SWAG视频 College of Dental Medicine hosts International College of Dentists

SWAG视频 College of Dental Medicine

The International College of Dentists USA Section (ICD) 2018 Spring Continuing Education Program was held in the Oral Health Center at SWAG视频 College of Dental Medicine on May 16, 2018. 

The International College of Dentists is the oldest and largest international honor society for dentists in the world, and it will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2020. SWAG视频 6400 ICD Fellows live in the United States, which is about half of the worldwide total. The ICD USA Section鈥檚 Core Values are Integrity, Leadership and Service. ICD USA Section President Joseph Kenneally 鈥76, D.M.D., is the first Mainer to serve as President both in the ICD USA Section (2018) and of the ICD Worldwide College (2015). Kenneally is a SWAG视频 Trustee and alumnus as well as the son of a former faculty member and administrator.

SWAG视频 has strong ties to the organization. Many of SWAG视频鈥檚 CDM faculty members are fellows of the ICD, including Dean Jon Ryder, D.D.S., M.S., and Executive Associate Dean James Koelbl, D.D.S., M.S., M.J., as well as Associate Clinical Professor Jay Beauchemin, D.D.S., M.S.; Assistant Clinical Professor Barry Saltz, D.D.S.; Associate Clinical Professor Jeffrey Doss, D.D.S; Assistant Clinical Professor David Moyer, D.D.S., M.D., FACS; and Associate Clinical Professor Lionel Vachon, D.D.S.

Ryder and faculty members Adepitan Owosho, B.Ch.D., F.A.A.O.M., Tessie Stansbury, D.M.D., and Namita Khandelwal, B.D.S., M.S., worked with Kenneally to create an outstanding continuing education program to be held in conjunction with the ICD鈥檚 Spring Meeting in Portland. This CE program was open to all dentists. Topics included:

  • 鈥淪now and Fire鈥 Red and White Lesions of the Oral Cavity
  • Hands on Training 鈥 Biopsy Techniques & Suturing
  • HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

For more information about the ICD USA Section go to: .

The SWAG视频 College of Dental Medicine is grounded in its mission to improve the health of Northern New England and shape the future of dentistry through excellence in education, discovery and service. The SWAG视频 Oral Health Center provides a state-of-the-art simulation clinic and patient care clinic, both of which utilize the very latest technology in the field of dental medicine.

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