has been extraordinary, yielding an average member campaign contribution in excess of $6,400. Members investing in the campaign may spread their gifts out over a period of up to five years. To view a regularly updated list of ACP member contributors, visit the donor page on the Foundation’s Web site. To obtain more information on available gift options, contact the campaign office by phone at (312) 573-1260 x.225. Make your gift today!

During the month of August, campaign lead-ers and volunteers expanded the scope of their member outreach efforts to include all remaining ACP members. A brochure with information about Vision 2012 and a campaign commitment form were sent to all ACP members requesting personal participation in this history-making endeavor. The campaign brochure outlines the core objectives of Vision 2012 and provides an overview of available member donor recognition programs. Campaign leaders are encouraging every ACP member to consider the importance of their personal investment in the campaign and make a meaningful gift in support of it. An elec-tronic copy of the campaign brochure as well as a downloadable campaign pledge form are available on the Foundation’s cam-paign Web page at: www.acpef.org. Early member responses have resulted in a great start for the Member Track of Vision 2012. With over $511,000 in member commitments reported, the campaign is well on its way towards an ambitious $1 million member goal. Member investment to date

Member Track Broadens Requests to ACP Membership

Record Setting Gift: Featured Donor Nobel Biocare This is the third in a series of articles featuring extraordinary contributors to the Vision 2012: Brilliant Futures campaign. Nobel Biocare emphasized its ongoing com-mitment to the prosthodontic specialty by making an unprecedented $1.5 million com-mitment to the ACPEF’s Brilliant Futures campaign. This pledge is the largest single commitment ever made to the Foundation, and will significantly increase the Foundation’s

ability to fund key education, research and growth initiatives. “We are pleased to partner with the ACP Education Foundation in this important effort,” explained Kevin Mosher, Nobel Biocare Vice President and General Manager, North America. “Providing the best available care to a rapidly growing prosthodontic patient population requires a significant in-vestment in research, education, and creative efforts to attract skilled professionals to the

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Campaign Highlights

Campaign commitments top $5 million

Zest Anchors commits $100,000 gift

Campaign materials sent to all ACP members

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ways before, during and following the Annual Session. Member donors will also be automatically entered in a special raffle to take place at the Annual Session. Members and companies wishing to take full advantage of the campaign’s planned donor recognition opportunities are encouraged to submit their signed pledge forms to the ACP Education Foundation’s campaign office as quickly as possible.

Realizing the Promise of Science & Technology portion of the funds raised during the cam-paign will be used to help create a new generation of researchers and key opinion leaders. Programs envisioned include inves-tigations in digital technologies, biologicals and patient-based research. Expanded CE offerings such as technology conferences and training workshops will help promote a culture of innovation and early adoption. Vision 2012 seeks to better prepare prost-hodontic practitioners to take full advan-tage of the latest advancements in dentistry. By addressing this goal, the campaign will help to ensure patients increased treatment options and state-of-the-art dental care.

A major theme arising from the ACP’s 2006 Summit on the Future of Prosthodon-tics was the need to embrace emerging science and technologies with the potential to significantly enhance prosthodontic pa-tient care. Prosthodontists have estab-lished a reputation as innovators at the forefront of new dental tools and treat-ments. The need to keep pace with break-throughs in dental equipment and tech-niques is further emphasized considering the prominent role that prosthodontists play as educators within dental schools and continuing education programs. The ACP Education Foundation is committed to ad-dressing this need through Vision 2012. A

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Ping Fu, President & CEO of Geomagic presents information about tech-nology’s impact on Digital Dentistry during ACP’s 2008 Digital Dentistry Roundtable at UNC.

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$6,000,000 Additional campaign pledges from ACP members, corporate industry suppliers and organizations with a stake in the future of Prosthodontics have increased the cam-paign’s total amount committed to more than $5 million. Zest Anchors, a corporate donor to the Foundation’s last campaign, joined the list of Vision 2012 campaign corporate partners with a Director’s Circle commitment of $100,000. Having recently launched a broad request for member investment in Vision 2012, members of the campaign’s National Steer-ing Committee are excited about the cam-paign’s remaining fundraising potential. Funds raised through Vision 2012 will help underwrite several proposed ACP initia-tives vital to the future of the specialty. Additionally, campaign contributions will help to strengthen the ACPEF’s endowment fund, providing a long-term source of finan-cial support for programs and services criti-cal to advancing the Foundation’s mission. A campaign celebration highlighting leadership volunteers and donors has been scheduled to take place at the upcoming 2008 ACP Annual Session in Nashville, Tennessee. Campaign gifts from members, corporate partners and organizations sharing the ACP’s passion for quality dental care will be recognized in several different

Vision 2012 Campaign Surpasses $5 Million Mark!

specialty. Nobel Biocare’s pledge is a natu-ral extension of our shared commitment to facilitate continuous improvement and optimal patient care. We hope others will join us in pledging their support.” As the world’s largest provider of dental implants and CAD/CAM restorative products, Nobel Biocare has maintained a leadership role in supporting both the ACP’s Annual Session and past ACPEF initiatives. When asked what motivated the company’s historic $1,500,000 commitment, Mosher replied, “Prosthodontists play a unique and vital role in the dental community as both clinicians and educators. ACP’s stated campaign vision to keep prosthodontists at the forefront of science and technology is an excellent fit with Nobel Biocare’s focus on providing innovative solutions for the dental patient community. Ongoing research and quality educational opportunities are para-mount to achieving these objectives.” This significant gift to the Vision 2012: Brilliant Futures campaign is one part of Nobel Biocare’s global commitment to dental education. They have also provided significant gifts to dental schools to create and strengthen predoctoral programs in implant restoration and CAD/CAM dentistry. In addition, Nobel Biocare has partnered with several institutions, most notably Loma Linda University and Medical College of Georgia, to support their development of innovative teaching tools and methods for dentistry. The Loma Linda Implant DVD, for example, is distributed to thousands of dental educators and students worldwide through a Nobel Biocare educational gift. Nobel Biocare is a big believer in patient education as well. The company recently launched a digital video network for dental offices to help address a growing demand for patient healthcare information. The NobelVision™ Network is a customized channel of dental healthcare information specifically designed to educate the patients of Nobel Biocare's customers on their dental options. Network programming includes quality educational, informational and entertainment segments delivered via an IP-based, networked narrowcast system.

Nobel Biocare presents the content on large flat-panel screens installed in dental offices. Content partners and advertisers are able to share updateable product and service information to their patients await-ing service. Currently, there are over 500 dental offices with NobelVision™ installed, with plans for 1,000 by the end of 2008. Nobel Biocare sees synergies between patient education efforts and the ACP’s push to drive growth in prosthodontics. “The NobelVision™ Network represents a strategic vehicle to deliver timely and rele-vant information to a growing population of patients that actively research their own healthcare options,” explained Mosher. “As an increasing population of patients in need of prosthodontic services continues to research available treatment options and dental specialties, awareness of and demand for the prosthodontic specialty will continue to grow. Meeting this need will require not only an expansion of prosthodontic pro-grams, but a concerted effort to attract a broader pool of highly qualified candidates to the specialty.” A portion of the funds raised through the campaign will support ACP specialty growth initiatives including highly competitive recruitment outreach, faculty incentives to help retain the finest educators in prostho-dontic programs throughout the nation, and funding to further develop the ACP’s Aca-demic Alliance Membership Program. Asked about where he sees the prostho-dontic specialty ten years from now Mosher replied, “I believe the success the specialty is currently experiencing will continue to grow. Increased demand for services coupled with breakthroughs in dental materials and technology make this an exciting time for the specialty. The ACP’s drive to enhance curriculum with a focus on science and technology will position the specialty well to address the challenges and opportunities arising in the new dental marketplace.”

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Kevin Mosher, Nobel Biocare Vice President and General Manager, North America

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Thank You! to Our Campaign Premier Partners

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