The National Children's Dental Foundation Becomes Reality Through Dental Industry Involvement; The National Children's Dental Foundation Acknowledges Industry Support in Its National Launch.INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The National Children's Dental Foundation (TNCDF) today acknowledged the early industry support it has received toward the development and preparation of its national launch to provide dental treatment and education for underserved children nationwide. "Our mission is to make a difference in the lives of millions of children and we are acting on that opportunity as quickly as possible. However, not even a first step can be taken without the initial generous and unwavering support of a variety of leaders in the dental industry," stated Fern K. Ingber, The National Children's Dental Foundation, Executive Director & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are seeing support from a variety of companies of various specialties and size such as 1-800-DENTIST(R) and Discus Dental, Inc. that have provided critical early guidance and assistance along with companies like Sybron Dental Specialties, who made an outstanding leadership gift; providing a crucial long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. commitment." Sybron Dental Specialties (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SYD) announced a financial commitment to donate $1 million over the next five years. "The National Children's Dental Foundation will help fill a serious need for children who lack sufficient dental care," said Floyd W. Pickrell, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Sybron Dental Specialties. "We are impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by the work that The Children's Dental Center in Inglewood, California has done to provide disadvantaged This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. children with much needed dental education and treatment, and Sybron is very pleased to provide the support necessary to expand this program to a national level." The origin of The National Children's Dental Foundation is with The Children's Dental Center (TCDC TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (UNDP Special Unit for TCDC, SU/TCDC; set up in 1974) TCDC Texas Cancer Data Center TCDC Tactical Commanders Development Course TCDC Tuscola County Drain Commission ) founded Dr. Cherilyn Sheets and based in Inglewood, CA. The TCDC was founded in 1995 to provide disadvantaged children a dental home providing: community-based prevention, education and treatment services for children and their parents. And immediate dental care for urgent oral health problems along with prevention services and education. The TCDC has treated more than 50,000 disadvantaged children and provided education and prevention services to thousands more in the past ten years. The National Children's Dental Foundation based in Inglewood, CA is an industry-supported non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to eliminating dental disease A dental disease is a disease which affects the teeth or gums. Some of the most prevalent types of dental disease include dental caries (also known as tooth decay), and gum disease. and promoting overall health and well-being by supporting and assuring access to the best comprehensive prevention, education, treatment and advocacy programs for the growing numbers of dentally underserved children. For more information on The National Children's Dental Foundation call 1-800-559-9838 or visit their web site at www.TNCDF.org. |
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