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ly inducted Fellows and 2025 Candidates for has initiated the Study Club which plans to meet wship were recognized with a Rosette Ceremony, led quarterly in both an in-person and virtual format. The mmediate Past Section Chair, Susan Adams. The goal is to discuss cases with special exploration and tte is often given to new Fellows by their Section discussion around ethical principles that arise. All t can be worn in place of the ACD Fellowship pin as Fellows are invited and encouraged to participate. American College of Dentists | Washington Section ymbolizes all the attributes of Fellowship— Past Regent of ACD Regency 8, Larry Lawton, shared mitment to excellence, ethics, professionalism, and about the importance of attending the ACD Annual High Engagement for the 2025 Annual Section Meeting ership. ACD 2025 Annual Meeting Meeting which will be on October 23-24 in Washington and Convocation y Garetto, ACD WA Section Board Member, D.C. The meeting days have changed to Thursday and 23-24 keynote speaker, David Dean. duced October the evening's Friday this year to hopefully make it easier for Fellows to Susan Adams, Past Section Chair, and attend with less time away from their practices. JWan Marriott Hotel Dean is Attending in lmmediate Oral Medicine at Fred Darcie Morris, Chair, visit prior to the meeting Pennsylvania Ave, chinson Cancer Center and the University of Section Chair Morris encouraged nominations for ACD Long-serving Section WAHe DC publishes widely and serves on the hington. Treasurer, Dat Fellowship of Giap colleagues. A common characteristic shared by rican Board ofnow! Oral Medicine and also as the coRegister successful candidates for Fellowship is demonstrated of theacd.org/fellowship/meetings/ Oral Care Study Group in the Multinational leadership. Darcie offered for Fellows to reach out to her and ciation of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). others on the Board for help with reviewing nominations to ACD WA Section Study Club ent, Robin Henderson, greeted Annual Meeting help to ensure the success of the nomination. ndees with a video 8, message September 2025 as she was in Texas at the Our Section Project Tri-College Day was very successful December D Spring Board 8, of2025 Regents meeting and Spring earlier this year with the theme of ‘leadership’ and plans 6, 2026 ership March Conference to support ACD Section leaders. are underway for March 2026 with the theme of ‘AI.’ p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Section6:00 Financial Report was given by Treasurer, Dat Section Chair Morris celebrated that our Section was in Seattle, WA + Virtual , and our Secretary, Lauren Hagel, presented on our the top 5 for Giving Tuesday 2024 and she encouraged D Washington Section inaugural Study Club. Lauren participation ACDopens Foundation giving. Washington Section Chair, Darciefor Morris, the Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA Fellows & Friends Breakfast
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27, 2025 a r c i e Mo r r i s , C h a i r o f t h e e everySeptember effort is SPEA made by 7:15 - 7:55 a.m.Regent, Annalise Kress, and UWSOD Wa shington Section of the Editor to see thatSPEA no President, Irene Ahn, address the Fellows WSDA House of Delegates American College of Dentists, curate or misleading Downtown Marriott | Tacoma, WA l e d o u r A n n u a l Me e t i n g a t Ho te l ions or statements appear Theodore during the PaciÞc Northwest is Newsletter, the opinions Fellowship Nominations Dental Conference (PNDC) in Seattle on essed herein are the for ACD Convocation 2026 the evening of May 9th. onsibility of the February Section Chair Morris recognized ACD ributor.Deadline Accordingly, the 1, 2026
We were also honored to announce newly-elected ACD Regent Intern, Dr. Bianca Zero. Bianca is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Dentistry and she is currently a GPR Resident at the UWSOD. Her research interests involve assessing capacity for informed consent in communities with developmental and intellectual delay, Washington Section student scholarship ers accept no liability barriers in the medical Þeld in relation to Education Day awards, with the recipient of the ACD tsoeverTri-College for the dental clearance for transplant patients, AI in Dentistry: Innovation, Outstanding Leadership Award, Delbert sequences of any such and exploring culture and language as Application, & Ethical Responsibility Oxborrow, joining us for the evening. curate or misleading barriers to dental care. Bianca was 20, 2026 | 8:30 - 3:00 ions orMarch statements. Other special guests included University elected to the ACD Board of Regents Washington Athletic Club of Washington Dental Students, Irene during their recent Spring Meeting. Seattle, WA on Leadership: Ahn and Annalise Kress. Irene serves as Our student guests were generously the President of the UWSOD Student — Darcie Morris, DDS Asponsored C D Wa s hfor i n gthe t o n evening S e c t i oby n Section ACD Spring Leadership Professionalism and Ethics Association ary — Lauren Hagel, DDS, MSD enjoys a Fellowswarm and Fellowship Candidates and for Fellowship. Keynote delivered by Lauren Hagel, Section (SPEA) and Annalise is the SPEA Regent rer — DatRetreat Giap, DMD Section Board Member, Larry Garetto, David Dean Secretary, shares about This year donations for our April 30 - May o f Re g e n c y 7. Ir e n ewith a nRon d ADahl n n a l i s e nice dinner together during Annual visits hair — Susan Adams, DDS2, 2026 the Study Club Meeting were $2625.00. Annual Meeting on Such generosity and PostDDS Resort provided an engaging update of SPEA at the — RobinPillar J. Henderson, by our Fellows is deeply appreciated. Niagara on the Lake, Ontario UWSOD. May 9th at Hotel Theodore in ber at-Large — Larry Garetto, PhD
Advisor — Kerry Streiff, DDS American College of |Dentists | Washington American College of Dentists Washington Section Section t — Robin J.Henderson,Regency 8 American College of Dentists | Washington Section
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