Dalton Dentist Receives 2011 Mastership Award from the Academy of General Dentistry
CHICAGO (August , 2011)—The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a professional association of more than 37,000 general dentists dedicated to staying up to date in the profession through continuing education to better serve the public, is pleased to announce that Myriam Hudicourt Raber, DDS, MAGD, of Dalton, Ohio, received the association’s 2011 Mastership award during the AGD 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibits, held July 28 to 31 in San Diego, Calif.
The Mastership award is the highest honor available at the AGD and one of the most respected designations within the profession. To accomplish this goal, Dr. Raber completed over 1,400 hours of continuing dental education.
As a recipient of the Mastership award, Dr. Raber joins more than 2,200 active AGD Masters who understand that providing great smiles and good oral health for their patients are the result of going above and beyond basic requirements.
“We are proud to honor Dr. Raber for her commitment to provide the highest quality of oral care to her patients,” says AGD President Howard Gamble, DMD, FAGD. “There are more than 100,000 general dentists in the country and less than one percent of those are Masters with the AGD. It’s a remarkable accomplishment for Dr. Raber.”
Dr. Raber graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1992. She completed a general practice residency at the V.A. Hospital in Indianapolis in 1993. She also completed a Cerebral Palsy Fellowship at Riley Hospital for Children of Indianapolis in 1994. She currently practices dentistry at Raber Dental Inc. in Kidron, and at the Holmes County Training Center Dental Clinic. She is a regular volunteer at the Viola Startzman Free Clinic.
Dr. Raber and her husband, Philip, have four children, Chloé, Emilie, Gabriel, and Alexandra.
About the Academy of General Dentistry
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is a professional association of more than 37,000 general dentists dedicated to staying up to date in the profession through continuing education to better serve the public. Founded in 1952, the AGD has grown to become the second largest dental association in the United States, and it is the only association that exclusively represents the needs and interests of general dentists. More than 772,000 persons in the United States are employed directly in the field of dentistry. A general dentist is the primary care provider for patients of all ages and is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients’ oral health needs. For more information about the AGD, please visit www.agd.org.