January 2022 Monthly Byte

Watch Jennifer Sherry, Associate Professor of SIU's Dental Hygiene Program, thank the ISDS Foundation for their grant!

The Illinois State Dental Society Foundation awarded $100,000 in grant monies to thirteen organizations last year for projects designed to provide access to dental care and increase oral health awareness and education.  To view a few of these amazing organizational leaders and their stories and thanks to the Foundation, click here.

Send a note, while helping the Foundation! Looking for a way to honor someone's accomplishment? Send a memorial to a friend, relative, or colleague? These "all occasion" cards have many uses, and you can purchase a package of 10 for a $50 contribution to the ISDS Foundation. When you send one of these cards and write your note inside, you honor a person in a very special way and also support the worthy programs of the ISDS Foundation.  Click here to order now!

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How did your donations to the ISDS Foundation changed lives and improve oral care in Illinois in 2021? The ISDS Foundation: Awarded $15,000 to help our three dental schools with worthwhile projects from our Dental Education Endowment Fund. Click here to read about them. Awarded $100,000 to thirteen organizations who are providing access to care and increasing oral health awareness. Read more about the winners here. Awarded six scholarships at $6,000 each (2 for each dental school) To find out who won and to read their amazing essays, click here. Presented awards to student table clinic research winners. Read more about the 2021 winners here. Continues our Dentists Support Program. The ISDS Dentists Support Program provides confidential assistance to dentists who seek to recover from alcoholism and other chemical addictions.  We will continue to provide all of these great programs in addition to host our next Illinois Mission of Mercy on July 22-23. To be able to continue our mission, we need your support. If you would like to make a quick online donation or donate in memory of an individual, you may also click here.

Dentists Support Program Needed Now More than Ever The emotional effects of the COVID-19 crisis are far-reaching, with increased depression, suicides, and alcohol and substance abuse. If you know of a dentist who is struggling with emotional distress, addiction or substance abuse, please help them to reach out to the ISDS Foundation’s Dentists Support Program. Call 312/318-8810 or 708/287-4132. All calls remain confidential.

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