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exhibitors12 Greater New York Dental Meeting — Dec. 1, 2015 Ad By Robert Selleck, today Staff n Oral Health America, which is marking its 60th anniversary this year, used the Greater New York Dental Meeting as an opportunity to share its celebrating with some of the organization’s most prominent and longstanding backers — as well as some possible new supporters. The group hosted a reception Sun- dayevening,mainlytoenablesomeof its board members and other key peo- ple on its small administrative staff to thank the many dental companies, organizations and individual profes- sionals who make its work — and suc- cesses — possible. “We call this a friend-raiser,” said OHA board member George Rhodes, senior vice president of professional relations with Hambley Limited. “It’s just a way to say thinks to old friends and welcome some new friends. “We’ve really made a big differ- ence in oral health awareness. What we’ve been able to do is pretty amaz- ing, especially considering our size,” Rhodes said, commenting on the organization’s accomplishments dur- ing its 60-year history. That history is summed up suc- cinctly in a seven-minute video the organization has on its website and YouTube channel. Sharing the video was the only formal presentation on the evening’s agenda. The video traces the organization’s history from its founding as an effort to ensure an adequate number dental instructors would be able to keep pace with a the growing demand for dentists predicted during the peak years of the Baby Boom in the mid 1950s. It ends with highlights of some of the organizations most popular and successful oral health initiatives, which include: Smiles Across Amer- ica (oral disease prevention services in school-based settings); the Wis- dom Tooth Project (improving oral health of older Americans); NSTEP, the National Spit Tobacco Education Project (education on the health risks of spit tobacco); and the Campaign for Oral Health Equity, which supports equalization of mouth health with other serious health-care issues. Individual practices, as well as some of the biggest names in the den- tal industry actively support and par- ticipate these and many other OHA programs at multiple levels. Born with the ‘Boomers,’ OHA turns 60 5 Above, Oral Health America board members George Rhodes, left, and Peggy Cottrell, right, welcome Dr. James Kouzoukian and his wife, Candace, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., to the OHA 60th Anniversary reception at the Greater New York Dental Meeting Sunday evening. 5 Old and new friends of Oral Health America gather at the Greater New York Dental Meeting to celebrate the organization’s 60th birthday. (Photos/Robert Selleck, today Staff) Oral Health America celebrates its accomplishment with a ‘friend-raiser’ at the Greater New York Dental Meeting