ISDS Foundation

09/26/2025

Five of the ISDS Foundation Scholarship winners attended the Putt Club Event during the ISDS Annual Session weekend. Victoria Clinton, Scholarship winner from the SIU School of Dental Medicine, was unable to attend. Here she shares a video to thank the ISDSF Scholarship Committee for this award.

Congratulations to all of our 2025 Scholarship Winners!

09/23/2025

The ISDS Foundation’s scholarship selection process shines a spotlight on the next generation of dental leaders—students whose curiosity, compassion, and insight promise to reshape the future of oral health in Illinois. This year, from a remarkable pool of 37 applicants representing all three dental schools in the state, six students—two from each institution—rose to the top. It was a year of firsts, too: for the first time, every single winner was female. The announcement signals a quiet but powerful shift in the faces shaping the future of dentistry.
To read more about these outstanding scholarship winners, go to: https://www.isds.org/news-details/2025/08/22/isds2025scholarshipwinners

09/12/2025

08/18/2025

On Friday, August 15th, 48 women from Sarah’s Circle Women's Shelter in Chicago received much-needed dental care from Dental Access Day's all-day clinic. Six dentists, three dental hygienists, nine chairside assistants and other medical and admin volunteers participated in providing dental needs and treatments such as x-rays, cleanings, fillings, extractions, and referrals.

Programs like Dental Access Days are made possible because of the volunteers and the donors who provide the funds to go towards Grants that help Community-based programs. We want to congratulate Dental Access Days on being one of the 2025 ISDS Foundation Community Grant recipients.

08/04/2025

There are only two weeks left to register for the ISDS Foundation Golf Outing. We also have sponsorship opportunities still available. To register, go to: https://www.isds.org/foundation/events/golf-outing

07/31/2025

Thank you, Dr. Marcia Hardy, for donating this sunshine gift set. This set includes a variety of daily necessities, a water bottle with straw, a scented candle, eye masks, and more.

If you would like to help the ISDS Foundation and donate items for the silent auction that will take place during the ISDS Foundation Putt Club Event, Thursday, September 11, 2025, please go to: https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/30dbe7dc-2c8c-4ee2-8333-f1d1687d6209?fbclid=IwY2xjawL4urNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtdExFTnVZWEpnbU1YeDVvAR6QZK9lg0gSWqLPX1tBXIT3Dq5iuhnZNQM6NPRW5dri6a87w-4lngyjliHnBw_aem_v9_YoeKtSGWtxpT0u9JRcQ

07/16/2025

Thank you, Dr. William Hamel, for your support and your donation of Titleist AVX white golf balls to the ISDS Foundation Silent Auction. If you would like to purchase items to go towards the 2025 ISDS Foundation Silent Auction, please go to: https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/30dbe7dc-2c8c-4ee2-8333-f1d1687d6209?fbclid=IwY2xjawLkuBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS2Y0dk5ONlJSOTVJVXJsAR7znB3KmvRFtvpZ0aEAEamaduyojygx99FPooBYu5btB5Iyu7PzqNOhgfxDlg_aem_Z5c0DanW1rL8_h9E8uKy0w

07/08/2025

Pets need love too! Thank you, Dr. Marcia Hardy, for showing your support and donating to the ISDS Foundation Silent Auction.

BREKX Metal Dog Toy Bin (15 QT Copper Finish)
TAIMASI 34 pcs Cat/Kitten Toys, Collapsible Cat Tunnels Tent
Dog Gift Box - 4 piece Blue Plush & Ball Toy Set

Would you consider purchasing items to donate to the silent auction? If so, please go to the ISDS Walmart Registry: https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/30dbe7dc-2c8c-4ee2-8333-f1d1687d6209

07/03/2025

Six winners of the ISDS Foundation's dental student table clinic awards have been chosen. Congratulations to SIU School of Dental Medicine students: Chase Finchman, Kelly Bunselmeyer, and Amanda Tennehill, and to University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry students: Kerwin Chong, Minwoo Choi, and Elias Guerra.

Thank you to our judges: Drs. Peggy Richardson, Susan Bishop, Mark Heiss, Timm Schwartz, and Gary Fischer.

To read more about these students and the table clinics, go to: https://www.isds.org/news-details/2025/07/03/isds-foundation-dental-student-table-clinics

07/01/2025

Thank you to Dr. Michael Danner for donating the Osprey Daylite - Shoulder Sling Bag for the ISDS Foundation Silent Auction event! Would you consider purchasing items to donate to the silent auction? If so, please go to the ISDS Walmart Registry: https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/30dbe7dc-2c8c-4ee2-8333-f1d1687d6209

06/16/2025

What is the Health Professions Scholarship Program, and how did it help Emily Bone, a second-year student at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine?” Read more to find out:

The Health Professions Scholarship Program offers two-, three- and four-year military scholarships to help cover graduate school tuition.