title: Thinking about things not thought of: why it is important to volunteer and thank those who do.
abstract: The director of the dental ethics program at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery reflects on 9-11. Thinking about the sacrifices of volunteers on the Dental ID Team and the ethics program underscores how dependent our society is on the quiet efforts of a few who volunteer on numerous fronts to support and protect many of the values we hold dear. We, as a society, need to be more cognizant of the importance of these efforts and to give thanks, even where none is expected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, USA.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Miner
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D000533:Altruism; D003792:Dental Records; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009519:New York City; D023481:Terrorism; D014838:Volunteers