Update at Dawson

Associate Faculty Member Dr. Zachary Sisler Achieves AACD Accreditation

We’re thrilled to announce Associate Faculty Member Dr. Zachary Sisler as an credentialed Accredited Member in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). Dr. Sisler joins an elite groups of dental professionals who have successfully completed the Accreditation process in the AACD.
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Rescuing At Risk Youth from Dental Disease

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation® and The Dawson Academy ® Announce Partnership to Rescue At-Risk Youth from Dental Disease (Charlotte, NC—August 20, 2010) National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy® (NCOHF) and The Dawson Academy have formed an alliance to provide volunteer dental services to promising at-risk teens and underserved children nationwide through Tomorrow’s SMILES® […]
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Cure the sick, and the sick will help cure you.

by Andrew Cobb, DDS A number of years ago an anonymous volunteer posted a sign on one of my mission trips which gets to the heart of volunteering. It stated: “If you came expecting to cure the sick, you will be surprised as the sick will help cure you”. I know from personal experience, it […]
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Change A Life With Tomorrow’s SMILES!

Darian, a 15-year-old boy about to start high school, refused to smile. A school nurse observed that it was a result of severe tooth decay. She recommended him to the Tomorrow’s SMILES program and he was accepted. Edna Soomans, Darian’s middle school nurse, said, “I promised Darian three years ago that I would do my […]
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A second life through Complete Dentistry

As I sat having lunch with a group of dentists at Seminar 2 dental course in March of 2010, one dentist at the table stood out.  His story was like none I had heard in  dentistry.     We have all heard stories of people who have cheated death and found a new appreciation and […]
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Continuing Dental Education: A Thorough Dental Training Institute

Proper diagnosis and treatment planning requires an understanding of a patient’s masticatory system, including jaw joints, facial and temporal muscles, and teeth and gingival structures. Only by becoming masticatory physicians can dentists properly emphasize prevention and early detection and treatment of tooth diseases, tooth wear, and functional problems. Adhering to such a Concept of Complete […]
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Anyone interested in going to India?

By Dr. Stephen Krist I find it absolutely fascinating to look and reflect at my life in reverse. If I hadn’t gone to Emory Dental School in 1975, I wouldn’t have met Glenn DuPont. If I had not met Glenn, I probably wouldn’t have had my 30 year relationship with Pete Dawson. If it wasn’t […]
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‘Education + Execution= Success’ by Dr. Jeffrey Friend

My practice before enrolling at The Dawson Academy… I had been on a search– searching to better my work life and my patient treatment. My practice had been cranking, making money, and was very busy. But with dealing with the employees, the business, the schedule, the lab daily, I felt like I was pulled in […]
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January Dental CE Award Recipients

The Dawson Academy is proud to recognize some of our students for their commitment to excellence and Complete Care Dentistry. In recognition of this commitment, we recently presented them with The Concept of Complete Care Dentistry Award. This award reflects their commitment to their patients as well as to continuous learning. All recipients have completed […]
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Prosthodontic Resident Scholarships to Dental Course

3M ESPE has provided scholarship funding for 10 prosthodontic residents to attend Functional Occlusion:  From TMJ to Smile Design, taught by Drs. Peter E. Dawson, John C. Cranham, and DeWitt C. Wilkerson.  Nominations were open to residents in the 46 prosthodontic programs in the United States and Puerto Rico.  These Universities nominated residents that demonstrate […]
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