Category: People

Dentistry Remembers the First Female ADA VP Dr. Bettie McKaig

  • November 1, 2023
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Last year, with the passing of Dr. Bettie R. McKaig, the first female vice president of the American Dental Association on February 3, dentistry lost one of its vibrant leaders. Her momentous firsts for women in the profession on international, national and regional levels offer even more inspiration because they were achieved by a person completely dedicated to patient care. Benco Dental honors women in dentistry year round through its Lucy Hobbs Project, but during March and Women’s History Month also…

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Lucy Hobbs Alumni, Dr. Deborah George and Dr. Nicole McGrath Barnes dedicate themselves to their careers and communities for a better tomorrow

  • February 28, 2022
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As two successful Black women in dentistry, Dr. Deborah George, BSN, DDS and Dr. Nicole McGrath Barnes, DDS, FACD continue to trailblaze the way for aspiring young women of color to close the diversity gap in dental medicine. Their dedication to their careers and their communities has helped thousands gain access to adequate oral healthcare. Both women are alumni honorees of Benco’s Lucy Hobbs Project, which honors Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor who earned her dental degree in 1866, advancing equality…

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Dentistry remembers the first female ADA VP Dr. Bettie McKaig as we celebrate WomensHistoryMonth

  • March 24, 2021
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Last year, with the passing of Dr. Bettie R. McKaig, the first female vice president of the American Dental Association on February 3, dentistry lost one of its vibrant leaders. Her momentous firsts for women in the profession on international, national and regional levels offer even more inspiration because they were achieved by a person completely dedicated to patient care. Benco Dental honors women in dentistry year round through its Lucy Hobbs Project, but during March and Women’s History Month also…

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Learn how Dr. Lucy Hobbs defied dentistry’s status quo and aligned with suffrage leaders as we celebrate WomensHistoryMonth

  • March 17, 2021
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Though Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor was not alive 100+ years ago to witness American women win full voting rights with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, she definitely forged a path to equality for her gender. By the time she had turned 28 (on her birthday, March 14, 1861)  Dr. Lucy Hobbs had opened a solo dental practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1866, when Dr. Hobbs earned her dental degree after defying nearly a decade of resistance, her goals aligned with other…

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Meet history-making dentist Dr. Danielle G. Gill as we celebrate WomensHistoryMonth

  • March 3, 2021
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In 1981, U.S. Congress initiated the first Women’s History Week beginning March 7 of the following year. That led to Women’s History Month in 1987, and according to womenshistorymonth.gov, in 1995 U.S. presidents began annually designating the month of March as a celebration of the contributions women have made to the nation. Benco Dental honors women in dentistry year round through its Lucy Hobbs Project (Join free of charge every day!), but throughout March and Women’s History Month also recognizes…

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