Annual Report 2013-2014 | Page 29

service through Community Outreach Dr. Yusuf Bhatti (Peds, ’16, Brooklyn) recognized for mission work in West Bank LMC Dental Supports NYC Oral Cancer Walk April, 2014 On Sunday, April 27, 2014, LMC Dental team leaders, Drs. Homam Saleh and Lindsey Quaytman planned a three mile walk in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan’s East Village to increase awareness of oral cancer and raise $3,000 for the Oral Cancer Foundation. Dr. Yusuf Bhatti (Peds, ’16, Brooklyn) recognized for mission work in West Bank Incoming 2014 PGY1 Resident in LMC Dental’s Pediatric Dental Residency Program, Yusuf Bhatti was recognized in the “ADA News” for his work with the Miswak Foundation for his public health outreach. Dr. Bhatti was among the volunteers on a mission trip to the West Bank cities of Nablus, Tulkarem and Qalqilya, in December 2012, where the team treated pediatric patients with special needs. LMC Dental supported 28th Annual Conference of the Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) — April, 2014 PGY-1 resident, Dr. Ashley Swan LMC-PEDS/ Hawaii residents participated in the 28th Annual Conference of the Special Parents Information Network (SPIN), held at the University of Hawaii on April 5, 2014. SPIN provides information, support and referral to parents of children and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who serve them. LMC Dental residents and staff support National Health Center Week, August, 2014 LMC Dental pediatric residents and staff celebrated National Health Center Week by providing dental screenings and education at the LFHC Sunset Park Health Fair on August 5, 2014 in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Carolina Escobedo (AEGD, 2012; Pediatric Dentistry, 2015, Springfield, MO Peds residents support health center trainin