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By Robert Selleck, today Staff n America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation honored several of its core leaders during a celebration of its 10th anni- versary at a reception during the Chicago Midwinter Meeting. Most of the award recipients were current or former America’s Tooth- Fairy board members, most of them having served as past chairmen. In being honored, each was recognized for some of the programs initiated during their tenures. Those honored were: Tom Ingalls, retired vice president and general manager of 3M ESPE; Chris Clark, president and chief financial officer of DENTSPLY International; Thomas Prescott, retired president and CEO of Align Technology; Henk van Dui- jnhoven, former senior vice resident of KaVo Kerr Group; and Cherilyn Sheets, DDS, of the Sheets, Paquette & WudentalpracticeinNewportBeach, Calif. Sheets is the organization’s found- ing chairman and continues to serve as chairman emeritus. Van Duijn- hoven is current chairman. Prescott is immediate past chairman. The honors were presented by Fern Ingber, president of America’s ToothFairy. Ingber noted that since its founding, the organization has dis- tributedmorethan$17milliontovari- ous non-profit organizations devoted to expanding access to dental care for at-risk children. All of the funds raised by the organization go directly to such programs. In fiscal year 2015 alone, more than 2 million children benefitted from oral-health services made avail- able through programs supported by America’s ToothFairy in North America. Looking back over the organiza- tion’s 10-year history, Ingber said: “It was really about expanding access to care. We knew that had to be the core of everything we did.” Also looking back with a 10-year perspective, Sheets said, “It’s amaz- ing and so rewarding and fulfilling to see how this charity has grown — to beabletobehelpingsomanychildren today, while still operating on such a frugal budget.” chicago events8 Chicago Midwinter — February 27, 2016 America’s ToothFairy celebrates 10 years Ad Here in Chicago To learn more about America’s Tooth- Fairy’s mission to promote the im- portance of oral health and its link to overall systemic health for at-risk children, you can visit www.ncohf.org. Here in Chicago, you can find them in the exhibit hall in booth No. 1037. 5 From left, America’s ToothFairy President Fern Ingber and Founding Chairman/Chairman Emeritus Cherilyn Sheets, DDS. (Photo/Robert Selleck, today Staff) 5 From left, Henk van Duijnhoven; Thomas Prescott; Chris Clark; Tom Ingalls; Cherilyn Sheets, DDS; Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD; and Fern Ingber prepare to toast America’s ToothFairy on its 10th anniversary.