C is For Charm, Colleagues and Crested Butte

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By Dr. Carol Morrow, CDA President From the Winter 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association How many of you have attended a CDA Annual Session? Show of hands? I’ve gone to 36 of them. This meeting is so valuable to attend—and I’m not just saying that because I’m the president. In fact, I am making it my personal mission …

CDA Gives: Support the Dental Community This Giving Tuesday

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After you’ve kicked off your holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consider giving back to help a good cause—the CDA Foundation—as part of the Giving Tuesday movement Nov. 28. What the Foundation Supports The CDA Foundation supports many aspects of dentistry, helping causes that affect anyone from dental students to those with established practices and retirees.  Recently, the …

CDA Foundation Supports Hurricane and Fire Relief Efforts

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Recent hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico and fires in California have had a major effect on dentists and the dental profession. The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation has stepped forward through its Emergency Disaster Grant, along with donations from dentists from across the country, to support relief efforts for to cover urgent personal needs. The CDA Foundation is …

CDA Gives: Bitte Geben Biergarten Raises $6,000 for the CDA Foundation

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During the 2017 CDA Annual Session in Beaver Creek, Colo., the Past President’s Reception doubled as a fundraiser for the CDA Foundation. Because of the generosity of CDA members in attendance, the first-ever Bitte Geben Biergarten raised $6,000 through the sale of CDA Foundation-branded beer steins. All of the biergarten proceeds will go directly toward funding scholarships for University of …

Congratulations to CU School of Dental Medicine Scholarship Recipients

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The CDA Foundation is honored to annually support the CDA Scholarship Endowment to CU School of Dental Medicine students. Congratulations to the 2016-17 recipients of the endowment: Becky Bye and Kyle Diehl. Becky has been actively involved in the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) and has taken on many leadership roles at the CU School of Dental Medicine. Becky graduated …

The CDA Foundation Next Grant Submission Deadline Is March 15

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The CDA believes in giving back to the community through its charitable efforts. That’s possible because of the CDA Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, that supports the CDA’s access-to-care agenda and Dental Health Matters efforts to increase discussions about oral health and the dental profession in Colorado communities and advocate for smart improvements that increase access to dental care. Semiannually, the …

Funding the Foundation

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By Greg Hill, J.D., C.A.E. From the Fall 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When the CDA officers gathered this summer to begin discussing the association’s five-year strategic plan, they focused on their vision that the CDA be the recognized leading advocate for oral health in Colorado. To make sure the dental profession continues to occupy this space, the …