In Honor of Family’s Work in India, Alumni Establishes Scholarship
The small clinic in India that Dr. Shanti Jain established in her rural home town grew to a 100-bed hospital before she passed away in 1993, when her sister, Kanti, began leading the facility. To honor them, Jain (Class of ’95) established a Jain family scholarship, which will be awarded to help fund an individual student’s dental mission trip. His hope is that recipients might some day join him on his own mission to the facility, in Khichan India, where he has also volunteered.
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Thanks to Funding for Digital Technology, RSDM Will Improve Treatment for HIV Patients
A trip to the dentist can be especially difficult for patients with HIV/AIDS, including the process of getting a dental impression. Many have weakened immune systems and other problems that make long appointments painful and exhausting. But thanks to a federal grant. But chair times will soon be dramatically reduced, thanks to a $150,000 federal grant for digital impression scanners in RSDM’s South Jersey clinics.
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Alumni Give Back on Behalf of Dental Practice
Dr. Christopher Emma credits the success of his practice, Encore Dental, with the clinical skills that he and his colleagues learned at RSDM. When he found that scholarship donations would be triple-matched in 2019, Dr. Emma (Classs of ’01), and two of his partners at Encore, wanted to give back by supporting present-day RSDM student.
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Student Appreciates Scholarship as Act of Alumni Empathy
For Nicole Czajka, a scholarship gift from alumni means more than financial support. “It means a lot to know that there are people thinking about their own journey as dental students and what it’s like to be in our shoes today,’’ she says.
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