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Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Announces
Pediatric Dental Residency Program
Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, has welcomed Michael R. Cottam, DMD,
to lead its dental program and direct education for the new Nemours Pediatric Dental Residency Program, the first
pediatric dental residency program in Delaware.
Before joining Nemours, Cottam was in private practice in Utah and served as an adjunct faculty
member at Roseman University of Health Sciences in South Jordan, Utah. He earned his DMD and
certificate in advanced education in pediatric dentistry at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and he is
a member of the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Nemours' two-year pediatric dental residency program, for candidates seeking board certification
in pediatric dentistry, is qualified by the American Dental Association. A unique opportunity to train more
dentists to care for medically complex and special needs patients, the program will also include caring for healthy
children.
The first two residents are Jenelle Fleagle, DDS, and Lida Alimorad, DDS, who both practice general dentistry and
were recruited from a large pool of candidates after the National Match Program. Fleagle received her degree from the
Ohio State University College of Dentistry and comes from Mercy Health Sensory, Pediatric, and Hispanic Dental Clinics
in Youngstown, Ohio. Alimorad earned her DDS from the University of Maryland Dental School and is the dental director
of Community Clinic in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

ALD Launches New CE Webinar Series
The Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD), an
independent nonprofit association dedicated to
improving patient care with the proper use of dental
lasers, has begun a CE webinar series under the
theme "Where Clinical Efficiency Meets Business
Success." The continuing education webinar series is
free to ALD members; nonmembers can participate
for $50 per session and receive 1 CEU.
The series began July 24 with Dentistry's New
Secret Weapon: Photobiomodulation/Low-Level
Lasers. This session demonstrated how low-level
lasers can be used to heal tissue quickly and reduce
pain without the use of opioids. The presenter,
photobiomodulation (PBM) expert Dr. Gerry Ross, also
explained the underlying science behind PBM, proper
dosages, which lasers on the market are designed for
PBM and the revenue-building benefits of adopting it
in the practice.
Upcoming courses will focus on sleep apnea,
biofilm control, improving laser outcomes and using
lasers effectively for treating periodontal disease.
For more information, visit laserdentistry.org.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Welcomes New Clinical Dental Director
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has announced that Dr. Scott
Myers has joined the Arizona-based nonprofit as clinical dental
director at its Delta Dental of Arizona Oral Health Center at the
Virginia G. Piper Medical & Dental Clinic. Myers stepped into the
role in May 2019 as Dr. Ken Snyder, former SVdP dental director,
transitioned to a community outreach role for SVdP.
Myers comes to SVdP after 11 years of teaching at the Arizona
School of Dentistry & Oral Health, where he was director of the
Comprehensive Care Unit and one of the co-directors for the Office
of Clinical Education. Before that, he owned and operated a practice
in central Phoenix for five years.
Myers completed postgraduate residencies in advanced
dentistry and oral science at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in
New York City and Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey
after graduating from the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple
University in Philadelphia. He also holds bachelor's degrees in biology
and chemistry from Pittsburgh University.
Myers' transition into the new role comes at an opportune time;
SVdP reopened its renovated and expanded dental clinic in July. The
expansion transformed the eight-chair clinic to 16, which will allow
the society to provide about 4,000 additional patient visits per year
on top of the 6,000 it already performs.

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