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Scouts learn about good oral health Members of Boy Scout Troop 417 (North Charleston) got a close-up introduction to dentistry and orientation about values of good oral health care during a Sept. 4 visit to MUSC’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM).   The scouts were completing their dentistry merit badge and were invited to spend time in CDM’s new Aisic and Riva Hirsch Dental Simulation Lab in the Basic Science Building.    To earn their badges, the scouts were required to complete several require-ments, which included learning and detecting tooth decay on a radiograph; identifying various dental instruments; preparing a dental stone cast from impressions; as well as the benefits of practicing good oral hygiene.    Troop scoutmaster Scott Chamber and Justin Ward, a second-year dental student and assistant scoutmaster, helped the scouts earn their merit badges. Participants included Andy Cammack, Josh Chamber, Matthew Burandt, R.L. Evans, Gabe Reyna and Ammon Reyna.     Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.