Alpha Omega Fraternity

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Alpha Omega
(ΑΩ)
Founded 1907
Baltimore, MD
Type Professional
Scope International
Publication The Alpha Omegan Dental Journal
Chapters 125
Members 6,000 living currently
15,000 lifetime
Headquarters 55 Harristown Road 2nd Floor
Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA
Homepage Alpha Omega Website

Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) is a professional Jewish dental fraternity and the oldest international dental organization. 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 Glen Rock, NJ.

[edit] Objects of the Fraternity

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 honour 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.