Alexander M. Della Bella DMD

Dr. Della Bella just returned from several days in San Diego, California working with Special Olympics. One of his assignments while he was there was to make over 400 mouthguards for Special Needs Athletes participating in the 25th Annual Southern California Floor Hockey Championships at the convention center in San Diego.

Dr. Della Bella is coordinating an effort between The International Academy for Sports Dentistry (IASD) www.acadsportsdent.org and Special Olympics Special Smiles (SOSS). IASD and SOSS will team up and participate together in over 80 Special Olympics events this year in The United States alone! SOSS was created through the dedicated, selfless work of Dr. Stephen Perlman (Boston, Mass.) and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President Kennedy's sister.

As Dr. Della Bella stated, "My experiences with Special Olympics volunteers and the participating athletes were memorable and life-altering. I am humbled by the selfless dedication of Dr. Perlman and others, and by the enriching opportunity to meet, spend time with, and help so many Special Needs Athletes. I look forward to helping out any way I can in the future."

For more information, click on the above websites. If you have any questions or would like to get involved in Special Olympics, Dr. Della Bella invites you to email him at dellabella@wdbdentalhealth.com.

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An athlete with his new mouthguard!	Dr. DB with Dr. Perlman, a Special Needs Athlete, and the Event Chairperson ( R-L )	Custom-fitting a mouthguard on an athlete