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DENTAL TRIBUNE | OctOber 2011 News 3A Rebecca L. Slayton, DDS, PhD has been named chief dental offi- cer of the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy (NCOHF). As chief den- tal officer, she will continue to chair the NCOHF Scientific Advi- sory Board while assuming respon- sibility for oral health messaging, approval of preventive strategies and treatment protocols. “We are honored to have Dr. Slayton serve as the NCOHF chief dental officer. Her wealth of expe- rience, talent and expertise com- bined with her enormous passion and commitment to children’s oral health, will be invaluable to our organization,” said Fern Ingber, NCOHF president and CEO. Slayton is professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Den- tistry at the University of Iowa. She is a board certified pediatric den- tist and a diplomate of the Ameri- can Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Prior to coming to Iowa in 2008, she served on the faculty at the University of Washington School of Dentistry as the graduate pro- gram director and the chair of the Pediatric Dentistry Department at Oregon Health & Science Univer- sity. She serves on the Council for Scientific Affairs and the Scientific Program Committee of the Ameri- can Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Section on Oral Health for the American Academy of Pediatrics. In addition to serving as an examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a site visitor for the Commission on Den- tal Accreditation, Slayton is a mem- ber of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, the American Association of Dental Research, the American Dental Association and the American Dental Education Association. She is the co-editor of a textbook, titled Early Child- hood Oral Health, and the special Issue on Children’s Oral Health, published recently by Academic Pediatrics. She has authored two textbook chapters and published numerous peer-reviewed articles. The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy is a 501(c)(3) nonprof- it, dedicated to raising awareness of the No. 1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease, facilitating delivery of comprehen- sive pediatric oral health services, and eliminating this preventable disease from future generations. The NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive programs to a growing network of not-for-profit univer- sity and community based dental clinics, health centers and mobile AD programs throughout America. More information about the NCOHF is available at www. americastoothfairy.org. DT (Source: NCOHF) The American Dental Associa- tion (ADA) recently launched The ADA Practical Guide to Frequent- ly Asked Legal Questions as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook e-readers. This best-selling guide is a comprehensive publication that answers the most common legal questions encountered in a den- tal practice. The thorough listing of more than 180 questions and answers from ADA legal experts covers topics that the dental team encounters daily. When legal questions surface, having this guide available will prove invalu- able. It provides plain language legal information on a wide array of legal issues. As part of the ADA’s continuing initiative to make ADA publica- tions available in a variety of for- mats, The ADA Practical Guide to Frequently Asked Legal Questions is available for wireless download on the Kindle and Nook for $89.95. Kindles and Nooks are mobile reading devices that allow readers to download books, magazines and other media for easy and portable reading. Visit Amazon’s website or the Barnes & Noble’s website to order the e-book. The guide is also available in hard-copy through the ADA cat- alog online at $89.95 for ADA members and $134.95 for non- members at www.adacatalog.org or by calling (800) 947-4746. About the American Dental Association The not-for-profit ADA is the nation’s largest dental association, representing more than 156,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral-health information, the ADA has advocated for the public’s health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA’s state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer den- tal care products. The monthly Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA’s flagship pub- lication and the best-read scien- tific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association’s Web site at www. ada.org. DT ADA guide to legal questions Dr. Rebecca Slayton (Photo/National Children’s Oral Health Foundation) NCOHF names Dr. Rebecca Slayton chief dental officer