Reminder: Candidate Information Forms due June 15th
Complete CIF packages, including all district signatures, must be post-marked no later than June 15th to be evaluated for this year's Fellowship.

Applied Stretegic Plan Update - Shadow Team Volunteers Needed
Retreat I of the USA Section Applied Strategic Planning (ASP) conference was held March 25-27, 2012 in Savannah, GA.  Eighteen committee members participated in the very positive and stimulating sessions with facilitator, Dr. Bob Frazer.

The first session concluded on a very positive and optimistic note, and we hope to share this enthusiasm and commitment with all of our USA Fellows.  The ASP Committee members will be collaborating with Volunteer Shadow Team Members.  This should require less than two and a half hours of time over the next three months, but will allow you to review the highlights of Retreat I and provide your thoughts and input for the desired future of our Section.  If you are interested in helping create the future of USA ICD, then we encourage you to join a Shadow Team - Please contact Dr. Carol Turner at regusa@usa-icd.org. All you need to say is – “I’d like to serve on a Shadow Team or ST”– then your ST leader will forward material for you to review and offer comments.
The John B. Lathrop Memorial Fund Created
Many Fellows remember John for his love and devotion to the International College of Dentists. He served in many leadership positions including President of the Section and was the President of the Foundation at the time of his tragic passing. John was also an avid collector of dental theme stamps from around the world with over 600 stamps in his collection. These stamps were generously donated to the Foundation by John's wife, Ruth. Those who donate at the Founders Level of $1,000 or more will receive an engraved Stamp Collections with five or six dental stamps as seen in the photo while supplies last.

On behalf of the USA Section and Foundation, we would like to thank Ruth Lathrop for donating this wonderful collection of dental stamps to the Foundation in memory of her husband.   Read more »

Convocation Ceremony named:
The Richard and Barbara Shaffer Convocation Ceremony 
The name of the Annual Convocation was approved unanimously by the BOR in March to be called the Richard and Barbara Shaffer Convocation Ceremony in honor of Dick’s 25 years of serving as Chair of the Convocation Committee and assistance of his wonderful spouse, Barbara. Dick is a retired Navy Admiral and Navy Dental Corp Chief, Secretary General/Registrar Emeritus of the ICD, and was granted both the Ottofy-Okumura Award and Master Fellowship – ICDs two highest honors. We would like to extend sincere thanks to the Shaffers for their many years of service and dedication to the USA Section and the CAL.

The Spring BOR Meeting & ACD-ICD C.E. Conference was held at the Westin Savannah Golf Resort and Spa - Savannah, GA
March 27-31, 2012

Photo: Dr. Michael Bydalek presents information from the IT Ad-hoc Committee to the Board of Regents.
See more photos from Savannah on our Facebook »Our Nationwide Fisher House-ICD Program launches in the State of Hawaii at Tripler Army Medical Center!

Dr. Nora Harmsen, Regent for District 14, announced on Friday, February 3, 2012 that the ICD USA Section and the Fisher House Foundation have partnered for ICD Volunteer Fellows to provide emergency care to residents staying at the Fisher Houses across the USA. The Fisher House at Tripler Army Medical Center is the first to launch this program.  A list of local ICD Fellows who have volunteered to provide this emergency care to Fisher House Residents has been given to the manager of the Fisher House at Tripler AMC. To view Dr. Harmsen's speech and more photos of the ceremony click here.

Photo: L to R: Dr. Nora Harmsen (ICD Regent - District 14), Audrey Fisher (FH Ambassador and Board of Trustees member), Nancy Edelmen (FH Ambassador and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees), Theresa Johnson (FH Hawaii Director), and Dr. Edmund Cassella (ICD Deputy Regent Hawaii - District 14), following presentation of lei, gifts, and list of ICD volunteer dentists.

ICD Gift Supports Global Opportunities for Students!
 Story provided by the University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Photo L to R: Dr. Bernard Levy, Director, Global Dentistry, Dr. Ed Morris, ICD Deputy Regent , Maryland ICD USA Section President W. Michael Kenney and Dean Christian Stohler

A donation from the International College of Dentists (ICD) supports UMSOD students who travel for foreign externships. ICD USA Section President W. Michael Kenney, DDS ’70, and Deputy Regent Edwin L. Morris, DDS ‘74, presented the $4,800 gift to Dean Christian S. Stohler and Dr. Bernard Levy on Friday, Feb. 17.  Read the entire story....