Scenes from 2019 Shils Entrepreneurial Fund event in New York City

The Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund recently held its third annual Shils Stars Dental Student Competition and its 17th annual awards ceremony. Ola Adel Farrag, a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, took first place in the student competition. (Photo: Business Wire)

Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO of Henry Schein Inc., speaks at the 2019 Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund event in New York City. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/DTA)

Steven W. Kess, president of the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund’s Board of Directors, welcomes attendees to the awards event and student competition. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/DTA)

A reception precedes the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund’s 17th Annual Awards Event, held at NYU College of Dentistry in New York City. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/DTA)

Dr. Supontep Teerakanok of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine is designer of a new orthodontic cement. (Photo: Fred Michmershuizen/DTA)