Boston dentist receives award. (SOI).

Special Olympics Special Olympics

International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. Special Smiles' Global Clinical Advisor Dr. Steven P. Perlman received the Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

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adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics. Dentist of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry pediatric dentistry,
n See pedodontics. (AAPD AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities
AAPD American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
AAPD Ann Arbor Police Department (Michigan)
AAPD Association of Anesthesiology Program Directors ) Foundation. Perlman is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine The Goldman School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of Boston University. Its curriculum is noted for the APEX program (Professional Applied Experience) providing students with practical experience at a dental practice as part of its clinical training. and also has a private practice in Lynn, Massachusetts. For the past 26 years, he has devoted much of his practice, as well as his teaching to the treatment of children and adults with disabilities. In 1993, Perlman founded Special Olympics Special Smiles, an oral health initiative for Special Olympics, and currently serves as the initiative's Global Clinical Advisor.

Established in 1998, the Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award is presented to a pediatric dentist who has made significant contributions to the dental profession and the specialty of pediatric dentistry through clinical practice, academics, research or policy development over an entire career. Recipients have also devoted extensive volunteer leadership service to the dental profession and the specialty.

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Title Annotation:	Steven P. Perlman receives the Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation
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