Accolades & Honors
From presidential recognition to professional honors, Dr. Francis G. Serio and the DDMP have earned awards acknowledging resilient service, measurable impact, and the training of future providers.
President’s Volunteer Action Award
National recognition from the White House for outstanding volunteer service and community impact. The award highlighted DDMP’s early commitment to sustained, on-the-ground dental care in underserved communities.
Points of Light Award
Acknowledgement by Points of Light for exemplary volunteer leadership and measurable impact. It underscored DDMP’s model of returning to the same communities, building trust and continuity of care.
AAP Humanitarian Award
Professional recognition from the AAP honoring Dr. Serio’s humanitarian leadership and the program’s focus on prevention, education, and continuity of care.
ADA Humanitarian Award
One of dentistry’s highest humanitarian honors, recognizing decades of volunteer service, student mentorship, and system-level improvements in access to care.
UMSOD Distinguished Alumnus Award
Recognition from Dr. Serio’s alma mater for lifelong service, academic mentorship, and building a sustainable volunteer program that trains future professionals.
UMB Honorary Doctor of Public Service
Conferred by the University of Maryland, Baltimore in May 2021, this honorary doctorate recognizes Dr. Francis G. Serio’s decades of service expanding access to oral health care through the Dominican Dental Mission Project and his mentorship of future providers.
Accolades & Honors
From presidential recognition to professional honors, Dr. Francis G. Serio and the DDMP have earned awards acknowledging resilient service, measurable impact, and the training of future providers.
President’s Volunteer Action Award
National recognition from the White House for outstanding volunteer service and community impact. The award highlighted DDMP’s early commitment to sustained, on-the-ground dental care in underserved communities.
Points of Light Award
Acknowledgement by Points of Light for exemplary volunteer leadership and measurable impact. It underscored DDMP’s model of returning to the same communities, building trust and continuity of care.
AAP Humanitarian Award
Professional recognition from the AAP honoring Dr. Serio’s humanitarian leadership and the program’s focus on prevention, education, and continuity of care.
ADA Humanitarian Award
One of dentistry’s highest humanitarian honors, recognizing decades of volunteer service, student mentorship, and system-level improvements in access to care.
UMSOD Distinguished Alumnus Award
Recognition from Dr. Serio’s alma mater for lifelong service, academic mentorship, and building a sustainable volunteer program that trains future professionals.
UMB Honorary Doctor of Public Service
Conferred by the University of Maryland, Baltimore in May 2021, this honorary doctorate recognizes Dr. Francis G. Serio’s decades of service expanding access to oral health care through the Dominican Dental Mission Project and his mentorship of future providers.
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