Bright Side Dental awards scholarships to deserving Michigan students

June 20th, 2012

ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 20^th, 2012 – Bright Side Dental group established the Bright Future Scholarship Program to assist deserving high school students in obtaining a college education. The deadline for entries was on April 30^th, 2012.

In order for applicants to qualify, each student had to be a graduating senior with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and be involved in extracurricular activities. It was also required that students live within the Bright Side Dental service areas.  Each applicant completed a one-page essay answering the following question: With social media and technology changing so rapidly, how do you envision dentists communicating with their patients in the future?

Essays were judged by a panel of dental health experts and two students were selected to each receive a $500 scholarship to be used toward college expenses. Elena Yarmy of Royal Oak High School and Braden Swantick of Churchill High School in Livonia were this year’s deserving winners.  Both students plan to attend the University of Michigan College of Engineering in the fall.  Bright Side Dental wishes Elena and Braden luck in all of their future endeavors.

“We understand the importance of education and giving back to the community, and we are proud to offer the Bright Future Scholarship to deserving students,” said Josh Gershonowicz, Vice President of Public Relations & Marketing for Bright Side Dental.

About Bright Side Dental

Bright Side Dental has been in business since 1978. It has four metro Detroit locations in Canton, Livonia, Royal Oak and Sterling Heights. Bright Side Dental is a member of the American Dental Association, Michigan Dental Association and Special Care Dentistry Association. The Better Business Bureau has given Bright Side Dental an A+ rating. For more information about Bright Side Dental call 1-800 Painless or visit http://www.brightsidedental.com/.

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Contact:

Pam Lenning, Public Relations Assistant

248-629-2986

Walsh College Doctor of Management Information Session

Business leaders, consultants, or business educators seeking to further their career with a doctoral degree are invited to join Walsh College for an information session on the Doctor of Management (DM) in Executive Leadership, a professional doctoral degree. The information session will take place Thursday, May 31, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Troy Campus. Registration is required: www.walshcollege.edu/DMinfosession.

The session will include a program overview, discussion of on-campus residency weekends, online course delivery, admissions requirements and the application process. The event will conclude with a DM student panel discussion and Q & A with DM faculty and attendees.

Spartan 5K Fun Run - Sunday, May 20 at Stevenson High School

Stop by GFS for some grilled food, a chance to win a grill and see what they are doing with their new partner - Gleaners Food Bank!

On May 4-5 & 10-11, GFS in Livonia 

will be promoting their new partnership with Gleaners Food Bank!

 They will be grilling food at the store for customers and giving away a grill!

 "With these two weekends in May, we have the 

opportunity to raise thousands of dollars for Gleaners!"

Come support a local business and the community!

Michigan Bariatric Institute Plus-Size Clothing Sale – Saturday, May 5

Livonia, MI – The Michigan Bariatric Institute at St. Mary Mercy Hospital is hosting a Plus-Size Clothing Sale for the community on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the hospital’s South Lobby. Many post-operative bariatric patients will be selling their gently used, plus-sized clothing.  There will be a variety of reasonably priced choices of clothing for women (sizes 14-32) and men (sizes 40-60, and up to 5XL).

The Michigan Bariatric Institute offers three options for Bariatric weight loss surgery, performed at

St. Mary Mercy Hospital by board certified surgeons, including laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric banding. Bariatric surgery is a laparoscopic surgical approach to treating obesity, resulting in minimal pain, less scarring, shorter hospitalization and recovery time.

For more information, call the Michigan Bariatric Institute at 1.877.Why.Weight (1.877.949.9344),

located at 14555 Levan Road, Suite 311, Marian Professional Building, Livonia.

About St. Mary Mercy Hospital

St. Mary Mercy Hospital is a 304-bed hospital providing acute-care medical and health services to our community by board-certified doctors and registered nurses. We provide the highest quality services with leading-edge technology in our 24-hour Emergency Center, Senior ER, Heart & Vascular Center, Cancer Center, Birthing Center, Women’s Center, Center for Joint Replacement, Inpatient and Outpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Units, Sleep Center, Wound Care Center, and Michigan Bariatric Institute. We also offer same-day diagnostic testing and a variety of community health education services. For additional information about St. Mary Mercy, please visit www.stmarymercy.org.