Mission
To provide quality educational opportunities for the dental profession in order to have a positive impact on the quality of dental services and on the access to oral health care in Georgia. The Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Photograph above features Ms. Roslyn Joseph who was awarded the Dr. Emile Fisher Memorial Scholarship for 2023-24. L-R Dr. Carole Hanes of Dental College of Georgia, Dr. Jonathan Dubin, President of the Foundation, Ms. Joseph, Dr. Nancy Young and Dr. Regina Messer, both of the Dental College of Georgia.
Purpose
To assure there is a continuous flow of qualified candidates entering the dental profession by awarding scholarships and grants. The Foundation does not select individual scholarship recipients. Scholarship funds are awarded to the individual schools that select scholarship recipients.
History
In 1984, the Georgia Dental Association appointed an ad hoc committee to study the possibility of implementing a Dental Foundation for the State of Georgia. After months of research and planning, it was recommended to the Georgia Dental Association House of Delegates that the Georgia Dental Education Foundation be formed. In 1985, the GDA House of Delegates gave their enthusiastic approval and provided initial funding of $50,000. Officially, the Georgia Dental Education Foundation was given birth through the Secretary of State and the IRS on August 20, 1985.
In 2005, the Georgia Dental Education Foundation was renamed as The Emile T. Fisher Foundation for Dental Education in Georgia, Inc. to honor Dr. Emile Fisher’s contributions to dental education in Georgia. Dr. Fisher, a retired Atlanta dentist, played a pivotal role in creating the Foundation as Chairman of the 1984 GDA Ad Hoc Committee, and continues to play an active role in the operations of the Foundation.
Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded $1,704,580 to deserving students entering the dental profession including doctoral students at Georgia Regents University (formerly The Medical College of Georgia) and dental hygiene students.
To provide quality educational opportunities for the dental profession in order to have a positive impact on the quality of dental services and on the access to oral health care in Georgia. The Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Photograph above features Ms. Roslyn Joseph who was awarded the Dr. Emile Fisher Memorial Scholarship for 2023-24. L-R Dr. Carole Hanes of Dental College of Georgia, Dr. Jonathan Dubin, President of the Foundation, Ms. Joseph, Dr. Nancy Young and Dr. Regina Messer, both of the Dental College of Georgia.
Purpose
To assure there is a continuous flow of qualified candidates entering the dental profession by awarding scholarships and grants. The Foundation does not select individual scholarship recipients. Scholarship funds are awarded to the individual schools that select scholarship recipients.
History
In 1984, the Georgia Dental Association appointed an ad hoc committee to study the possibility of implementing a Dental Foundation for the State of Georgia. After months of research and planning, it was recommended to the Georgia Dental Association House of Delegates that the Georgia Dental Education Foundation be formed. In 1985, the GDA House of Delegates gave their enthusiastic approval and provided initial funding of $50,000. Officially, the Georgia Dental Education Foundation was given birth through the Secretary of State and the IRS on August 20, 1985.
In 2005, the Georgia Dental Education Foundation was renamed as The Emile T. Fisher Foundation for Dental Education in Georgia, Inc. to honor Dr. Emile Fisher’s contributions to dental education in Georgia. Dr. Fisher, a retired Atlanta dentist, played a pivotal role in creating the Foundation as Chairman of the 1984 GDA Ad Hoc Committee, and continues to play an active role in the operations of the Foundation.
Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded $1,704,580 to deserving students entering the dental profession including doctoral students at Georgia Regents University (formerly The Medical College of Georgia) and dental hygiene students.