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Sigma Phi Alpha
Sigma Phi Alpha () is a national honorary society serving the field of dental hygiene. History The Society originated at the March 1958 Business Meeting of the Dental Hygiene Education section of the American Dental Education Association (now American Dental Education Association). Constitution and Bylaws were accepted and Supreme Chapters officers were elected and empowered to see the organization of component chapters in schools with programs in Dental/Oral Hygiene. Most of the society's 139 chapters are in the United States, divided into three geographical regions. One chapter has been installed in Canada, at the University of Manitoba. Insignia * Emblem: Rectangular Keypin with the Greek letters in a diagonal arrangement from upper left to lower right. Associations Sigma Phi Alpha and Omicron Kappa Upsilon (Honorary in Dentistry) organize a joint symposium every other year at the American Dental Education Association annual meetings. References See also * Delta Sigma Del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Century
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (color)
Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the gold chemical element. The web color ''gold'' is sometimes referred to as ''golden'' to distinguish it from the color ''metallic gold''. The use of ''gold'' as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below). The first recorded use of ''golden'' as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold. The word ''gold'' as a color name was first used in 1400 and in 1423 to refer to blond hair.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195 Metallic gold, such as in paint, is often called goldtone or gold tone, or gold ground when describing a solid gold background. In heraldry, the French word or is used. In model building, the color gold is different from brass. A shiny or metallic silvertone object can be painted with transparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often done with Christmas decorations. Metallic gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dental Education Association
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is a non-profit organization that works to further the education of dental professionals and the advancement of academic dental programs in Canada and the United States. Founded in 1923 as the American Association of Dental Schools, ADEA is based in Washington, D.C. The ADEA membership includes: * all 76 U.S. and Canadian dental schools, * over 800 allied and advanced dental education programs * sixty-six corporations working in oral health education. * over 20,000 faculty, staff, deans, program directors and students Description History Nancy Goorey became the first female president of ADEA in 1977. In 2006, ADEA instituted open membership, which increased the number of ADEA member institutions . ADEA sections ADEA has 38 sections: academic affairs, anatomical sciences, behavioral science, biochemistry, nutrition, and microbiology, business and financial administration, cariology, clinic administration, community and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraternities And Sororities
Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept graduate students as well. Individual fraternities and sororities vary in organization and purpose, but most share five common elements: # Secrecy # Single-sex membership # Selection of new members on the basis of a two-part vetting and probationary process known as '' rushing'' and ''pledging'' # Ownership and occupancy of a residential property where undergraduate members live # A set of complex identification symbols that may include Greek letters, armorial achievements, ciphers, badges, grips, hand signs, passwords, flowers, and colors Fraternities and sororities engage in philanthropic activities, host parties, provide "finishing" training for new members such as instruction on etiquette, dress and manners, and create networking opport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dental Hygiene
Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping one's mouth clean and free of disease and other problems (e.g. bad breath) by regular brushing of the teeth (dental hygiene) and cleaning between the teeth. It is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease and bad breath. The most common types of dental disease are tooth decay (''cavities'', ''dental caries'') and gum diseases, including gingivitis, and periodontitis. General guidelines for adults suggest brushing at least twice a day with a fluoridated toothpaste: brushing last thing at night and at least on one other occasion. Cleaning between the teeth is called interdental cleaning and is as important as tooth brushing. This is because a toothbrush cannot reach between the teeth and therefore only removes about 50% of plaque from the surface of the teeth. There are many tools to clean between the teeth, including floss, tape and interdental brushes; it is up to each individual to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
Omicron Kappa Upsilon () is a national honorary society serving the field of dentistry. History The Society originated with the 1914 graduating class of the dental school at Northwestern University in Chicago. The idea for the fraternity came from the Dean of the Northwestern University Dental School, Dr. Green Vardiman Black, "G.V. Black", who soon invited the deans of 51 other dental school extant at the time to organize chapters of their own, forming a network of locals. The Society was incorporated on by the State of Illinois. It quickly expanded, with its ''Alpha'' through ''Kappa'' chapters considered to be "founding chapters." Omicron Kappa Upsilon's first Canadian chapter was ''Tau Tau'', at the University of Toronto, followed by chapters at the University of Manitoba, University of British Columbia, and the University of Western Ontario. Of these, only the Toronto unit remains active. The Society has expanded to serve most US and Canadian dental schools, with few excepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Sigma Delta
Delta Sigma Delta (), founded on , is the oldest and largest of the international professional dental fraternities, pre-dating Xi Psi Phi (1889), Psi Omega (1892) and Alpha Omega (1907). History Its inception came when two dental students, Lou Mitchell and Chas Howard, of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor were invited to join a medical fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu. They declined, instead opting to form the school's first professional dental fraternity. On , these two and five others from the dental school met at "Mrs. Slattery's boarding house", located at #10 North State St., Ann Arbor, Michigan, and there established what they soon realized was to be the first dental fraternity in the world. The founders were: As its name, they transposed the initials of the D.D.S. degree, which they were soon to receive, to D.S.D., substituting the Greek letters for the English. Thus, Delta Sigma Delta was born. Already planning on national expansion, the Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi Psi Phi
Xi Psi Phi International Dental Fraternity () is an international professional fraternity for dentistry. It was founded on February 8, 1889. Xi Psi Phi was the second professional dental fraternity to be formed, following Delta Sigma Delta (1882) and pre-dating Psi Omega (1892) and Alpha Omega (1907). History Xi Psi Phi was organized on February 8, 1889 at the University of Michigan by Arthur A. Deyoe, Lewis C. Thayer, William F. Gary, Walter H. Booth, Gordon C. McCoy and Eldon Waterloo. In addition, Fifteen others are counted as associate founders. The fraternity was incorporated on February 6, 1906 in the State of Illinois. Originally five freshman dental students at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor felt the need to create a club among freshman dental students for intellectual and social interaction. They decided to organize a “dental brothers guild,” first named Delta Beta Gamma. During the winter of 1888, the five freshman students (Walter H. Booth, Arthur A. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psi Omega
Psi Omega () is an international professional fraternity for Dentistry. It was founded on June 8, 1892, ''"to maintain the standards of the profession, to encourage scientific investigation and literary culture."'' Psi Omega is the third professional dental fraternity to be formed, following Delta Sigma Delta (1882) and Xi Psi Phi (1889), and pre-dating Alpha Omega (1907). Psi Omega has 27 active chapters. History Psi Omega was first conceived during the 1891-1892 term by two students at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, William Sprigg Hamilton and J. George Schmetzer, both of the class of 1894, who determined to start a dental fraternity. These two men are considered the founders of the Fraternity. Hamilton wrote its first Ritual and Constitution, which was adopted on June 8, 1892. The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery was the first institution to offer a D.D.S. ( Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree, and is considered the world's first dental college. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Omega (fraternity)
Alpha Omega (, sometimes ), is a professional Jewish dental fraternity. It was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 by a group of dental students originally to fight discrimination in dental schools. The headquarters is currently located in Clarksville, TN. Objectives The objectives of the fraternity are to promote the profession of Dentistry; to establish, foster and develop high standards of scholarship, leadership and character; to inculcate a spirit of fellowship amongst all its members; to create and bind together a body of professional people, who, by scholarly attainments, faithful service and the maintenance of ethical ideals and principles, have achieved distinction; to honor achievement in others; to strive for breadth of vision, unity in action and accomplishment of ideals; to commend all worthy deeds, and if fraternal welfare demands, to call and counsel with its members; to accept, sponsor and develop the cultural and traditional achievements of our faith; to build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dental Schools In The United States
This list of dental schools in the U.S. includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award advanced professional degrees of either D.D.S. or D.M.D. in the field of dentistry. It does not include schools of medicine, and it includes 66 schools of dentistry in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It also includes several schools of osteopathic medicine which award DDS/DMD degrees in addition to a DO medical degree. Alabama *UAB School of Dentistry, Birmingham Arizona *A.T. Still University, the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa * Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona, Glendale California *Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda *University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles * University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco * University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco *The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Defunct Dental Schools In The United States
This list of defunct dental schools in the United States includes former dental schools that had previously awarded either Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. Either one of these degrees was required to practice as a dentist in the United States. DMD and DDS granting dental schools are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), which is under the American Dental Association (ADA). Georgia *Emory University School of Dentistry, Atlanta (1988) Illinois * Loyola University School of Dentistry, Chicago (1993) *Northwestern University Dental School, Evanston (2001) Louisiana *Loyola University New Orleans (1970) Missouri *Saint Louis University School of Dentistry, St. Louis (1967) *Washington University School of Dental Medicine, St. Louis (1991) New Jersey *Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dental Medicine, Rutherford (1990) Ohio *Dr. John Harris Dental School, Dainbridge (was the first formal dental school in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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