GDA Action April May 2020

12 • April/May 2020 SEEN&HEARD Georgia Dentist HoldsWorld Record for Toothpaste Collection Georgia dentist, Dr. Val Kolpakov, has made Guinness World Record for the largest collection of 3,000 toothpaste tubes. GDA Members Donate PPE to Local Hospitals In April, GDA put a call out for our dentists to donate excess PPE to their local community hospitals and it is with great pride that so many answered that call to serve. Your unrivaled commitment to your patients and local communities makes being your GDA a true privilege. GDA member Dr. Ashish Patel donates PPE supplies to Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. Georgia Dentists Collaborate to Print 3D Masks In the spirit of collaboration, Georgia dentists and their healthcare colleagues from across the country utilized resources shared by Dr. Mark Causey and the Georgia Dental Association’s COVID-19 Innovation Task Force to design homemade facemasks using parts generated from 3D printers. GDA member dentists donated the homemade masks they built to healthcare workers and hospitals desperate for PPE and who were resorting to reusing face masks or using homemade bandanas or masks. The GDA Foundation for Oral Health supported members’ innovative mask building efforts through a GoFundMe campaign, Put Your Money Where Your Mask Is! Dr. Mark Causey demonstrates a homemade face mask assembled with parts produced by a 3D printer, which he designed.