Leadership Summit
March 2025
TRI-COLLEGE DAY American College of Dentists | International College of Dentists | Pierre Fauchard Academy
American College of Dentists The mission of the American College of Dentists, ACD, is to uphold excellence, ethics, leadership and professionalism in dentistry. This honorary organization is known as “the conscience of dentistry” and the College has a current emphasis on leadership development.
International College of Dentists The USA Section of the International College of Dentists (ICD) recognizes and promotes excellence in leadership with an emphasis on service.
Pierre Fauchard Academy The mission of Pierre Fauchard Academy, PFA, is to recognize and develop outstanding leadership in the profession of dentistry. While the objectives of this honorary dental organization are many, education and support of dental students is an important focus.
A Lens on Leadership
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hile the Noble Room in the Washington Athletic Club was full of fifty leaders in their own right, the objective of the day on March 21, 2025 was to examine leadership from various perspectives in order to learn and connect with one another.
Tri-Co ege Day Emerges Immediately after the last Tri-College Education Day, held at Cedarbrook Lodge in March 2019, plans were underway for the following years’ program. Mr. Scott Henderson, husband of Dr. Robin Henderson, agreed to undertake the bulk of the planning with the help of Washington Section ACD Section Chair, Dr. Susan Adams, and ICD Section Chair, Dr. Mary Smith. As plans succumbed to the COVID pandemic for the following ve years, this important day emerged, at last, in 2025. In the meantime, leadership on the ACD Section Board had become engaged in the process of planning to include Chair, Darcie Morris; Immediate-Past Chair, Susan Adams; Secretary, Lauren Hagel; Treasurer, Dat Giap; Editor, Robin Henderson; Member At-Large, Larry Garetto. ICD Section Chair, Mary Smith, and PFA Chair, Audrey Tatt, were also on the planning committee. Scott Henderson remained the lead on the project and the graphics for the event were designed by Lou Ann Mercier. While the objectives of the day were to grow our leadership aptitude and enjoy fellowship amongst colleagues, the overarching goal was to raise money to support student scholarships that each of the three organizations award to dental students. Over the ve years that the event did not happen, scholarships were still awarded, thus the financial impact was realized by each of the honorary organizations.
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Washington Section Tri-College Day