Dr. Adolph Bushell was honored by the members of the CAE at the Spring meeting on Wednesday April 6, 2012 at the Hawthorne INN in Berlin, CT. He was cited for a lifetime of achievement and recognized for his valuable contributions to Endodontics, to our profession and the community at large.
Graduated OSU 1943
Served United States Army 1943-1945; WWII; Decorated with the Purple Heart
Attended Temple SDM 1946-1950
Organized Dentistry
- Long time member of the AAE, ADA, CSDA, and CAE.
- Founder of the CAE and Past President.
- Alpha Omega Dental Society, Past President
- Leader of the CSDA Christian Dental and Medical Equipment Providers, a charitable arm of the CSDA.
- Founder and VP of the Friends of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
- Lifetime member of the Hartford Dental Society
- International College of Dentistry
- American College of Dentists
- AGD
- Pierre Fuchard Academy
Honors and Awards
- Honored several times by the Alpha Omega Dental Society
- Award of Merit
- Frater of the Year
- Outstanding Service Award
- Appreciation Award
- Greenwich Dental Society President's Award
- Twice awarded the ADA International Service Award
- Hartford Dental Society Award of Merit
- Recognition by the CSDA for service to the People's Republic of China
- CSDA Distinguished Service Award
- The Daniel Lynch Service Award from the Greater Waterbury Dental Society
- Greenwich Dental Society Merit Award in Humanities
- Pierre Fuchard Humanitarian Award
- Spirit of Service Lifetime Dental Community Award AAE 2010 Annual Session, San Diego, CA.
Hospital Appointments
- Newington Children's Hospital
- Norwich State Hospital
- Middlesex Memorial Hospital
- Beth Israel, Boston
- UConn
- Hartford Hospital
- Children's Hospital
Teaching/Lecturing
- Own office, surgical demonstrations limited to two observers
- Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti
- Held titles of Instructor, Assistant Professor, and Lecturer at Boston University SDM
- Taught multiple times on Project Hope Hospital Ship
- Guest Lecturer Columbia University
- Assistant Clinical Professor UConn SDM
- Guest Lecturer
- Jamaican Dental Association
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- University of NC
- Peoples Republic of China (Lectured at 5 Medical and Dental Schools).
- SDM in Hong Kong
- University of Montréal SDM
- Venezuela Endodontic Study Group
- Tufts SDM… Presented for them in San Remo Italy, and Nice France
- NJAE
- St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
- Tri State Endodontic Association
- University of Guadalajara, Mexico
- Mexican Academy of Endodontics
- Buenos Aires Dental School, Argentina
- NYU
- University of Lisbon Portugal
- Paris Endodontic Study Club, Paris France
- New Haven Dental Society
- Hartford Hospital
Community Organizations
- The Rotary Club of Hartford: Harford Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow Award
- The Hartford Conservatory of Music
- Town of west Hartford Energy Committee (Christian Dental and Medical Providers)
- Polio Plus Campaign fund Raiser for Hartford Rotary Club
- Co-curator of the Leonard Menczer Medical and Dental Museum of the Hartford Medical and Dental Societies
Volunteerism
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Haiti
- Puerto Rico
- Guatemala
- Peru
Publications
- Numerous
- Most in JOE
- Coauthored articles with Robert Block and the late Karre Langeland
- CSDA communicator SAF file