at UCLA as students under Dr. Barber’s mentorship.
Much of his early academic career was spent at the University of Illinois, where the Institute for Pediatric Dentistry now bears his name. More recently, and more importantly to Californians, he served as Executive Director of CSPD from 1990 to 1996 and is also a past president.
Madeleine Brandli, Trustee
In 2001 the past presidents of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry contributed more than $30,000 in support of the establishment of the CSPD Foundation to address the critical issues confronting pediatric dentistry in California. The first Board of Trustees identified a fundamental crisis in pediatric dental education resulting from a serious shortage of full time educators and also of private practitioners willing or able to teach at dental schools and hospital programs in the state.
Addressing this crisis became the primary focus of the Foundation and an Inaugural Annual Giving Campaign brought total contributions to $107,000. Donors have contributed more than $675,000 to date in support of the mission and goals of the Foundation. An additional $13,575 has been contributed by individual and corporate sponsors to defray the costs of donor recognition events.
The Foundation began its search for solutions by reaching out to the academic leadership, sponsoring "Consensus Conference: California Pediatric Dental Teaching Crisis." Held in conjunction with the CSPD Annual Session in 2002, this panel discussion included program chairs and departments heads from the five California dental schools and explored the problems facing their respective pediatric dental programs.
Recognizing the importance of continuing its dialog with academicians and clinicians alike, the Foundation surveyed faculty and CSPD members in 2003 to identify possible approaches to the problems. In 2005 department heads and program chairs were interviewed personally to obtain information which led to the creation of various grant and award programs. As the result of the 2007 CSPD Foundation Strategic Planning session, the President of the Foundation has created an Educators and Academicians Advisory committee to engage in ongoing discussions to identify specific actions the Foundation can take to best support the academic community.
Grants and awards have been presented to faculty, post-doctoral residents and in support of pre-doctoral pediatric study groups at all dental schools. In 2003 these grants included $18,000 in funding to researchers studying the strengths of career academician and post-graduate residents, to support mentoring and lecture preparation and to assist in travel for presentations at national and international research conferences.
In subsequent years a Faculty Development grant supported the development of an innovative mentoring program that matched pediatric dental residents with faculty mentors. Funds were also awarded in partial support of a university retreat for the creation of a consensus in teaching methods. In collaboration with CSPD the Foundation provided funds for the development of an online education program, making video continuing education courses available to a large audience.
Currently the Foundation has budgeted funds for the CSPD Foundation Research Award, the CSPD Intern Program, the Investigator Initiated Research Grant, Faculty Development Grants, Student Mentoring and an Academic Chair Challenge Grant, allocations amounting to $78,000.
In addition to grants and awards programs, the Foundation has presented three Continuing Education courses in conjunction with CSPD Annual Sessions. Presenters included Dr. Paula O’Neill, speaking on the subject of mentoring in the academic environment; Dr. Ron Johnson, a respected pediatric dental educator; and Robin Wright, a renowned expert in the field of interpersonal communications. Funds were also granted to pediatric dental residents to assist in travel expenses to attend these courses.
| Grants and Awards paid out to date: | |
| CSPD Foundation Research Award | $5,000 |
| Faculty Development Grants | $25,518 |
| Student Mentoring | $10,505 |
| Foundation C.E. Courses | $18,842 |
| CSPD Online Education Grant | $24,000 |
| Consensus Conference Grant | $3,085 |
| TOTAL GRANT & AWARDS | $86, 950 |
The Foundation has invested its corpus conservatively in anticipation of the development of a mature grants and awards structure. As of January 31, 2007, the CSPD Foundation Current Assets total $584,124. Total Net Income to date from all sources is $750,064, less Grants & Awards of $86,950 and Assets of $584,124 = $78,990, the approximate operating expense for the Foundation since its inception. This averages to less than $16,000/ year, an exceptionally low amount for an organization of this size.
In January 2007 the Board of Trustees met in a Strategic Planning session facilitated by Dr. William Cordeiro. That plan lays the groundwork and outlines the Strategic Initiatives that will guide the CSPD Foundation into the next phase of its growth.
The Board of Directors of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation is proud to announce the election of A. Jeffrey Wood D.D.S., Steven Gross C.D.T., Lisa Brennan D.D.S. and Richard Mungo D.D.S. as its newest Trustees. All of the new board members offer distinctive leadership skills mixed with proven dedication and concern for the children we serve.
Dr. A. Jeffrey Wood is currently President-elect of CSPD and President of the WSPD. His pediatric dental training, private practice and inaugural teaching skills were honed at the Medical College of Virginia. Innumerable teaching awards and honors have followed. He was recently voted "Faculty of the Year" by the students of the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. As Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of the Pacific, in San Francisco, Dr. Wood has a fresh perspective and command of the problems facing dental education. His unique insight will serve the Foundation’s mission extremely well. His love of international travel has allowed him to spread the gospel of pediatric dentistry to distant lands to assist fellow educators and pediatric dentists in their quest to improve the oral health of their most needy children.
Steve Gross is only the second non-dentist member to become a trustee. His business background and dental technology expertise bring skills and knowledge not routinely found within our esteemed band of leaders. Steve has been with Space Maintainers Laboratory since 1974. He has held management positions in all areas of laboratory services. He received his Board Certification in Dental Technology in Orthodontics in 1980 and has gained further certification in dental sleep medicine, pediatric appliance therapy and dental sports medicine. Steve is an honorary member of the University of Southern California Pediatric Dental Alumni group. He sits on the Board of Directors of Selane Corporation and is President of Success Essentials / Space Maintainers Laboratory which is a member of the Appliance Therapy Group. Currently he is entering the MBA program at Pepperdine University. Through Steve’s direct participation and influence within the Appliance Therapy Group, over $100,000 has been donated for pediatric dental causes. His continued presence, and support, at our CSPD annual meetings has helped forge a sincere friendship. Our Foundation will flourish under his leadership on our Board. Steve lives in Westlake Village, California with his lovely wife, Ellen, and his 14-year-old son Jake.
Dr. Lisa Brennan is well known to all pediatric dental organizations. Lisa was raised in Moss Beach, California. She attended San Francisco State College and received her dental degree at UCSF School of Dentistry. She is a graduate of the pediatric dental residency program at UCLA. Lisa practices in Oak Park, California and enjoys a very busy life encompassing practice, community service and family activities. She is currently on the WSPD Board of Directors and has served on the CSPD Board and various AAPD and CDA committees and councils. Lisa will bring cheerful energy to the CSPDF Board that carries with it a unique perspective stemming from her past collaborative works and successes. Lisa is an accomplished floral artist. She is past president of the Keila Japanese Floral Study Club and current president of the Conejo Valley Western Style Floral Club. Her passion for gardening has given her a sense of connection with nature. Her passion for helping children has given her a sense of completeness. We look forward to her vision and passion on our Board.
Dr. Richard Mungo is returning to our CSPDF Board and will serve as secretary for 2007. Dick is a past president of the Southern California Chapter of ASDC, CSPD and WSPD. He recently has served as Trustee to the AAPD, representing the District VI western states. Dick is originally from Ohio and graduated from Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine. He completed his pediatric dental residency at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. A craniofacial fellowship brought him to Southern California and USC. He has been on faculty for the past twenty five years and practices in Huntington Beach, California. Dick has a strong belief in what the Foundation can accomplish and hopes to be of service in meeting its mission.
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