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Dr. Bruce Freeman, Co-Director, Facial Pain Unit, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital; Dr. Howard Tenenbaum; Graham Rosenberg, CEO, dentalcorp; Dr. Daniel Haas, Dean, U of T Faculty of Dentistry; Dr. Andrew Meikle, Chief Dental Officer, dentalcorp dentalcorp H E L P S LA U N C H T H E C E N T R E F O R A D VA N C E D D E N TA L R E S EA R C H & C A R E A T S I NA I H EA L T H S Y S T E M Launching this spring with the philanthropic and leadership support of dentalcorp, the new Centre for Advanced Dental Research & Care, a clinical and research partnership between Sinai Health System and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry, will address some of the most misunderstood and complex dental, periodontal and orofacial conditions. Led by Dr. Howard Tenenbaum, Dentist- in-Chief at Sinai Health System, and located at Mount Sinai Hospital, the Centre's goal is to develop world-leading diagnostics and care standards to put Canada at the vanguard of patient dental care. e Centre is the first of its kind in North America, and will bring together evidence- based clinical care and discovery science research, providing the opportunity to facilitate the best new discoveries for patient care. e Centre will also explore the psychosocial implications of complex oral health conditions. H E R SH E N H O R N F A M I L Y I N V E S T S I N S I NA I ' S F U T U R E It's not every day that three siblings make Sinai Health System part of their estate plans — but that's exactly what happened in the Hershenhorn family. Following in the footsteps of their parents, Zelda and Kelly Hershenhorn, Barbara, Hartley and Steven have been dedicated supporters of the Mount Sinai Hospital community for thirty years. Steven and Hartley were born at Mount Sinai, and all of them, including several family members, have been cared for at the hospital. Over the years, Steven and Hartley have volunteered with the Mount Sinai Classic Golf Tournament, and Steven, previously on Mount Sinai's Board of Directors, now serves on the Finance Committee of Sinai Health Foundation's Board of Directors. In 2002, following their father Kelly's passing the year before, the Hershenhorns donated a menorah custom-made for the hospital in his memory to give patients, visitors and staff the opportunity to gather together each night of Hanukkah to light the candles and celebrate. Steven and Hartley made plans to leave bequests to Mount Sinai 25 years ago. Steven chose to make an unrestricted gift, which allows hospital leadership the flexibility to apply the funds wherever the organization's future needs are greatest. "ere are many areas within the hospital that need funding," explains Steven. "As long as it's going to Mount Sinai, it's going to help someone in need." Hartley and Barbara decided to leave gifts in their wills to support the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (ltri), the research arm of Sinai Health System. Hartley created the Hartley Hershenhorn Research Award Fund, which will rotate annually between supporting prostate, orthopaedics and neurodegenerative diseases — all crucial areas of research as our population ages. Barbara's gift supports highest-priority research needs at the ltri. "Research helps both immediately and for many generations going forward. Scientists are always discovering new things and finding better methods of dealing with existing conditions," she says. "Cures and quality of life improvements all come from research," Hartley adds. e Hershenhorns' generosity stems from their belief in the mitzvah of giving. Explaining their philosophy, Steven quotes Albert Einstein: "'It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.'" Hartley adds, "If one person is inspired by what we've done as a family and decides to make a gift, big or small, that's a great accomplishment." Siblings Steven, Barbara and Hartley Hershenhorn in the Hennick Family Wellness Gallery P H O T O C R E D I T : A N N I E T O N G 36 C O M M U N I T Y C O R N E R

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