Photos of Past Events

2007 Annual Gala Awards Dinner

Lois Cohen, Consultant NIDCR, Linda Niessen, Past President of FNIDCR and Vice President of Clinical Education at Dentsply International and
Marie U. Nylen.

Matt Doyle, Proctor & Gamble and Susan Byrnes of the Susan Byrnes Health Education Center.

Pauk Warren, Proctor and Gamble and Thomas Hart, NIDCR.

Elizabeth Donoff, Bruce Brandfon, Scientific American, Bruce Donoff, FNIDCR President and Madelyn Donoff.

Mark Heft, President AADR, Mary Kaye Richter, FNIDCR Vice President and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias.

Alice DeForest, Executive Director, American Academy of Periodontology and brother Mark Commacchia.

Mary Wooley, Executive Director Research America and Congressman Simpson.

Peter Anas, FNIDCR Executive Director.

Bruce Donoff, FNIDCR President.

Larry Tabak, Director NIDCR.

Larry Tabak, Director NIDCR.

The beautiful glass awards await the introductions.

Andrew Kaffes, FNIDCR Director of Legislative Affairs.

U.S. Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID).

U.S. Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID).

Yolanda Bonta, Gala Chair and FNIDCR Past President.

Linda Niessen Past President of FNIDCR presents the Harold Slavkin/Dentsply Oral Health Science Education Awards to Jennifer Eiben and Heather Rotella of the Susan Byrnes Health Education Center, along with Susan Byrnes.

Bruce Brandfon, Vice President and Publisher, Scientific American accepts Media Award of Excellence from Dan Perkins, FNIDCR Secretary.

The Media Awards of Excellence was presented by Kathy Hammitt MA, FNIDCR Secretary to The Washington Post and authors January W. Payne and Mary Otto.

The Outstanding Public Advocacy Award presented by Dushanka Kleinman, FNIDCR Board member to Judy Sherman, Senior Congressional Lobbyist, American Dental Association Governmental Affairs.

Mary Kaye Richter, FNIDCR Vice President and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias.

Award for Distinction in Public Service presented by Roger Levin, FNIDCR Board Member to Alice DeForest, Executive Director, American Academy of Periodontology.

Robert Klaus, President & CEO, Oral Health America accepts Award for Distinction in Public Service, presented by Roger Levin, FNIDCR Board Member.

Sarah Tevis, FNIDCR Board Member presents Award for Distinction in Public Service to The National Museum of Dentistry, accepted by Rosemary Fetter Executive Director.

Gary Price, CEO, Dental Trade Alliance accepts the Award for Distinction in Public Service from Sarah Tevis, FNIDCR Board Member.