OSAP Fund Reaches $100K

OSAP FUND REACHES $100K

Kim Balsamo from Mydent was the lucky bidder to win the “Wild Poppy Entertainment Set” at the OSAP auction.

ANNAPOLIS, MD:  July 31, 2006   The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) officially kicked off its landmark fundraising campaign to increase the safety of dental care worldwide at its 2006 annual symposium in Tucson, AZ.  Thanks to the generosity and commitment of all the clinicians, consultants, companies and publications who participated in the charity auction, the organization reached its first $100,000 milestone.

“It’s a fantastic testimony to the strength of the $1 Million = More Than 1 Million Lives Safer Worldwide campaign, which was the theme of the auction,” said Andy Whitehead, Association Chair and auctioneer for the event.  “What a great start toward obtaining the resources to help improve the safety of dental care worldwide.”  The $1 Million = More Than 1 Million Lives Safer campaign will provide critical funds that will allow OSAP to expand its programs, undertake new projects, and lead the way in helping dentistry address the rising threat from infectious disease.  The goal is to raise $1 million by the end of 2008. < /FONT >

Organizers of the auction included Linda Basquill, Leslie and Mike Canham, Matt Deck, Sharon and Martin Dickinson, Pamela Head, Teresa Ludwig, Don & Kathy Marianos, Jeff Miller, Anne Mills, Claire Pagliara, Jan Rice, Bette and Paul Schwarz, Cheryl Wolf, Jean Wolff, and Barbara Yates. 

The Auction was one of the events of the Annual OSAP Symposium, which featured a strong program that included the head of the Oral Health Division of the World Health Organization and other internationally renowned speakers. A summary of the meeting is available on the symposium page of the OSAP website:  www.OSAP.org.

The Symposium planning committee was co-chaired by Molly Newlon, Cheryl Wolf, and Jean Wolff.  OSAP Office Manager Suzanne Bauman managed the registration desk and others who helped make the meeting a success included Sandy Abood, Nancy Andrews, Sharon Baker, Helene Bednarsh, Bill and Doni Bird, Jenny Cleveland, Eve Cuny, Jackie Dorst, Kathy Eklund, Sheldon Fisher, Colleen and Bill Fitzpatrick, Chris Freeman, Anne and Shannon Mills, Annamaria Phillips, Peggy Spitzer, and Barbara Yates.  Bette Schwarz and Claire Pagliara coordinated the volunteer efforts and Paul Schwarz managed the transportation between the Loews and Westin. 

OSAP is the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures.  Founded in 1984, the non-profit association is dentistry’s premier resource for infection control and safety information.  Through its publications, courses, website, and worldwide collaborations, OSAP and the tax-exempt OSAP Foundation support education, research, service, and policy development to promote safety and the control of infectious diseases in dental healthcare settings worldwide.  For more information, call (800) 298-OSAP (6727) or go to www.OSAP.org.

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