2005 Orgullo (Pride) Outreach Competition Finals

2005 HDA/P&G Student Chapter Orgullo (Pride) Program

Sponsored by Procter & Gamble, 2005 was the third consecutive year that HDA   ran an outreach program entitled “Orgullo Outreach Competition.” Orgullo is a Spanish word meaning “Pride.”

Student chapters perform educational oral hygiene instruction in elementary and high schools using Crest materials. In addition, each chapter must do recruitment presentations to Middle and High Schools to make an impression on the students’ minds that they too can become dental professionals. Materials are provided by the HDA.

The competition culminates at the Annual Meeting when chapters present a poster  presentation which depicts their activities for the year. These posters are judged by a panel of dental professionals.  The winners receive an engraved plaque as well as a financial contribution to the chapter for future activities.

The Orgullo Program provides a framework for the outreach activities for the chapters in their immediate geographic area.

The following HDA Student Chapters  committed to participate in the 2005 program.

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Ohio State University College of Dentistry
University of North Carolina HSDA
University of Texas Houston School of Dentistry
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Chapter
University of Florida Gainesville HSDA
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry HSDA
University of Pennsylvania HDA Chapter
Baylor HDA Student Chapter
UCLA HDA Student Chapter

2005 Winners and Prizes

1st Prize to University of North Carolina HSDA

2nd Prize to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine HSDA

3rd Prize to Baylor College of Dentistry HSDA

  2004 Winners and Prizes

1st Prize to University of Maryland Baltimore School of Dentistry $750
2nd Prize to Tufts University School of Dentistry $500
3rd Prize to University of Texas-Houston School of Dentistry $250