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by Kyle Patton, associate editor,
Dentaltown magazine

2017
ADA
Humanitarian Award Winner
Dr. Usa Bunnag

At Sobmauy village in Maesariang, Thailand

Dr. Usa Bunnag fell in love with Thailand 14 years ago, but her
dedication to giving back through her profession dates back
more than twice that. In recognition of her service at home and
abroad, Bunnag has been selected as the 2017 recipient of
the prestigious ADA Humanitarian Award.

Bunnag was born in Thailand but moved to the U.S. as a teen and grew up
in the Northeast. Only two years after she received her degree from the Howard
University School of Dentistry in Washington, D.C., Bunnag was providing free
dental care for the Buddhist monks who lived in the D.C. area, a service
she continues today. In private practice, she treats children through the
Maryland Medicaid program, an effort that has helped countless children receive needed dental care.
In 2003, after Bunnag returned from Thailand for the first
time since she left, she founded Smiles on Wings. Through
the mission's biannual trips, Bunnag and her team of volunteers on average can treat hundreds of children each visit.
The number of patients treated depends on the length
of the visit. Even when she returns home to Bethesda,
Maryland, Bunnag keeps support in Thailand by sponsoring year-round lunch programs for school children,
sponsoring water filtration projects, and creating
scholarships for students interested in healthcare or
teaching careers.

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