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The MDA welcomes these new or reinstated members (to May 21):

CENTRAL Jared Atwood, Armstrong (UMKC 10)

Michael Bauman, Jefferson City (Univ of Kentucky 08)

Emilie McClellan, Manhattan, Kan. (Univ of Illinois at Chicago 12)

GREATER KANSAS CITY Krystal Gillis, Clinton (Univ of Iowa 08) Cordell Lake, Prairie Village, Kan. (UMKC 14)

Sunny Patel, Peculiar (Univ of Nebraska Medical Center 11) Jacquelyn Sloop, Kansas City (UMKC 13)

GREATER ST. LOUIS

Ryan Beelman, Florissant (Southern Illinois Univ 14) Jessica Nieva, Fenton (UMKC 01)

Nicole Schmidt, St Peters (Univ of Illinois at Chicago 03)

NORTHWEST Markham Harris, Maryville (Creighton Univ 04)

SOUTHEAST Blake Essner, Cape Girardeau (UMKC 14)

Kristin Green, Poplar Bluff (Univ of Oklahoma 09)

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The MDA expresses appreciation for years of membership and sympathy for the loss of these members (to May 21):

CENTRAL Ronald J. Catalano, St. Louis (St. Louis University 61) passed April 7.

DA members can find five new continuing educa- tion courses available on ADA CE Online to help grow their practice and treat their patients. ADA CE Online is the premier dental distance learning resource dedicated to helping health care professionals achieve a higher level of knowledge and information. As of today, there are more than 130 courses available with more added on a regular basis.

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The new courses are (note, two of these are provided by MDA member Dr. John Flucke, Lee’s Summit):

1. Bonding and Cementation with Dr. Lee Ann Brady 2. Occlusal Appliances in Restorative Practice with Dr. Lee Ann Brady 3. Day-to-Day Technology to Improve Your Practice with Dr. John Flucke 4. The Recipe for the Paperless Office with Dr. John Flucke 5. Leadership Institute

The five courses, all in HD video, were filmed in the new ADA Studios at ADA Head- quarters. The courses are $59 for members; $79 for nonmembers. Registrants may select from a variety of educational programs, which reflect a broad range of contem- porary information. To register, create a login and password at ADACEOnline.org.

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MDA Foundation since 1999. This year the Foundation awarded three students with $5,000 scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. Choosing the top three from 17 worthy candi- dates was difficult, but the board made these selections at its March meeting. The awards are competitive and based upon leadership and achievement. Congratulations to these students and best wishes as they continue their dental education. To learn more about this and other Foundation programs, or to donate to the Foundation, go to www.modental.org/ foundation.

JORDAN ANDREJEWSKI is a graduate of St. Charles West High School and is in the A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Class of 2018. Jordan is the first Foundation scholarship winner in the short history of MOSDOH.

JOSHUA PRATHER is a home school graduate from Roche-

port and is in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Class of 2017. Joshua has a desire for surgical training and returning to help underserved patients in rural settings similar to where he’s from.

DANIELLE WEST is a graduate of Farmington High School, and is in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Class of 2016. Danielle loves serving others and is determined to be a pediatric dentist.

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warding dental scholarships to Missouri- based students has been a hallmark of the