“Barrier breaker.” The Washington Post aptly describes the first woman and first African American to serve as president of the American College of Dentists in a tribute to her passing. Dr. Joan Bluitt Foster, 1938 – 2019 (Photo courtesy The Island Funeral Home) Dr. Juliann Bluitt Foster died April 17 at her home in Hilton Head, S.C. She was 80, according to the story. Chicago Dental Society President Cheryl Watson-Lowry, the society’s second female African-American president, describes Dr. Bluitt Foster’s…

Dr. Winifred J. Booker, CEO of the Children’s Oral Health Institute, travels to elementary school around the U.S. from Owings Mills, Maryland to share a message and a bright orange lunchbox concept that she created more than 20 years ago.

To celebrate Black History Month, let’s shine a spotlight on this unsung groundbreaking woman. Biographical information was in short supply, but The New York Age, an African-American newspaper, featured Dr. Gertrude E. Curtis prominently in its society pages. The New York Age masthead, circa 1912. It was 1909 when Gertrude E. Curtis graduated from the College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia. Dr. Curtis appears to have been raised in Bradford, New York, and practiced in New York City. The Wilkes-Barre…

The Lucy Hobbs Project members are invited to support the Keep A Breast Foundation during the month of February with a special offer. This Valentine’s Day, Fall in Love with Natural Extensions® Earloop Face Masks. Buy eight boxes, get two free. Use coupon code: LUVLUCY For each Fuchsia Earloop Face Mask box you buy, a donation will be made to the Keep a Breast Foundation. The Keep A Breast Foundation is a non-profit organization that uses art and educational programs…

Inspiring speakers, the latest in dental technologies, innovative agendas – The Lucy Hobbs Project invites members of the dental community to experience these at three February events where they can make a difference in their careers, communities and the lives of their patients. In the Midwest next month, free events will be hosted on the regional and collegiate level; registration is currently open. “The Lucy Hobbs Project is dedicated to offering diverse events across the country,” said Rachel Pugh, Branding…