ADS Executive Director Michelle Lee Receives Shils-Meskin Award PDF Print Email
Friday, October 11, 2024 09:00 AM

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October 11, 2024 (ATLANTA) — Michelle Lee, CPC, Executive Director of the Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as OSAP, received the 2024 Shils-Meskin Award from the Shils Entrepreneurial Fund at their award ceremony on October 9 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

The Shils-Meskin Award is the Shils Entrepreneurial Fund’s highest honor award and “given to those who have made outstanding contributions to dentistry or its allied sciences.” Ms. Lee received this award for her work with ADS and advancing the organization’s message throughout the oral healthcare community.

“I am truly honored to receive the Shils-Meskin Award, which reflects the collective dedication and hard work of our outstanding team and board,” said Lee. “Over the past six years, we’ve seen remarkable growth in both our membership and our influence within the oral healthcare community.”

She continued, “Our unwavering vision—that every dental visit should be a safe visit—remains at the heart of everything we do. This recognition offers a meaningful opportunity to highlight the essential role the Association for Dental Safety plays in fostering a culture of safety within dental practices and advancing patient protection.”

More information about the award ceremony can be found at shilsfund.org/programs/shils-annual-awards/.

About the Shils Annual Awards
The Shils Annual Awards, presented by the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund, honor organizations, programs, and healthcare leaders for their impact on public oral health. These awards recognize innovators and entrepreneurs whose ideas have shaped the future of oral healthcare.

The Shils-Meskin Award, the program’s highest honor, celebrates outstanding dentistry and allied sciences contributions. Other awards recognize bold efforts in healthcare that make a lasting impact on oral health.

About ADS
Founded in 1984, the Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as OSAP, is the only dental membership association for oral healthcare professionals that focuses exclusively on dental infection prevention and patient and provider safety. ADS helps operationalize dental infection control and safety laws, regulations, guidelines, standards, and best practices to ensure every dental visit is a safe visit. We support our members and the oral healthcare community by offering evidence-based education, an extensive collection of online resources, and by collaborating with individuals, agencies, and organizations to assure the safe and infection-free delivery of oral healthcare to all. Our membership community is comprised of individual clinicians, group practices, educators, researchers, consultants, trainers, compliance directors, policymakers, and industry representatives who advocate for the safe and infection-free delivery of oral healthcare. For additional information, visit MyADS.org.

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