USA-ICD Awards Grant to College of Dentistry
The International College of Dentists’ USA Section (USA-ICD) has awarded a grant from its International Student Experiences (ISE) program to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. The ICD's gift of over $2,400 will help fund the College’s international service learning rotations. The College offers rotations in Guatemala, Tanzania, and China. At these rotations, students learn how dentistry is practiced in foreign countries and share their knowledge of American dentistry with their hosts.
“The grant will support the fourth-year dental students going on extramural rotations,” said Khatija Noorullah, Clinical Community Academic Manager for the College. “We applied for the grant so that the students would have more financial help and not worry about how they would finance their extramural rotations abroad.”
“The International College of Dentists supports global outreach and humanitarian projects all over the world through grants,” says Dr. D. Spencer Pope, Treasurer, 8th District, International College of Dentists. Dr. Pope added that his organization “recognizes and promotes excellence in leadership with an emphasis on service, provides support to our Fellows and respect for our peers, addresses oral health needs and education throughout the world, and fosters an atmosphere of collaboration with those who share our values.”
“The ICD has recognized the value of our international rotations through its support,” said Dr. Caswell Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health
Sciences. “Students get an in depth exposure to the oral health challenges and needs of populations in other countries. Upon graduation, these students can begin using these international experiences for a lifetime of benefit.”
“We considered the number of global opportunities a dental school offered their students,” said Bettie McKaig, Chair of the USA-ICD Student Support Committee. “USA-ICD is proud to partner with schools which value the importance of global experiences for our future dental leaders. The students return from their educational trips with an enhanced appreciation of the international similarities of our profession and an elevated understanding of the cultural differences.”
“We are grateful to the USA-ICD for their generosity and their trust in our program,” Noorullah concluded.
Photo Caption: Dr. Andy Luo, when he was a student at the College, on an extramural rotation in China.
About the International College of Dentists (ICD)
The International College of Dentists (ICD) is the world’s oldest and largest honor society for dentists™. Conceived in 1920, the College currently has over 12,000 members, in 122 countries, who have been awarded the prestigious title of Fellow in the ICD. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only. A nominated dentist must pass a rigorous, peer review process leading to the recognition of the individual’s “outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service and dedication to the continued progress of dentistry for the benefit of humankind.” All members of the College regardless of their native language or country of residence, adhere to one universal motto, Recognizing Service and the Opportunity to Serve. The words that appear along the photos highlight the values that define the International College of Dentists as well as the realization of the motto in our projects throughout the world.
The USA Section of the International College of Dentists, as part of the preeminent honor society for dentists in the world:
- Recognizes and promotes excellence in leadership with an emphasis on service,
- Provides support to our Fellows and respect for our peers,
- Addresses oral health needs and education throughout the world, and
- Fosters an atmosphere of collaboration with those who share our values.
A primary goal of the International College of Dentists USA Section is the recognition and promotion of Leadership in members of the dental profession. Dental leaders manifest their talent through service to fellow dentists, to members of their civic and religious communities, and even to all of mankind.
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