Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity

50 W. Edmonston Drive #206
Rockville MD 20852
877-368-6326
www.ao.org

The Alpha Omega International Dental Society is the oldest international dental organization. Alpha Omega (AO) also has the distinction of being the oldest international Jewish medical organization.

AO was founded at the University of Maryland School of Dental Medicine in 1907 by a group of dental students. During those times, Jewish students were not permitted to form social groups so the Maryland students formed AO to fight discrimination. Little did they know but their efforts have created a lasting imprint on AO members to this day. Discrimination is not as prevalent but it still occurs.

The AO international community is comprised of over 100 alumni and student chapters in ten countries. AO is an inclusive organization that welcomes people from all cultural backgrounds but our Mission, Vision, and Values are guided by our three tenets of professionalism, fraternalism and commitment to Judaic values.

Our Mission:

To offer dentists, oral health professionals and students a welcoming fraternal community that honors the organization’s Judaic heritage, provides opportunities to attain professional excellence and promotes access to oral health care for all.

Our Vision:

Alpha Omega envisions communities where everyone has access to oral health care and whose members can contribute to the well-being of others.

Our Values:

Integrity: Acknowledging and demonstrating that our core values guide our commitments and actions;

Compassion & Inclusion: Engaging all who share our core values to participate in our efforts to realize our vision;

Generosity: Sharing our knowledge, skills and resources to promote oral health as well as personal and professional growth.

Our Principles:

Access to oral health and wellness Promoting social justice Tikkun Olam (Repair an ailing world) Community Outcomes:

Establishing and nurturing high-trust networks and relationships to realize our full potential for personal growth and professional achievement. Providing avenues for oral health professionals to contribute to improve the health and well-being of their local and global communities.

Execution Strategies:

Provide high-quality and diverse continuing education opportunities Nurture oral health care students by inclusion in alumni activities as well as mentorship by individual alumni Engage alumni families through locally hosted social gatherings Engage and welcome all dental professionals to share our vision and principles Philanthropic Engagement:

Raise awareness of the integral nature of the Alpha Omega Foundations, Funds and Trusts to the realization of our mission and vision, especially its support for dental education in Israel Increase awareness and advocate for improved access to oral health care throughout the world Partner with like-minded organizations to promote social justice and improve oral health, such as donating our time and talent for the care of Holocaust Survivors in need

Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) is a professional Jewish dental fraternity and the oldest and largest international dental fraternity. It was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 by a group of dental students originally to fight discrimination in dental schools. The headquarters is currently located in Rockville, Maryland.

The objectives of the fraternity are to promote the profession of Dentistry; to establish, foster and develop high standards of scholarship, leadership and character; to inculcate a spirit of fellowship amongst all its members; to create and bind together a body of professional people, who, by scholarly attainments, faithful service and the maintenance of ethical ideals and principles, have achieved distinction; to honor achievement in others; to strive for breadth of vision, unity in action and accomplishment of ideals; to commend all worthy deeds, and if fraternal welfare demands, to call and counsel with its members; to accept, sponsor and develop the cultural and traditional achievements of our faith; to build within our fraternity a triangle, the base of which is Judaism, the supporting sides, professionalism and fraternalism.

In 1953, the fraternity founded The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem. The fraternity also founded The Tel Aviv University School of Dental Medicine in Tel Aviv. It continues to raise funds through campaigns and grants from its various foundations to provide continual support for both schools.

Map of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity 50 W. Edmonston Drive #206, Rockville MD 20852

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