Two-day San Jose Dental Clinic Provides More Than $1.6 Million in Free Care
Hosted by the California Dental Association Foundation and CDA, the CDA Cares free dental clinic provided more than $1.6 million in charitable dental services during the two-day event held May 18-19 in San Jose.

CDA Foundation Provides Funds to Santa Clara for Community Water Fluoridation
The California Dental Association Foundation approved $500,000 from its restricted fluoridation funds to be used to support a new Santa Clara Valley Water District community water fluoridation system.

CDA Foundation Awards Mendota Dentist With Grant to Care for Underserved
The CDA Foundation has announced Kongsab Hatlavongsa, DDS, as the 2012 recipient of its Student Loan Repayment Grant. Hatlavongsa will receive a maximum of $105,000 to help offset a portion of his student loan debt in exchange for a three-year commitment to practice in an underserved community.

CDA Cares Delivers Oral Health Services to 2,026 People
The California Dental Association Foundation’s free dental clinic, CDA Cares, provided more than $1.3 million in charitable dental services during the two-day event held Aug. 24-25 in Sacramento.

Straine Dental Consulting partners with CDA Foundation for CDA Cares
The California Dental Association Foundation is pleased to announce a significant new sponsor – Straine Dental Consulting – whose principals Kerry and Olivia Straine provided a $20,000 donation to support the Foundation’s CDA Cares dental clinic in Sacramento, August 24-25.

CDA Foundation Honors USC Associate Professor, Endodontic Clinical Director
The CDA Foundation has honored Thomas Levy, DDS, MS, as this year’s recipient of its Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award. CDA established the award in 2004 in recognition of Dugoni’s accomplishments in dental education and organized dentistry.

CDA Cares Delivers Oral Health Services to 1,650 People
The California Dental Association Foundation’s free dental clinic, CDA Cares, provided an estimated $1.2 million in charitable dental services during the two-day event held May 18-19 in Modesto.

CDA Foundation awards grants to five nonprofit organizations
The CDA Foundation has awarded grants to five nonprofit organizations to fund a wide variety of community oral health projects that will benefit thousands of underserved Californians. Funded by Friends of the CDA Foundation, the CDA Foundation Grant Program provides millions of dollars in services through strategically selected dental projects in California.

CDA Foundation announces decision on Watsonville fluoridation project
The California Dental Association Foundation, which has successfully spearheaded efforts to expand community water fluoridation throughout the state, has notified the city of Watsonville that its planned fluoridation facilities are too costly to be accomplished within the required time frame and its agreement has been nullified.

Dentist honored for decades of humanitarian work
Terry T. Tanaka, DDS, was awarded the 2011 California Dental Association Foundation Humanitarian Award for his dedication to providing dental care to underserved populations for more than three decades. Tanaka’s humanitarian contributions date back to 1979 when he began his work with field surgical clinics in Mexicali, La Paz and Guaymas.

Community grant recipient to bring dental care to underserved communities
The California Dental Association Foundation has announced Adriana Ustarez-Oji, DDS, as the 12th recipient of its innovative and charitable Student Loan Repayment Grant. Ustarez-Oji will receive a maximum of $105,000 to help offset significant student loan debt in exchange for a three-year commitment to work in an underserved community.

CDA Foundation announces Neal Johnson, PhD, DDS, as Dugoni Faculty Award recipient
The CDA Foundation has announced its annual recipient of the Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award as Neal Johnson, PhD, DDS. Johnson, who is the sixth recipient of the award, is currently an associate professor at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He graduated from LLU in 2008 and now teaches microbiology for dental students, research ethics, biomedical sciences and general pathology.