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T H E 2 0 1 4 D E N T A L T R A D E A L L I A N C E F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T

Promoting health, philanthropy and smiles in 2014

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This is the

dental industry’s

foundation.

Scott Parrish

Chair, DTA Foundation BoardPresident A-dec, Inc.

It is the foundation that unifies us as manufacturers and distributors, allowing us to give back to the profession that has given us so much. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Chair of your foundation, the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation.

With a core purpose to broaden oral health care awareness and access to oral health care for those in need, you can be proud of what you have accomplished thanks to your generous donations. Your support is making a difference!

You have supported over $1.3 million in grants and scholarships since our inception in 2002. You have supported over 60 unique charitable oral health projects across America, many of which have gone on to attract additional funding from other major foundations enabling them to grow to other parts of their state and even to other parts of the country.

I am proud to present our 2014 Annual Report, which highlights your direct impact through broadening awareness of and access to oral health care in America. For even more exciting updates, go to www.dtafoundation.org and watch some short videos on the various programs you have made possible.

Your donations are promoted health, philanthropy and smiles in 2014! Thank you for your continuing support.

OUR VISIONTo be a premier foundation in oral health care uniting the dental industry to create and attract innovative solutions, and to leverage and expand resources to fund unique and promising initiatives that achieve measurable impact and facilitate real change. The industry will recognize the results of this important work and notice substantially improved access to oral health care for those in need.

To broaden oral health care awareness and access for those in need.

Oral HealthWe are focused on oral health, access to care and its connection to overall health.

StewardshipWe will manage our resources to drive innovation and stim-ulate creative projects in a sound and fiscally responsible manner.

Enduring Positive ImpactWe will measure the results of our projects by their long-term impact on oral health care awareness and access for those in need.

Core

Purpose

Core

Values

CHANGING THE

STANDARDHow one

program in

Pennsylvania

is shifting the

paradigm of

infant oral care.

STANDARD“Lisa, what do I need to do so that when I have my next

child, this doesn’t happen?” ¶ The question came

from a young mother who brought her three-year-old

to Newtown Dentistry for Kids in Newtown, PA. When

dental hygienist Lisa Maisonet first looked into the

child’s mouth, her heart sank. Even though there were

no visible holes in the child’s teeth, the telltale sign

of heavy plaque signaled decay. X-rays confirmed her

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the operating room—all because simple, good dental habits weren’t being established early enough.

While a lack of dental care during the early years affects the general population, the problem weighs most heavily upon low-income families, where cavities in infants are 32 times more likely to occur. Overall, for two- to four-year-olds, cavities in primary teeth have grown from about 18 percent (1988-1994) to 24 percent (1999-2004) in recent decades.*

Forty-five minutes away in Philadelphia, pediatric nurse prac-titioner Amy Requa was facing a different side of the same problem. In her work as the Pennsylvania Head Start Association’s state oral health coordinator, Requa has spent several years educating staff and low-income families about the im-portance of seeing a dentist when a child’s first tooth appears—the standard of care established during the early 2000s by the American Dental Association and now widely taught in dental schools.

Yet she was hearing a common refrain from parents: “No one in the community will see my baby.” Many of the dentists in the Pennsylvania workforce, especially those in rural areas, received their training de-cades ago. At that time, the standard of care was to see children starting at age three. Dentists were reluctant to move away from the standard in

Requa has been able to multiply

the dollars, attracting more than

$2.1 million in grants from the

DentaQuest Foundation and the

Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA).

When Maisonet began reviewing the extensive treatment plan, the mother’s eyes pooled with tears. No parent wants to see their child suffer from pain or discomfort that could have been avoided.

It was an aha moment for Maisonet. “It really woke me up to the importance of my role as a preventive specialist within the practice. We need to be better about educating parents earlier. If we don’t do that, this is going to contin-ue to happen.”

Other cases tell similar stories. Because of decay, two young twins were recommended to have all of their baby teeth extracted, which would leave them without teeth until elementary school when adult teeth start coming in. Another child came in with an abscessed tooth that quickly led to facial cellulitis; the tooth had to be removed to prevent the infection from spreading further. Still other kids have had to undergo treatment involving IV sedation and

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*“Age One Exams — The Rationale,” by Ivonne Ganem, DMD, MPH, Pennsylvania Dental Journal, Mar/Apr 2013, v80, n2.

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place in their practices; plus, treat-ing young kids who might wriggle and cry can be a handful.

“I realized we really needed to work with dentists to get kids in earlier,” Requa says. “We want to prevent decay. The key to doing that is getting kids to see the dentist and find a dental home.”

D E S I G N I N G A S O LU T I O N

Through the Head Start Association, Requa applied for the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation grant—an annual $25,000 grant that offers seed funding for projects promising to broaden awareness of and access to oral health care. Projects are evaluated on a number of qualities: innovation and creativity, the po-tential to attract additional funding, and the scalability of the model or idea. In 2014, the DTA Foundation awarded nine grants.

The Head Start Association re-ceived funding, and Requa launched

The goal: Train 150

dentists to perform

what’s called a

knee-to-knee exam, a

practice that removes

the uncertainty of

treating babies and

gives dentists the

chance to connect

with parents about the

health of their child’s

mouth and teeth.

the PA Age One Connect the Dots pro-gram. The project is an effort to edu-cate general dentists in Pennsylvania about the importance of embracing the age one standard of care in their clinics. Requa began with a simple goal: Train 150 dentists to perform what’s called a knee-to-knee exam, a practice that removes the uncertainty of treating babies and gives dentists and hygienists the chance to connect with parents about the health of their child’s mouth.

The name of the exam speaks to how it’s performed: Parents and a dentist or hygienist sit knee to knee, with the child lying in between them. The child’s head rests face up on the dentist’s lap, with the child’s › › › › › › ›

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legs wrapped around the parent’s waist. Child and parent can stay connected—maintaining eye contact and holding hands—while the den-tist peers into the child’s mouth.

Throughout the exam, parent and dentist talk about the habits that are forming. Are the child’s baby teeth getting brushed twice a day? Is she

Below: Dental hygien-

ist and PA Age One

Connect the Dots

trainer Lisa Maisonet

checks for signs of

decay during a knee-

to-knee exam. Short

and simple, the exam

helps form good dental

habits early in life. eating fruit and cheese rather than processed snacks and gummies? Does he drink water from his sippy cup rather than juice?

The exam is short and kids often cry—but that’s OK because it keeps their mouths open. Afterward, they’re encouraged to give their mom or dad a hug and pick out a sticker or prize.

Requa’s model follows the “teach a man to fish” approach. She began by equipping a group of 20 trainers

to teach these concepts at gather-ings like the Valley Forge Dental Conference, where Requa and some of her team first trained around 70 dentists in March 2014.

Since then, the team has done eight more trainings, and PA Age One Connect the Dots has taken on a life of its own. After receiving the initial DTA Foundation seed funding, Requa has been able to multiply the dollars, attracting more than $2.1 million in grants from the DentaQuest Foundation and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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young patients, and also between dentists and doctors.

In fact, the program preach-es collaboration among health care providers serving the same community. “Medical providers see children more frequently in the early years than dentists do,” Requa explains. “We want them to be say-ing the same messages: You need to take your child to a dental home starting with the first tooth.” When dentists and doctors start talking, referrals become easy and more children find a dental home.

C H I L D C A R E — I N P R AC T I C E

At Newtown Dentistry for Kids, bright purple and green stuffed ani-mals perch in small clusters around the office, smiling with exaggerated toothy grins. The clock on the wall is attached to a toothbrush, which swings back and forth across a set of teeth every time a second passes.

with a doll. The approach begins to feel simple and systematic, and dentists are encouraged to go back to their practices and talk about how to conduct the exams in their own space, with their own teams.

“It’s really an approach that needs to be implemented at the local level,” Requa says, “because that’s where change happens.”

The work Requa and her team are doing extends beyond the moments spent training den-tists, or the moments they spend performing knee-to-knee exams. And the name of the initiative isn’t just a nice or aspirational idea; the program really is making connec-tions between dentists, parents and

The program has more than doubled its goal, reaching 335 dentists and hygienists—and counting—during the pilot year. In January 2015, the training spread beyond the state with a course offered to the Delaware State Dental Society.

The training begins with a lecture about the big picture—why the age one standard of care matters—and gives way to a hands-on session in which dentists and their teams meet with one of the trainers. Together, they model a knee-to-knee exam

A valuable part of the

knee-to-knee exam

is the time den-

tists and hygienists

spend talking with

parents, educating

them about which

foods kids should eat

and how often they

should brush.

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Next to the dentist’s chair, Lisa Maisonet sits with a two-year-old named Julia and her mother. Julia is ly-ing down between her mom and Lisa.

“Where’s your pretty teethies?” Lisa says, as she gently pokes around inside the toddler’s mouth. “You’ve got new teeth coming in!”

Since the moment she realized she needed to do more to reach young patients, Lisa Maisonet has become a PA Age One Connect the Dots trainer, and she routinely per-forms knee-to-knee exams through her local practice. Her calming manner and chipper, singsong voice clearly win over kids. On the wall hangs a drawing of two stick fig-ures, one of them purple, the color of Lisa’s scrubs. Above the figures, the drawing reads, “The Purple Dentist, to Lisa from Ellie.”

Just as the Connect the Dots program is about more than just the knee-to-knee exam, the knee-to-knee exam is about more than just oral health care. It’s about inform-

At the Valley Forge

Dental Conference

in March 2014,

trainers from the PA

Age One Connect

the Dots program,

which was launched

with DTAF funding,

used dolls to show

how a knee-to-knee

exam is performed.

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ing parents that oral health affects overall health.

“Children who have dental decay are losing sleep at night because of pain and discomfort. They’re not able to concentrate in school,” Maisonet says. “It’s important for us to teach parents that dental health can affect other [aspects of life] too.”

Individuals like Maisonet and Requa are the everyday heroes who work to make the most of DTA Foundation’s dollars, championing the vision to make oral health care accessible to all, even the littlest ones. Because a child’s smile is contagious.

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DTA Foundation is a sponsoring partner in the Partnership for

Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives, a coalition of 36 leading organiza-

tions in the field of oral health. The Partnership’s primary mission is

to teach parents and caregivers, as well as children themselves, to

take control of their own health through oral disease prevention.

Scholastic in-school

campaign continues

to actively promote

the campaign through

their network of

participating Title 1

schools and teachers

of pre-kindergarten

through first grade with

an in-school reach of

A D C O U N C I L C A M P A I G N

aims to increase the oral health literacy of children and their

parents and caregivers, especially in lower income and minori-

ty populations. The campaign has run nationally and received

exposure in all of the major markets. The

campaign continues to exceed measurement

goals to drive awareness and behavior change,

garnering $80 million worth of donated media.

The 2min2x.org website has attracted 1.9 million

visitors and more than 226,000 views of the

two-minute videos. More than 50 percent of parents surveyed

have seen or heard the new Kids’ Healthy Mouths PSAs.

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The Kids’ Healthy Mouths Ad Council public service campaign

million.

$80 million worth of donated media

1.9 million visitors

226,000 views

50% of parents have seen the

PSAs

2min2x.org

National Brush Day is observed on November 1, the day after Halloween, to reinforce the importance of children’s oral health and promote good brushing habits.

The 2014 PSAs feature parents trying—and struggling—to squeeze parenting lessons into a short time frame. These scenes suggest that while parenting is hard, making sure you and your kids brush for two minutes, twice a day, doesn’t have to be difficult.

A Toothsavers mobile game for Apple and Android devices allows kids to rescue classic fairy tale characters from a tooth-rotting curse and become heroes with the help of their toothbrushes.


DTA Foundation Dental Student

Scholarship Recognizing a

Commitment to Community Service:

The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation awarded

nine $5,000 dental student scholarships in 2014.

These scholarships are meant to recognize and

provide financial support to third- or fourth-year

dental students who have demonstrated:

• academic excellence in dentistry,

• financial need and

• a commitment to community service.

This program is supported in part by The Robert J. Sullivan

Family Foundation, the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund

and Crown Seating.

Amy Susanne Blake University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School

of Dentistry

Lorel E. Burns New York University College of Dentistry

DTAF / Dr. Edward B.

Shils Entrepreneurial

Fund / Crown Seating

Scholarship:

Robert Atwell University at Buffalo School

of Dental Medicine

Jolie GoodmanUniversity of California,

San Francisco

Caleb Timothy King Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

DTAF / Robert J. Sullivan

Family Foundation

Scholarship:

Bruno Wekulo Kuloba Meharry Medical College

Stephanie Ahn- Kieu Nguyen

LECOM School of Dental Medicine

Stephanie Ting Herman Ostrow School

of Dentistry of USC

Jessica Leigh Tucker University of Tennessee Health Science Center

College of Dentistry

“I am aware that my journey is far

from over, and that I will forever be

in need of helping hands along the

way. And I am committed to lending

a hand to those behind me.”

— L O R E L E . B U R N S

“Primarily, I chose to pursue a career

in dentistry to serve humanity and

to improve the quality of life for peo-

ple. This focus has taken me places I

never would have imagined.”

— R O B E R T AT W E L L

2 0 1 4 S C H O L A R S H I P W I N N E R S

“The great mathematician

Archimedes once said, ‘Give me a

lever long enough and a fulcrum

on which to place it, and I shall

move the world.’ It is my hope

that this scholarship ... will pro-

vide me the lever and fulcrum.”

— S T E P H A N I E T I N G

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For the second year, a grant jointly funded by the DTA Foundation and the Dental Lifeline Network provides support for one project designed to improve the oral health of medically-at-risk or special-needs patients. The 2014 recipient was the Virginia Dental Associa-tion Foundation.

2 0 1 4 G R A N T W I N N E R S

The DTA Foundation has given out over

$1,300,000 in grant funding to over 60 different

projects since the inception of its grant program

in 2002. In order to apply for seed funding,

programs must show they can:

• create innovative solutions in oral health care;

• start innovative projects that leverage

and expand resources to fund unique and

promising initiatives;

• achieve measurable impact and facilitate real

change in oral health care awareness and access.

Virginia Dental Association FoundationGive Seniors a Smile: Preventive Dental Care in Long-Term Care Facilities Pilot

A total of

$193,924 across

9 grants was

awarded in 2014.

Virginia Oral Health CoalitionPediatric Oral Health Advocate Program

Children’s Dental Health Project Oral Health Preventive Services by Non-Dental Providers

Bassett Healthcare Network School-Based Health Program Integration of Oral Health into a School-Based Health (SBH) Program

Oral Health America Tooth Wisdom for Pharmacists: Helping Older Adults with Oral Health

University of Maryland Passport to a Healthy Mouth for Me and My Baby

Indiana University School of Dentistry Veterans’ Employability - the Dental Connection

The University of New HavenYour Mouth is the Gateway to Good Health

Dr. Angie’s Dental Health ExchangePhase II Piloting the Program

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2013 Grant Recipients

University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine: Improved Access to Oral Care Through Increased Oral Health Literacy.

Pennsylvania Head Start Association The Pennsylvania Age One “Connect the Dots” Pilot Project.

Southwest Health and Human Services 4-H: An Important Stakeholder Group in a Community Project.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Books, Brushing, and Bedtime.

Case Western Reserve University Oral Health Patient Navigation for Underserved Populations.

Care Free Medical, Inc. Pay It Forward Dental Access Initiative.

The Children’s Oral Health Institute Lessons In A Lunch Box Road Map: Guidelines to Introduce the Program in Public Schools.

Howard University An Innovative Approach to Inter-profes-sional Oral Care for the Elderly (a DTA Foundation/Dental Lifeline Network funded grant).


Senior Mobile Dental Establishing the Effectiveness of Teledentistry and Collaborative Care.

Kids Smiles, Inc. Oral Health Education for Underserved Children Using an Integrated Oral and Medical Care Model.

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. Projects PEDs (Pediatricians Prevent-ing Early Dental Diseases).

American Medical Directors Association Oral Health for Long-Term Care Resi-dents Toolkit.

Case Western Reserve University Hybrid Geriatric Dentistry Program.

American Association of Public Health Dentistry Public Health Dentistry - Educating the Next Generation.


Oral Health America Wisdom Tooth Project seeks to improve the oral health of vulnerable older adults.

American Academy of Pediatrics: Training grants & oral health kits for AAP Chapter Oral Health Advocates.

Metropolitan State University: Advanced Dental Therapists providing community-based care for under-served populations.

Children’s Dental Health Project: Children's Dental Health Project & Affordable Care Act Implementation Project.

University of Maryland, College Park Oral Health Education for Pregnant Teens.

University of Pittsburgh, Division of General Academic Pediatrics Caries-risk factor assessment and counseling by pediatricians.


California Dental Association Foundation Virtual Dental Home through teledentistry.

Kids Smiles Wider Smiles — oral health educa-tion, screening, and preventive care to at-risk children in Washington, D.C.

The Forsyth Institute ForsythKids — an evidence-based comprehensive prevention program for at-risk elementary school children.

The Commonwealth Medical College Incorporating oral health into the medical school curriculum.

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Certified Nursing Assistant training to provide daily oral hygiene for nursing home residents.

2009 Grant Recipients Children’s Dental Health Project Provided technical policy assistance to federal and state governments and child advocates as they worked to

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implement dental provisions incor-porated in the federal Child Health Insurance Program.

Smiles for Success Free dental services for women in welfare-to-work programs.

Piedmont Virginia Dental Health Foundation Increased access to oral health care for needy adults through dental student programs.

TeamSmile Dental Outreach Free dental services for underserved children in the community by teaming up with dental and sports professionals to provide a unique, one-of-a-kind experience.


Apple Tree Dental Provided dental services to seniors and frail elders living in long-term care settings.

University of Buffalo, School of Dental MedicineProvided social work services to patients in the pediatric dental clinic and their families, in order to remove barriers to dental care and increase patient access and retention.

University of California, School of Dentistry“Oral Health Promotion During Pregnancy in a Group Prenatal Care Model,” nicknamed “CPOP,” trained providers to incorporate oral health assessments, education and referrals into the prenatal appointments with the pregnant patients.

University of Washington School of DentistryProvided an update on the status of the oral health of America and changes that took place as a result of the 2000 Surgeon General’s report on oral health.


University of New York at BuffaloA two-year study of patients with diabetes mellitus, to predict periodon-tal disease within this population and develop protocols to improve access to oral health

Mississippi Chapter of the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatrics Provided tools to doctors to promote children’s oral health care from prena-tal stages to preschool and beyond.

Maryland Children's Oral Health Institute Lessons in a Lunch Box: Healthy Teeth Essentials & Facts About Snacks, helped primary school children learn why good dental hygiene, dental vis-its, and smart choices in eating habits are important.

University of Colorado Denver, School of Dental Medicine Una Boca Saludable, a public service advertising campaign to promote oral health care literacy and outreach to Hispanic communities in the greater Denver area.

2002 - 2006 Grant Recipients

Call, R. and Karshmer, B. Examination of alternative forms of dental insurance on inhibiting access to care.

Deinard, A. Anderson Schools Family Dental Project

Domer, L. and Call, R. A pilot study to determine barriers to implementing productivity enhance-ment strategies in dental practices.

Duffin, S. An examination of current and potential roles for expanded, hybrid, and mid-lev-el, paraprofessional practitioners.

Henshaw, M Dental Action Literacy Project

McClain, Mildred A comparative ‘outcomes assessment’ of selected dental practice curricula, with an eye toward developing improved in-structional materials for dental students and practitioners.

Miranda, S. The role of promotores in accessing exist-ing oral health services — bi-national model.

Niederman, R. Implement a primary prevention elementary school program — Planning Grant.

Rossomonda, E. Feasibility study of new technology on dental office productivity and access.

Oong, E. Cultural materials — a media campaign focused on oral cancer and minority populations.

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Long Island Community Foundation: Stanley & Marion Bergman

Diamond Donors Gold Donors

2 0 1 4 D O N O R S

Bronze Donors

Platinum Donors

For better dentistrySilver Donors


Individual Donors

Platinum $5,000 – $9,999

Breslawski, Jim & Debbie

Silver $1,250 - $2,499

Clark, ChrisHinsch, Paul & KristaParrish, Scott & LoniSaslow, Ron & EllenSerota, KenSteinberg, Gary & Deborah

Bronze $500 - $1,249

Augins, MikeBurch, DavidCohen, Rick Doyle, Laura & KenLynam, MikeMiller, AlexMondock, PaulPerkins, DanPrice, Gary & LoisSullivan, Tim & KayThomas, Kevin Waitsman, VickieWolfe, George & Ju

Patron $250 - $499

Bucher, JeffCacciatore, RickFriedman, DianaGordon, Jeff Leviton, FredNorbe, ToddParrilli, Dan Paulson, Lori Powers, Dr. JohnSavage, Bob & AbbyThomas, Daniel & PamelaWhitehead, AndyWinters, Bill & Monica

Friend <$250

Pascual, Patrice Peterson, Chris

Silent Auction Donors

3M ESPEA-decAdvanstarAegis CommunicationsBausch Articulating PapersBelmont PublicationsBenco DentalBurkhart Dental SupplyCalifornia Dental AssociationChicago Dental SocietyCraig LaresCrown SeatingDC DentalDental Health Products, Inc.Dental Trade AllianceDental TribuneDentistry TodayDENTSPLY InternationalDrake Precision Dental LaboratoryHenry Schein DentalHu-FriedyHyatt Hotels & ResortsJ. MoritaKaVo Kerr GroupLaura Fleming DoyleLori PaulsonMedical Distribution Solutions Inc. MedicomMichael AuginsNational Distribution & ContractingNichol SchreiberNicolle CampionOral Health AmericaPalmero Health CarePatterson DentalPatterson Technology CenterPennWell PublishingSesame CommunicationsSirona Dental, Inc.The Dental AdvisorVickie WaitsmanWashington CapitalsWashington NationalsWashington RedskinsYankee Dental Congress

Patron Donors

Friend Donors

American Eagle InstrumentsFitzpatrick Management ResourcesHager WorldwideHandler Red Wing International Inc.ITL DentalOraTechYates Motloid

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$621,650

$61,301

$7,599

2014 Revenue

2014 Ad Council

1%

7%

74%

Pledge Receipts & Donations

$153,597

18%

Auction Proceeds

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$ 4 6 , 4 8 9

$ 5 5 , 0 1 2

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$ 1 2 7 , 4 9 52014

Expenses

46%

23%

12%

10%

9%

Grants

Fundraising

General & Administrative

Scholarships

Auction

$ 1 , 6 0 2 , 3 3 7

$ 2 5 8 , 6 8 9

Ad

Council

Receipts

Ad

Council

Expenses

*cash basis, unaudited 2014 financials

74 %

4 6 %

1 8 %

2 3 %

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OFFICERS

ChairmanScott Parrish, PresidentA-dec, Inc.

Vice ChairmanPaul Hinsch, Vice President, Marketing Henry Schein

Treasurer *

Bob Savage, Jr., Chief Financial Officer Drake Precision Dental Laboratory, Inc.

Immediate Past ChairmanSteve R. Knight, President/CEOCrown Seating, LLC

Secretary/CEOGary W. Price, Chief Executive OfficerDental Trade Alliance

Executive Director *

Laura Fleming Doyle, Executive DirectorDental Trade Alliance Foundation

*Not a Director

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE //

TERM TO 2015

Rick Cohen, Managing Director Benco Dental Company

Diana Friedman, President and CEO Sesame Communications

Lori Paulson, Vice President of Marketing National Distribution & Contracting, Inc.

Lorene Kent, President Belmont Publications, Inc.

TERM TO 2016

Rick Cacciatore, North Central Regional Manager Patterson Dental

Kevin Thomas, Managing Member Elevate Oral Care

Daniel Thomas, President W&H North America

George Wolfe, President DMG America, LLC

TERM TO 2017

David Burch, Senior Vice President Bank of America

Todd Norbe, President Total Care/Orascoptic

Andrew Whitehead, Senior Vice President Crosstex International

The DTAF is a 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are

tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law.

For more information, please go to www.dtafoundation.org

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